Picked up my '79 Mod 59 used mid '79 for cheap. Grip is thick for my small hands but top game in town at the time. So I shot it enough to stop thinking about the grips or the trigger, then came the newer 2nd and 3rd gens, the old 59 still ran perfect so didn't upgrade. Then the poly wonders arrived and very cool and light but my 59 still ran perfect so didn't upgrade. Now its 2013 and the only 9MM I have is my old 59 that still runs perfect with ALL ammo. Carry my 59 in a '79 Bianchi X15 shoulder rig when can wear a jacket and my 10-5 snubbie under a shirt when not. Guess I'm just old fashioned. Interested in all the new and enjoy shooting my friends but really they do nothing my oldies can't