Obsolete? I guess I can also fall back on my English teacher training and insist on a definition of terms. I didn't look in a dictionary, but I think one would find "obsolete" defined as "no longer useful" or "out of fashion." A Shorty Forty may indeed be obsolete in the Land of Steady Habits if a person can't get a magazine - no longer useful. (I certainly wish S&W would offer full part support, but I also wish GM still made Oldsmobiles, Ford made Mercurys, and whoever is now Chrysler made Plymouths.) A 5906 may be obsolete if it's too heavy for a cop's belt or the powers that be get a sweetheart deal on a truckload of fantastic plastic - out of fashion. I live in Texas where there are plenty of mags and I'm not a cop. I can carry what I want pretty much where I want. My 6906, 908S, and CS9 aren't obsolete.