Automatic Improvement Program, used to signify the transition from the 2nd generation to 3rd generation of S&W autopistols. They may have features from each. Guns with that prefix are sought by some for their placemarker status in autopistol development. Here is a brief discussion on it:
It did he contacted me about mine to ensure the NR seller didn't steal my pics and try a scam.
All good - pistol in good condition. Only issue I have is newer mags seem tight and do not drop free, but vintage blue mag works fine. Tried mags in a newer 6946 and have same issue so it may not be a pistol problem. Have not had a chance to disassemble / clean or shoot. Will post pictures later.
To be honest, I have had at least 1 bad experience with a NR seller who sold the same gun photos 3 times - I was the first sale and I got A GUN in lesser condition with non-matching box, but not THE advertised LNIB GUN. Seller said send it back at my expense and he would send refund - then I saw it relisted and resold - (fool me once shame on you - fool me twice shame on me). Gunbroker was completely unresponsive to the problem even after seller relisted same gun and sold it a total of 3 times. Seller eventually got about 10 Negative FB and just vanished.
Excellent due diligence, can't ask for much better than that. Gun looks like a real winner. Interesting that the factory was still shipping those blued magazines into the early third gen era. I wonder when the dull stainless ones came out, and for how long until they switched to the shiny ones more commonly seen.
