Anyone else love single stack 9s ....

[fungunnin]

So I finally just found a Smith Auto I like and picked up a 3953 last weekend to add to the herd.

I was prompted to post pictures so I thought I'd post a family shot of my metal framed single stack 9s

Are there any other guys out there who love this platform for ccw? I just can't seem to warm up to plastic guns...
Please feel free to add pictures of your favorite single stack 9 carry gun.

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[vegasgunhand]

During my career as a U.S. Customs Special Agent, I had the opportunity to be issued a 3953 as a concealed carry pistol. I LOVED that pistol. It was accurate, and for having a DAO trigger, it was smooth and had a decent trigger pull, and it was very accurate.

It was my daily carry pistol, and only left in the car if we were doing tactical operations, and I used my Glock 22. I carried the Glock 22 in a thigh rig, so concealment wasn't a concern.

I carried the 3953 until the entire agency went to the Glock 19 and 26.

 

[Simmy952]

My hands love the single stacks. Will get a pic of the P6 as soon as I can.

 

[cpeblue]

You need to get a 39 or a 4/5/639. One of the finest grips out there. If they had put some aggressive checkering on the front strap then I would have said perfect. I also noticed that there is no 1911 in your picture ,Gods own single stack .

 

[SVT28]

Love the single stack 9's. 3913 and my yin yang couple 3904/3906

Vince

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Oh, dear, an HK P7 squeeze cocker....how nice!!!! YUMMY!!!!

You know, I never even think about the fact that I have 9mms that are single or double stacked. How embarrassing!!!!

Walther P4
SIG 2022
Browning H-P
S&W 5903

I think they're all double stacked!

I think I'll just drool over that squeeze cocker.....

***GRJ***

 

[BAM-BAM]

Oh ya.......

3913 and 3913NL , w/ Hogue wood grips and a flat steel base 7rd mag....... are everyday carry for me.......

3914 with checkered wood Hogues and flush fit 7rd. mag...... what Bond should have carried....

and a favorite (and sometime Fall/winter carry) is the Beretta 92 Compact (4.25 inch barrel) Type M..... 8+1! With rubber grips almost as nice in the hand as a Smith 39.

Fungunnin if your looking for a carry single stack .45..... try the Sig 245 or 220 compact.... I had an early 4516 but it was just to heavy........

 

[Tracer_Bullet]

3913 and Kahr K9. Both very good pistols

 

[GaryS]

I don't think you'll find even one person who likes single stack nines on this forum. None at all!

 

[fungunnin]

You need to get a 39 or a 4/5/639. One of the finest grips out there. If they had put some aggressive checkering on the front strap then I would have said perfect. I also noticed that there is no 1911 in your picture ,Gods own single stack .

The problem I have with most Smith Autos and Berrettas is the safety on the slide. I much prefer a smooth slide as I have a tendency of engaging the safety during tap rack bang drills.

1911s are great guns but I've never wandered into that realm of toys.
I stick to old Smith wheel guns in 38/357, .22 target guns, and 9mm autos.

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[BAM-BAM]

Fungunnin......... I have something you'd like ........ a Beretta 92 M-D.

Not very common...... it's a DAO compact single stack...only safety is the revolver like trigger pull ... if you know Beretta's with the DOA, D spring..... it's like shooting a 9 shot S&W DA revolver!

 

[fungunnin]

I have always wanted one... I had one of the DAO double stack guns. Great triggers!

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[jsbethel]

Single stacks are the best.

S&W 39-2
S&W 639
S&W 3906
S&W 3904
S&W 3913NL
SIG P225
SIG P220 Euro
Walther P4
Walther P5
H&K P7PSP

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Funny, you come back on and you realize you have another gun you forgot about. I'm fairly certain my little Kel-Tec 9mm is single stacked. The only reason I still own that ***, however, is that I can't bring myself to subject anyone else to it or to take a nice person's money for it.

My S&W CS-45, however, is a SWELL single stacked .45!!!

***GRJ***

 

[cpeblue]

The problem I have with most Smith Autos and Berrettas is the safety on the slide. I much prefer a smooth slide as I have a tendency of engaging the safety during tap rack bang drills.

1911s are great guns but I've never wandered into that realm of toys.
I stick to old Smith wheel guns in 38/357, .22 target guns, and 9mm autos.

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Then you will need to look into one of the new XDS 9mm, had one out on a test run a few weeks ago it's a slick little gun. I know it's a poly pistol ( oh the humanity ) but I liked it allot. Yes , I do have a 3913nl and 2 639s for my single stack 9mm fix but I am thinking hard about that XDS. I do like your P7, they do get hot when you start running rds through them but slick none the less.

 

[spad124]

Yes, P6!! I have medium sized hands and a P6 fits much better than the double stack P226 I also have. I've looked at and drooled over 39s and 39-2s, but just never found one at the right time/price.

Other than those two Sig pistols and a 1911, I guess I'm like fungunnin'--- I tend to find S&W revolvers to give a home to.

 

[fungunnin]

Then you will need to look into one of the new XDS 9mm, had one out on a test run a few weeks ago it's a slick little gun. I know it's a poly pistol ( oh the humanity ) but I liked it allot. Yes , I do have a 3913nl and 2 639s for my single stack 9mm fix but I am thinking hard about that XDS. I do like your P7, they do get hot when you start running rds through them but slick none the less.

The P7 does warm up after three rapid mags but never had it to the point of not being able to shoot it. There is something comforting about a warm gun in the holster too!
The other option is owning a second P7 so you can rotate them

Plastic guns don't count. They are like ugly mistresses. They get the job done but you aren't going to snuggle with her.

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[cpeblue]

The P7 does warm up after three rapid mags but never had it to the point of not being able to shoot it. There is something comforting about a warm gun in the holster too!
The other option is owning a second P7 so you can rotate them

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Sounds like a plan, just not seeing to many P7s floating around lately.

 

[BAM-BAM]

I'd like to find a nice 639....Haven't seen one since I decided I wanted one.... which was at least 13 years ago...... got holsters and extra mags ready to go..................................

I had some (2-3) 39-2s over the years.... but they were safe queens....... falling prey to the 3913s as carry guns.

Still have a S&W 9mm (pre 39) safe queen...... it's LNIB.... but

a 639 for the range would be sweet.

 

[Tom_R]

I have a 39-2 and a 439. They both just feel great in your hand. Smith made such high quality stuff at that time.