Anyone else love single stack 9s ....

[alwslate]

Metal framed single stack 9s? I have a few classics. Two Beretta 951s,
two WW2 German Lugers and one WW2 Astra 600.

 

[MDB1056]

How can anyone not love single stack 9's. Seems odd they're now all the rage - AGAIN - as they've been around for years. JOHNBTCB - that's a very nice collection! 3's and 4's . Need to add 908 and 908S and 457's! I carry a 908 daily and wouldn't trade it for any cool new plastic. The safety is never an issue, as it's always in the off (hot) position. As though there is none. I really don't uderstand the issue folks have with them. Long live single stack 9's,. At least the old ones

 

[prescobd]

My Single Stack 9mm's:
S&W 909 (2)
S&W 3906
S&W 3913
S&W 3913TSW (pre-rail model)
S&W 3953
S&W 3914DAO
S&W 639 (2)
S&W 39-2 (2)
S&W CS9 (2)
Kahr CM9
Kahr CW9
Kahr K9
Kahr T9

 

[HardLuck]

A 3913 is my usual EDC. However, I just bought a 639 that may get a lot of carry time.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Star Model B-German Police issue-S&W M639, 1943 Walther made P-38.
The latter fits my hand very well, points well and is pretty accurate for an elderly ex-POW.

 

[j38]

I've always had a fondness for single-stack nines. I have a 39-2, 3913, 3914, and a Walther P5. The P5 is a bit odd in that it's pretty thick for a single-stack - but it shoots solidly straight and has a comfortingly overly-engineered quality to it.

Jerry

 

[raidersrule]

The only single-stack 9 I have is a 3914 DA/SA that I adopted from the local home for abused firearms (also known as the "Big" local gun store with absurd prices on most of their product).

However, she came home and shoots/carries like a dream.

 

[Kadonny]

I'll be the anti-single stack 9 guy that probably will get flamed.....but I never understood single stack 9s, unless they are super small and replacing a .380 for pocket or super conceal carry. The beauty of the 9mm is the ability to carry more rounds in a package that is still fairly compact. If I'm going to carry a single stack gun, it's a .45acp all day long.

I'm not against the 9mm, I've owned a few, but all have been high capacity 9's, not single stacks.

 

[flagman1776]

Love single stacks...
Still have my original 39-2 (also a swap in Barstow barrel in 9X21)
A year or so ago I traded for another 39, turned out to be a 39 no dash (alloy) NIB.
When a 9mm Star BMK came my way, I figured it was fate.

 

[tom-tom]

Put me down on the side of the slim single stacks. While I've owned (and loved) some widebodies, my fingers feel better around the thinner gripped guns. I had a Star BKS (or maybe it was a BKM, 4 1/2" barrel, aluminum frame) that snuggled on the right hip and felt as good in the hand as any 9mm I ever handled. The only guns I can think feel as good are the CS9/3913 class of Smiths and a CZ52.
Of course, not all single stacks are created equally. Although I enjoy the Walther P1, it feels positively portly.

 

[Practical]

Single stack 9's in the vault...

My normal carry is one of the 3913TSW. No plastic guns here...

Do you prefer the shortened 3913TSW?

Can you use the magazine floor/show from the regular 3913/3914 on the shortened 7-round magazines. I do not like the rounded magazine end, otherwise the gun feels nice.

The extended finger support part number for the 7 round magazines is not available that I can find.

 

[Cyrano]

I don't really like them at all.

First picture, one pre-39, the rest 39s. Second picture, 39-2s.