Best 3rd Gen. S&W Carry Gun

[TAROMAN]

Other.
Anything DAO without those dreadful double decocking levers.

 

[hooksnatcher]

I voted for the 3913, I love mine; but I have to say I carry a 4013tsw a good part of the time as well.

 

[bodyarmorguy]

4566 Tactical

 

[DD357]

Of the choices 3913 but in reality I'd go for the 3953 first.

 

[twistedracer]

I voted other for my 3906. I've been carrying this lately and it carries as easy as my Commander. This is my smallest Smith pistol till my 3913LS arrives which should make for an easier summer carry.
The weight of the 3906 is no bother at all, comforting.

 

[policerevolvercollector]

At present,the 915 gets my vote.......

 

[rwt1405]

For me, I prefer a DAO, so the correct answer for me is my 3953.

 

[snowman.45]

I really liked the 3913 back before I got "Glocked". I was also fond of the 4516 and the 669/6906. Once my department went to Glock 21s, my off-duty and plain-clothes gun was a Glock 19, altho I wasn't really sold on 9mm in those days.

 

[Towns]

I carry my 6906 more, but the 3913 is almost always "carryable".

 

[kaveman]

Put me in the 3953 camp too.

 

[Big Shrek]

8 year old thread......

thank goodness somethings never change.......

2008 = 3913NL

2016 =3913NL


Oh ya........1991/2 =3913

Me still likey the CS series

 

[KSDeputy]

Our in uniform carry pistol was a 4506. My off duty is a CS 45.

 

[davek610]

4053. It's not an upsized 9mm, it's a downsized 45/10mm, ought to last forever. Not much bigger than a 3953 and holds the same number of cartridges.

 

[18DAI]

8 years later and I am also still carrying a 39XX series pistol. Because nobody makes anything as nice. Nobody. Regards 18DAI

 

[Palmetto Sharpshooter]

I voted for the 3913 and I really like the 3913 , but the PC9 is my sentimental favorite.

 

[SPEEDGUNNER]

Were I young and stout, I would carry a 4506 on each hip.

Haha...this is great, weren't we all once...??

 

[BAM-BAM]

I voted for the 3913 and I really like the 3913 , but the PC9 is my sentimental favorite.

Good choices....looks like the PC-9mm I've been carrying since about 96/97...down to stippled grips ( mine are more of a fish scale pattern) and extra 15rd mag.....for the most part though my 3913NL with 7+1 and an extra 8rd mag is GTG in the "burbs of the Burgh".

Never liked the "pinky" rest on the 6906 mags; I use a 5906 base plate on a 6906 mag ground back to the frame.....as my primary .

 

[dogsoldier]

My pick would be the 3904 that I went through the academy with in 1989. I wish I still had it.

 

[DelawareDave]

Hmmmmmmmmmm, good question. I have a CS 45 that gets a lot of carry time. I have a 6904 that would once I get qualified. While I am not the biggest 9mm fan in the world, It tucks into the waistband very nicely, and with an extra magazine in my pocket I have 25 rounds available, that is an acceptable off duty carry. 6900 series gun probably tops the list then.

The other benefit is that the 6904 will accept the longer 59xx magazines. The 59xx mags are still available most places.

 

[mbliss57]

Ah... now a 10 year old thread resurfaces...1st after 8 years and now after 10... and I am still a 3913NL or 4513TSW 6 round fan. I would carry both if i didn't live in England and my guns in this great country. I also like/ have the 4516 but find it a little heavy for EDC. I have a CS 9 and 45 as well but don't usually carry them. The only one I sold as I just couldn't' get used to it was the 6906. To bulky for my liking... concealed.