I adopted a 39-2 yesterday.

[oberon]

I had a blue 39-2 and a nickel 439.
I wish I still had one of 'em, don't care which.
I might be able to lighten a friend's load this spring sometime.
She has a 439 nickel that doesn't get carried anymore.

 

[Tom_R]

Very nice pick up. You did well.

I have a 39-2, and it's younger brother, a 439.

The 39-2 feels perfect in my right hand. Balance, weight, width, grip feel. They are all in conjunction perfectly.

The 39-2 is also the perfect mix of concealable size, yet firepower capacity.

Smith and Wesson got it right with this one.

 

[Road Rat]

Another fun fact: I just noticed that it came from Montgomery Ward. $260.00 seems kind of expensive for 1980. Gas was only 60-cents per gallon - and that was for leaded - as I recall.

Congrats on the new toy. I think you are right on the price. I bought mine new in Dec 1975 for $175. Doesn't seem right that they went up that much in 5 years!!!

RR

 

[cpeblue]

The 1970s were a time of double digit inflation , by 1980 almost everything double in price if not more. And lets not forget the 55MPH speed limit that turned us all into law breakers. Sorry I just had to add that.

 

[federali]

Model 39-2

I recently mentioned in another thread that the Smith Model 39s felt exceptionally comfortable in the hand. Then, something changed at Smith and I recall that they came out with a never-ending series of models, damned near a gun a month, most of which felt like bricks when compared to the Model 39 or the Browning Hi-Power.

Hopefully, there will be a Model 39 or 39-2 in my future.

 

[Gunhacker]

If there one thing that is consistent about the M39 and it's successors (M39-2's and 2nd gen x39's), just about all of the posts I've seen contain comments something to the effect of "fits my hand better than..." or "feels/looks perfect".

What a testimonial to whoever it was that designed it.

In Dwayne Charron's book "My Life Journey with Smith and Wesson", he mentions working on stainless steel prototypes of the M39 and even has a picture in his book of a functional white Nylon framed M39... circa 1969.

What an intriguing prospect that would have been.

I'm with Shawn, what he describes for a "classic line" re-release sounds pretty good.

 

[perfectcircle1]

I finally bought one about a year ago. It is a safe "guard-b----h"--that means I keep it loaded just inside the door of the gun safe, round in the chamber, in case I'm forced to open the safe under "duress".

Shows how reliable I think it is. The only other auto that gets assigned that duty is an old P-38 from the 1950's.

This is sooo wierd you mention this cause I bought my second 39-2 a few weeks ago and I use it for the same thing. I trust them with my life.

 

[cpeblue]

I have 12 3rd gens and 2 639s , there is not one gun in that group that I would not trust my life on . I wouldn't own a gun that I could not trust , if I couldn't fix it I would destroy it.

 

[SVT28]

I agree with the majority as well. I got a mint 39-2 for a really good price when I first started collecting the 39 variants. It was always my favorite but too nice to shoot all of the time.

I too, just bought another to carry daily, in somewhat lesser condition but shoots as well if not better than the other one.

Get em while you can

 

[perfectcircle1]

I agree with the majority as well. I got a mint 39-2 for a really good price when I first started collecting the 39 variants. It was always my favorite but too nice to shoot all of the time.

I too, just bought another to carry daily, in somewhat lesser condition but shoots as well if not better than the other one.

Get em while you can

Ill buy every one I see, within reason of course