If you couldn't EDC your beloved S&W 3rd Gen...

[TTSH]

This is a poll just for those members who EDC one of their beloved S&W 3rd Gens. I'm interested today in finding out what your best alternative would be (what you'd actually buy and carry daily or often) if suddenly all 3rd Gens mysteriously vanished overnight off the face of the earth (humor me on this one!).

The main point I'm trying to evaluate is how much "brand loyalty" there would be when the main S&W pistol alternatives are plastic and when there are other alternatives available in both all-metal and plastic?

Just for fun, of course. I don't really believe that all the 3rd Gens are going to mysteriously disappear overnight. Well, not tonight anyway!

 

[18DAI]

An HK 45C. No compromise. Regards 18DAI

 

[kpoesq369]

I am actually (almost) in that situation now. I retired from my PD and bought my 5906, and had a 6904 for a BUG. Now I am thinking about joining my SD, and they carry Glocks. But the Sheriff says any 9mm is okay. Out of all the ones I've handled, the M&P seems closest in handling to the 3rd gen. But that trigger...... So apex kits it is!

 

[scottmon]

First post, my 2 cents...

CZ PCR

 

[BAM-BAM]

Twilight Zone........ S&Ws 3913/14 and PC Shorty 9mms disappear overnight.......................




My initial thought is; what's in the safe......cus Zombies may be next.

9mm; Beretta 92 Compact (13+1) or the single stack Compact Type-M (8+1)........... a 92F Compact was my first hi-cap auto;actually carrying the "M" today in a Sparks Summer Special.................

.45; Sig 245..........or maybe a 220



Got an idea...........Anyone still in the business of cutting down Model 39s into mini-guns?

Might be tempted to go "cocked and locked" with a Browning Hi-Power......... w/ Mec-gar 15rd magazines.

 

[GaryS]

Probably my 3" Model 13.

 

[petepeterson]

If the Smith autos disappeared overnight- there'd be a few slots to fill in the safe!

I voted "j-frame", which is what's usually with me in the nice weather. It's extending into fall this year, and I'm not really feeling the urge to dust the autos off just yet. I think I'm getting old...

 

[gmiller0737]

My Hk USP 9 DAO,Not a Fan of S&W's M&P Pistols


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[TTSH]

First post, my 2 cents...

CZ PCR

I should have put CZ on the choices list. Damn. We here in MA tend not to think about the guns we aren't allowed to buy... but a nice CZ makes a lot of sense.

 

[TTSH]

Twilight Zone........ S&Ws 3913/14 and PC Shorty 9mms disappear overnight.......................



My initial thought is; what's in the safe......cus Zombies may be next.

9mm; Beretta 92 Compact (13+1) or the single stack Compact Type-M (8+1)........... a 92F Compact was my first hi-cap auto;actually carrying the "M" today in a Sparks Summer Special.................

.45; Sig 245..........or maybe a 220

Got an idea...........Anyone still in the business of cutting down Model 39s into mini-guns?

Might be tempted to go "cocked and locked" with a Browning Hi-Power......... w/ Mec-gar 15rd magazines.

As usual, the Bam has many answers! I should have set-up the poll for multiple choices!

BHP cocked and locked? Was that serious?

 

[10ring]

Kahr P9 / PM9. Very similar to my DAO S&W single stack guns in trigger and overall feel.

 

[TTSH]

Kahr P9 / PM9. Very similar to my DAO S&W single stack guns in trigger and overall feel.

Another good choice that I should have listed!

 

[BAM-BAM]

As usual, the Bam has many answers! I should have set-up the poll for multiple choices!

BHP cocked and locked? Was that serious?

One; I'm a lawyer what do you expect!!!!!!!!!

Two; I love the feel/handling and slimness of the BHP.......would seriously consider carrying one or two if the Zombies/Walking Dead are TEOTWAWKI ...........but in the "Burbs of the Burgh" I'll probably stick with a traditional DA/SA design........which means a couple of CZs would be on my very short "buy it now" list.

The only reason I don't have any CZ pistols is.......I don't have an answer....at least not a good one!!! I looked at them back during the AWB in the 90s...... but no hi-cap mags at anything near reasonable prices......kind of like Mass. today

;D

 

[TercGen]

My vote would be for the steel-framed Kahrs, MK9 and K9 specifically. Love my K40 as well, but the tight action makes ejecting a live round a real PITA.

I'd also look into the Sig 239's for carry, as well as the Beretta 92 Compacts for a double-stack. Maybe a Ruger LCP if I ventured into the world of plastic...

 

[TTSH]

One; I'm a lawyer what do you expect!!!!!!!!!

Two; I love the feel/handling and slimness of the BHP.......would seriously consider carrying one or two if the Zombies/Walking Dead are TEOTWAWKI ...........but in the "Burbs of the Burgh" I'll probably stick with a traditional DA/SA design........which means a couple of CZs would be on my very short "buy it now" list.

The only reason I don't have any CZ pistols is.......I don't have an answer....at least not a good one!!! I looked at them back during the AWB in the 90s...... but no hi-cap mags at anything near reasonable prices......kind of like Mass. today

;D

I think that's a smart decision re: the BHP. As much as I love the gun and hope to own one someday, it would be a little strange as a lawyer's EDC in peacetime Pittsburgh.

Meanwhile, the sole gun left on my 2016 Possibilities List (my re-named Want List) is the elusive (in MA) CZ 75BD. As everyone knows, CZs are not on our MA EOPS list and highly disapproved of by our moonbat AG lady too. Getting one here is very hard and very costly.

It will likely transfer to my 2017 Possibilities List. And then to my 2018 Possibilities List. And then...

Well, you get the picture.

 

[petepeterson]

I think that's a smart decision re: the BHP. As much as I love the gun and hope to own one someday, it would be a little strange as a lawyer's EDC in peacetime Pittsburgh.

BAM just wants to live out his Kevin Costner fantasy...or is it Eddie Murphy???

 

[TTSH]

BAM just wants to live out his Kevin Costner fantasy...or is it Eddie Murphy???

I think the Bam was just goofing on us.

I thought I remember Bam being a compact Sig guy but I guess the old memory is fading. I do remember him mentioning his love for the Beretta 92 Compacts. I could see myself getting into one someday, but with two full-size 92's already and with very limited cash for the foreseeable future thanks to the retirement place we plan to build, it won't be real soon.

 

[UNCLE PAULY]

CZ 75 P-01 (9mm) with Cajun Gun Works trigger job and Dawson combat sights.

 

[BAM-BAM]

BAM just wants to live out his Kevin Costner fantasy...or is it Eddie Murphy???

Hummmmm..... think I'll go with Kevin in "The Bodyguard".......though Eddie does copy my style.................

Come on guys ,,,,, the BHP is a classic in its own time...... slap on a set of Hogue or Spegel grips...... and it fits your hand better than your...............well you know............................... your 1911!

TTSH... yep my first hi-cap was a 92F compact in 1988.....I've accumulated Compacts in F, SB, and FS Inox formats........ "Compact Sigs" is an oxymoron.........228s and 229s are IMHO full size guns ..... the 239 is "thick" (compared to a 39xx)......OK maybe the 245............ maybe!

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I admit I don't actually EDC my 3rd Gens. I used to carry my CS-45 a lot, and I still frequently carry my 6906 when I am going someplace that I consider to be a target rich opportunity for "Tangos" but, otherwise, I generally EDC a 2" K frame. If my clothes prohibit that I might carry a 642 in my pocket.

 

[petepeterson]

Come on guys ,,,,, the BHP is a classic in its own time...... slap on a set of Hogue or Spegel grips...... and it fits your hand better than your...............well you know............................... your 1911!

I'm feeling you. I think this is the (first in awhile) year that the 3rd Gens hibernate for the winter. Sticking to my J-Frames (442 and 60-15), with a BHP MkII for special "hi-cap" occasions around those dang "Burbs" you're always talking about!

 

[TTSH]

I admit I don't actually EDC my 3rd Gens. I used to carry my CS-45 a lot, and I still frequently carry my 6906 when I am going someplace that I consider to be a target rich opportunity for "Tangos" but, otherwise, I generally EDC a 2" K frame. If my clothes prohibit that I might carry a 642 in my pocket.

I posed it as an EDC replacement poll just so we wouldn't be all over the place with "random guns I wish I owned" rather than that one best alternative that a 3rd Gen afficiando would choose to carry. No intended diss on occasional carriers... honest!

 

[opaul]

I have a colt .380 government model that is a joy to shoot and carry. Alloy frame, metal slide.

 

[nocents]

An HK 45C. No compromise. Regards 18DAI

I do this already when my 3913NL gets a break

 

[Jaymo]

J frame.
Or, a Charter Bulldog .44 Special.

If the Bufffalo Bore .32 or .38 loads won't do it, their .44 loads will.

Or, a CZ82 with Buffalo Bore ammo.

 

[Engine49guy]

I voted for the J frame as we South Floridians are usually in shorts and a T shirt but I usually alternate between a Model 37 for quick grocery trips and a 3953 for day trips out and about....

If the 3953 was out of service would grab the 8 shot Model 39-2,

For less civilized areas like Miami I carry a 14 shot Model 59 ( Preferred Mi - Jami gun since 1982) .

 

[BAM-BAM]

I'm feeling you. with a BHP MkII for special "hi-cap" occasions around those dang "Burbs" you're always talking about!

We ain't in Chicago .....it's not the wild wild mid-west... but

"The Burbs of the Burgh" both north and south are full of Soccer moms driving oversize SUVs and talking on their cell phones..........never know when you might have to put one down!

Three tons of steel.......... with it's brain fuzzy and unfocused from internet ether!

The odds of needing a firearm is probably greater then winning Power Ball......but I take that chance too.... every once in a while........

 

[Zebadiah]

Colt Cobra and Colt Detective Special

 

[petepeterson]

I find it interesting that j-frames are leading the poll. I thought I would be the oddball, considering there are so many similar firearms to choose from. Brand-loyalty, perhaps?

 

[digiroc]

Peace in Pittsburgh?

Anyone who watches the local news here would know that some areas of the 'burgh are rife with active shooters on a daily basis.

If my 3rd gens were gone (Shorty 40, 4040PD, 4046, CS9, 3913NL. 3914LS and model 39) I'd have to go back to my 1911's (Kimber Ultra Carry II, and 12 round double stack American Tactical .45).

If it was a result of government confiscation I guess I'd just open carry my Sig MCX or Windom Weaponry AR-15.

Buying new I'd stay loyal to Smith & Wesson and hold my nose for a plastic MP40.

I voted J frame as I have two (340PD AirLite and 640 Pro) although I might also carry my L frame model 69 if clothing allowed.

digiroc