Is it still smart to buy a 910?

[Jmacdbass]

I was in the shop the other day looking at this west German sig p229 and saw this “ugly duckling” in the corner and I became intrigued.

I picked up the 910 and it felt great in the hand and the single action was just amazing, overall smooth operation but obviously used a lot over the years.

The only thing of why I might be hesitating is finding parts if something breaks, I understand S&w no longer services or gets parts for these or the 5096

I looked around for more recent posts about these things but couldn’t find any.

So if there were some folks who wanted to weigh in on a 910 still being a viable purchase option that would be really great. Hate to have it break soon after I got it and it be able to fix it.

Thanks for all thoughts including I am crazy to think of this gun over a sig. it felt that good in the hand though.

 

[stansdds]

Welcome to the S&W Forums! First, as you know, the S&W 910 has been out of production for a long time and there is little factory support should something break. The 910 was a simplification of the 5904, meaning it has the single locking lug on the barrel instead of two lugs, plastic recoil spring guide rod, disconnector, hammer spring cup, and sights. There are fewer of these parts floating around than there are for the 59xx pistols. Holsters can also be an issue, but open top holsters for the Glock 19 generally work ok. The blued steel parts have the worst blue finish that S&W ever put on a firearm, it's thin and not durable. That's the bad news.

The good news is that 59xx magazines fit and function well, either get genuine S&W or MecGar mags, leave the other brands to those who enjoy practicing malfunction clearing drills. All of S&W's second and third generation pistols tend to be boringly reliable. The third generation pistols tend to be reasonably accurate and usually have good trigger actions. They are also durable pistols, few parts tend to break so long as the pistol is properly lubricated and the recoil spring is changed every 3000-4000 rounds, more often if +P ammo is used.

Speaking of trigger action, the single action tends to be crisp and the reset is almost as short as that of the Colt M-1911.

 

[Jmacdbass]

That’s all I can think about is that single action pull lol

So you wouldn’t be worried about buying one used at this point?

 

[LVSteve]

For me it would depend on the price and how much I intend to shoot it.

 

[Sevens]

It would be allllll about the price and zero concern about it breaking. Sure, it could break but there’s lots and lots of parts available.

 

[StephenWhoDat]

Don't hesitate. If the price is right, buy it. These 3rd Gens are built like tanks.

 

[dsk]

Years ago I picked up both a 910 and 915 for cheap. I sold the 910 but actually regret doing so as it was a great shooter. If I found another one for sale at a really good price I wouldn't hesitate to jump on it.