Picked up a nice 3913

[Fastbolt]

Outstanding good fortune and decision.

My late 90's 3913 and mid-2000's 3913TSW are 2 of the last pistols I'd want to let go as long as I can still shoot.

 

[ncairman]

Well I have been looking for a 3913 or a 3953 and I have not found any at these prices. Ya'll done good.

 

[GaryS]

It seems to be a matter of luck and being in the right place at the right time. Last September as we were packing up to move to Texas I noticed that a FFL that I've bought a bunch of 3rd Gens from had a later 3953TSW for sale at a decent price. I really shouldn't have bought it because the last thing I needed was another gun to pack.

Of course that didn't stop me.

A few months after we got to Texas and had finished the unpacking process I joined a local Texas shooters forum. Looking through the for sale listings a guy pretty close by had a nice 3913 Lady Smith. $425.00 with two magazines. Bought that one too.

I've seen a few 40xx guns in local shops, but I don't shoot .40 so I haven't bought any. Saw a nice 4046 for $315.00 the other day and was tempted.

Well I have been looking for a 3913 or a 3953 and I have not found any at these prices. Ya'll done good.

 

[Fastbolt]

Back about 2016 I was thinking about picking up a 908 or another 3913 to supplement the one I own. I like the little alloy single stack 3rd gen 9's that much.

The only one I found locally (meaning in the general multi-county area), that I could examine, was a 908S on consignment. I didn't have the chance to break it down, but a cursory glance made it seem it hadn't been used as a range gun. Everything about the factory box seemed pristine, too. The owner wanted $650 for it, which was higher than I really wanted to spend, even on a pristine 3rd gen, but due to the condition I was tempted. I held off, though.

That was a good thing, too, as it wasn't that much later that I was offered the opportunity to buy a NIB 3913TSW for a price too good to let slip.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

I wondered what all the fuss was with the single stacks until I bought one and really enjoyed it. A very nice ergonomic grip and feel. The only problem was finding extra magazines. It took a while, but i found them. Please take care of it and pass it in when you are done with it. they do not make them anymore.

 

[rosewood]

I wondered what all the fuss was with the single stacks until I bought one and really enjoyed it. A very nice ergonomic grip and feel. The only problem was finding extra magazines. It took a while, but i found them. Please take care of it and pass it in when you are done with it. they do not make them anymore.

The Hogues make it just right.