Shorty 45 MK2
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My mind was wandering the other day and got to thinking that it sure would be nice if S&W would start making a DA/SA pistol again,
which got me thinking about all the "why won't S&W make the 3rd gens anymore?" threads. Which got me thinking about the other gun makers who make DA/SA pistols still...

The general belief seems to be that the majority of the handgun buying public wants polymer pistols that are striker fired because they are cheaper and DA/SA is to hard to learn.
Soooo... why can't S&W make the "4th gens" with polymer frames like Beretta has done with the PX4 series and SIG with the P250 and SP2202? Sure they would not be as classy as the older guns but since they would be more for CCW the "plastic" frames would not be a bad thing.
I'm sure that I'm not the first to think of this, but is the demand for striker fired pistols that big? S&W in theory could still use the 3rd gen uppers so there is some cost savings, right?
I'd sure spring for a "4th gen" '4513" or "3913" probably even sell my beloved Blackhawk to get one and put the good old 4516 on HD duty.
Anybody else? Sorry if this has been beat to death google didn't even turn up much.




The general belief seems to be that the majority of the handgun buying public wants polymer pistols that are striker fired because they are cheaper and DA/SA is to hard to learn.

Soooo... why can't S&W make the "4th gens" with polymer frames like Beretta has done with the PX4 series and SIG with the P250 and SP2202? Sure they would not be as classy as the older guns but since they would be more for CCW the "plastic" frames would not be a bad thing.

I'm sure that I'm not the first to think of this, but is the demand for striker fired pistols that big? S&W in theory could still use the 3rd gen uppers so there is some cost savings, right?
I'd sure spring for a "4th gen" '4513" or "3913" probably even sell my beloved Blackhawk to get one and put the good old 4516 on HD duty.
Anybody else? Sorry if this has been beat to death google didn't even turn up much.