Some favorite DAO Smiths - What's not to like

Great collection of DAO's smithnut.

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No pics (yet) but I have a 5946 (my former duty gun), 4553 and a 4053 all of which I would not get rid of. I would like to convert my 3914 to DAO but I can't find anyone who knows what parts I would need (other than calling S&W).
 
Hey SmithNut,
I just picked up a 4046 police trade-in and was thinking about something like your 4006 PC DAO for IDPA. Can you recommend someone to contact about a build?
 
I just picked up a 5946 with squared trigger guard, it's serial prefix is TEY. I'd say it's an early one. Are the DAOs with squared guard rare? This is the only one I've seen.
 
Mr. VAdoublegunner;
Been looking a while for a good 3953 locally, but I'm eyeing some decent 4046s right now at give away prices.
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I love my 4046! However mine wasn't at a "give away" price but does add value to my collection!
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Some favorite DAOs...not all Smiths

I hope this isn't sacrilege, I'll put the Smith first in hopes that it isn't.

5946TSW
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Sig P220 that I converted myself
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Glock 17 w/ 3.5 lb. connector and NY-1 trigger spring
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Glock 17 w/ Advantage Arms .22lr conversion unit
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Wife's 93DAO and my new LCP
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NICE COLLECTION SMITHNUT!
 
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something old, something new, something stainless, something blue :D (ok, so the 22A isn't DA but I didn't feel like taking a new pic!)
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Fishslayer said:
Never understood the "why" of a DAO semi auto...

BEAUTIFUL weapons, tho... :drool:
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I can't speak for everyone, but I'll give the "why" a try.

1- These guns are simple, no safeties to mess with
2- These guns are flat sided, no safeties to mess up the clean lines
3- Trigger pulls are consistent shot to shot
4- Some of us don't like using SA for defense guns, too easy to make a lot of noise when you aren't ready
5- Many of us, who learned early on to shoot a revolver properly (double action), find the transition to a DAO auto (not the Glock safe action variety, which I have trouble equating to DAO) simple and easy
And, with the S&W original Third Gen DAO design, the trigger pull is about 2/3's the overall travel compared to the first shot of a TDA gun, so, it's less hard to have an accidental discharge as in a SA gun, yet still provides the DA trigger stroke dynamics like a revolver, just a tad shorter travel overall.

Or, I could just say something along the lines of the bumper stickers I see on the back of Jeeps.... "It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand.." :)
 
KurtC,
Congrats, I see you scored that last one. That makes three of the four made now residing with collectors on this board, I wonder where the fourth is?
Incidently, when the owner of the other one contacted S&W, they told him that only three were made... interesting.
 
Yes I admit I did not "get" the DAO thing until I bought one. The thinner snag-free slide is a huge plus. The simplicity of no thumb safety is nice. And the trigger action on these is sweet. So SmithNut's 5 points in the above post are right on for me. I've been searching for a single stack DAO for a while. Apparently they hold a price premium over double stack versions. Nice photos too, by the way.
 
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