Well I went and did it...a 3913

[Skunkhome]

I shoot indoor at Bass Pro and they get all these guys come in with their plastics and girlfriend in tow. Set a full silhouette target with orange bull at 3 yards and spray 2-3 hundred rounds of 9mm or 40 S&W all over and off the paper like they were playing with their PS3 or Xbox. They look over and down their noses at my old school single column 3rd gen and my K frame revolver then I hear them snickering when I pull out my "10M International Air Pistol targets" and run them out to ten yards. Then when my hammer falls and the first round is in the black, I get the strangest double takes and utterances .
They think I am some sort of gun guru that I'm able to make those antique guns shoot when in actuality I am a pretty poor pistol shot.

The truth is these guys just don't have any discipline and are just burning up tons of hard to find ammo. The plastic guns are fine and I can shoot some about as well as my own pistols but they are just not my cup of tea maybe because they are so ubiquitous nowadays.

 

[josywales]

I hear you on the polymers. Never really my cup of tea. I got interested when a friend let me try his Glock 21 in 45. I shot well with it. I have a G19, but actually prefer the older version without finger grooves.

I was turned off long ago from S&W autos, because the 659 I tried had a horrendous trigger. I was barely 21 and at the time, I didn't even know what a 1911 was!

Now that my wife is shooting, we each tried my brother's Shield. Although he/I are close in age, I have been shooting handguns for much longer and they were always steel frames. I really liked his full size M&P in 40 and now I have a Shield to try out for myself.

During my research of the Shield, I found the 3913 and am intrigued. It's not as small as the Shield, but I carry a 4" 1911 without much issue. My other carry is an all steel Makarov, so the Shield fills a spot as a Compact for me. Still, I'll see if I can find a 3913 to play with...though they don't look cheap.

 

[kentuckypilgrim]

I got my 6906, love it. Couldn't find 3913 but found a cs9, love it too. And I got a 469 that looks new, but found out it is a recall in 1987, will s&w still take care of it?

 

[Skunkhome]

And I got a 469 that looks new, but found out it is a recall in 1987, will s&w still take care of it?

I would imagine so. What was the nature of the recall?

 

[rockyrider]

Been wanting one for a while, and pulled the proverbial trigger last night. It's winging it's way to me now.

Can't wait til it gets here and takes its place next to my 39-2 and 4566.

Are older S&W semi-autos addicting? Sure seems so.

Your gonna luv it. IMHO it's a great carry gun, It won't replace the model 39, however, it might be a great backup carry in a Kramer T-shirt. They also shoot nice and accurate with a 115gr. LSWC over 4.0 bullseye.

 

[18DAI]

Congrats on your 3913!

Finest single stack carry 9 to come out of S&W. Only Sigs 239 comes close, IMO of course.

And another great thing about the 3913 is that the "break in" period ends when you remove it from its case! No expensive after market Apex action parts or triggers to buy. No aftermarket Storm lake or Bar-Sto barrels needed. Mine still has its original white dots in its sights from 1991!!

Just load and shoot and repeat. The 3913 is one of the last semi autos made by S&W that not only were 100% in reliability and accuracy, but had great triggers and looked good too! You really got something for your money with the 3913.......and all the other 3rd gen pistols for that matter. Enjoy yours! Regards 18DAI

 

[Silversmok3]

I'm not addicted. Seriously, I can quit whenever I feel like it.

I mean the last S&W semi auto I bought was....oh...well that's not the point.