What is your favorite S&W auto pistol? Why?

[Papa32129]

Performance Center 945.
Love the crisp target trigger, great sights, fits my hand well.


Papa

 

[sheepdawg]

Though I have a 639, an M&P40 Pro Series and a Shield 9mm. my 915 is my favorite, everything you need, nothing you don't. Great trigger, hits what you point it at. The new grips make it feel like it was poured into my hand. Bought it with these grips, don't know who made them.

 

[Blazenet]

The one I've had the longest and shot the most model 6450

 

[JohnRippert]

Well, it's my only S&W bottom feeder so it has to be my favorite one.

 

[7tenz]

39-2 feels right and it is the best looking Smith ever made

Best looking handgun ever made, for the common man anyway. Had one on late 70s to early 80s. Favorite now is my 1006 but not 1/10 as pretty as the 39.

Edit:I just saw a 3913 LadySmith mentioned. It comes close or at least closest to the 39 I think. Got one of those too.

 

[JJEH]

What is your favorite S&W auto pistol? Why?

I've had several guns, all generations, from cheap to expensive.

But I gotta say, my favorite one is my current M&P9 Pro.

Why? Because it works! It's accurate, lightweight, I love my upgrades (they work too) and it doesn't bother me at all when I carry it all day every day.

 

[cherrypointmarine]

I have to agree with Papa . My m945 can out shoot any of my other S&W's , including my m52 . have a 1911PC which is a close second . It's hard to pick just one with so many fine Smiths .

 

[barbara_em]

At the risk of offending someone (and no offense is intended) I'll opine that a favorite gun is like a favorite man: it's the one with which I'm currently sleeping. My current pillow gun is a stock, slightly battered 469. It's my latest acquisition. Fun to shoot. Accurate. Reliable. It holds half again more rounds than a 908, so if I have to jump up in the middle of the night in my pajamas, I don't have to worry about finding some way to carry a spare magazine. I probably won't need 8+1 so 12+1 is likely overkill (pun intended); the larger capacity isn't a bad thing, though. - I remember reading one of Col. Cooper's stories in Cooper on Handguns. He mentions an acquaintance who unwisely chose to visit a woman of unknown repute. He was set upon by several of her companions and when he had to bug out, all he could take with him was his Browning High Power. In Cooper's words, the acquaintance made good use of the large capacity magazine.

 

[kennethg]

Model 39 and 39-2. I have not found another pistol that fits my hand any better, although a Luger comes close.

 

[texasjarhead]

For me- the 3913. I had a really nice 6906, and liked it ,so I got a 5906. However, neither one had a strong appeal. After I sold them, I missed them. When I found a 3913 and held it- MAGIC. I had the same feeling with my CZ-P01 as well. Both are lifetime guns, and won't be sold.

 

[bigggbbruce]

This is my current favorite. Shoots better than me! Shipped in 1963.

I've never had a gun that shoots better than me, they usually just sit on the table until I pick it up and do the shooting with it myself..

 

[bigggbbruce]

The one I've had the longest and shot the most model 6450

I wouldn't shoot that one.. it's rare.. so rare it doesn't exist..

 

[raljr1]

I have a couple 39-2s, a 4053, a 3913, a 645 and a CS 40. I dont care for the trigger on the 645, the 4053 is DAO, and leaves me cold. The CD 40 is rather snappy....3913 nice to carry, 39-2 is the favorite of all.

Robert

 

[Iggy]

Just recently acquired a 6904 from a fellow forum member.
It's on my hip right now.


If 12 shots ain't enough then neither one of us is very dangerous.

 

[dogzebra]

I like the old Minis sizes compared to the full sized models, but I don't have a favorite S&W semi-auto.

I don't care as much for my M&P 45 as the all metal versions. It'd probably be the first I'd want to shake loose.

 

[Sevens]

I wouldn't shoot that one.. it's rare.. so rare it doesn't exist..

Can't tell if you are splitting hairs here or if you don't know what he's referring to... the earliest 3rd Gens were hybrid 2/3rd Gens and "6450" is exactly what S&W put on the box end label although the gun itself was marked 645.

There is no doubt that it is rare, just as he said.

 

[jughed440]

It has to be the 4506. Solid, reliable, easy to shoot, and easy on the eyes.

 

[BAM-BAM]

It has to be the 4506. Solid, reliable, easy to shoot, and easy on the eyes.

In .45 its got to be the 4566.

 

[Dutchboy901]

Hands down, I would have to say my 3913!

A close 2nd would be it's poor cousin the 908S!

 

[.357 Magnum Man]

I own a Nevada P and P SW 4006 that is the absolute love of my life. The Double action trigger is the best I've felt, and the single action repeat shots are pure bliss. Something about the full stainless steel construction and grip angle make the snappy .40 caliber recoil mild and even enjoyable. It's a beautiful pistol with a neat history behind it!