Your first 1st & 2nd & 3rd Gen!

[BruceB]

My first S&W semi-auto was either a M-41 bought new by me in 1969, or the used .38 Master (M-52) I bought about the same time. I kept the M-41 until a couple of years ago, but the M-52 and my other target gun, an accurized 1911, were sold to other club members when I went in the service in 1970.

I got a new 39-2 in about 1974, sold it in a moment of financial difficulty shortly after, then bought a M-39 from a corrections officer shortly after.

First 3rd gen was a 5906 in 2010, which I still have and it's a high mileage item, on its second barrel.

I didn't get a 2nd gen until 2014 when I bought a nice 645, but I never connected with it, and sold it last year to help fund my new hobby, ham radio.

Bruce B
K7BAB

 

[joeintexas]

I can't believe you guys can remember what guns you bought and what year you bought them. I can barely tell you what I have now. .[/QUOTE

The worst part is remembering what you've....... sold or traded away......

like a nib 4505, 4516, or a 4513 TSW or a 581..... or a 3" 586........ stop me now....please!!!!!

Now you got me thinking back...the 910 was nice a good shooter, the 915 a little better, the 5906 was sweet...so why on earth did I trade them or sell them? Who knows. Still have a few old friends to take out every so often. 6946, 5903 and 4566.
Sorry about them being sideways, not sure how to fix that. Learning the computer is high on my list of things to do...tomorrow...or the next day.

 

[Sevens]

There's good news for you!
They made a -bunch- of 910's. They made a turdload of 915's. And they made so many 5906's that I cannot decide which term is most appropriate to describe it. And there are STILL many fine deals on these guns... I paid $355+shipping for my most recent 5906 and I cannot wait to shoot it.

Go get ya some!

 

[Sevens]

I just wanted to bump this thread in hopes that newer folks would see it and add to the discussion.

In the mean time, there are three other classes of Smith & Wesson that gets discussed in this specific area of the site and my first three of those are:

1) 1911... I found the SW1911 Pro Series 9mm on Gunbroker a couple years back, it's a decent pistol that I think happens to be currently wearing too heavy a recoil spring. Function is 100% but it sure seems awfully heavy to draw back the slide for a 9mm. What's most interesting to me about this pistol are the very rare "wavy" serrations and PC-style stepped slide. To be clear, this pistol is absolutely NOT a Performance Center pistol and the build quality and fitting doesn't feel like a PC gun. But it's outrageously handsome!

2) .22 Semi-Auto... I think we need a proper name for this series of gun. My first of them is the 2206, a 6-inch example, I believe this one dates to 1992 but I'm not 100% sure of that. Definitely shooter grade, plenty of scratches on it and came with no box or goodies, only it's original 12-round magazine. It's a fine shooter but too heavy for brand new or young shooters.

3) The ubiquitous and absolutely famous Model 41... I finally joined the 41 club at the ripe old age of 46. Another Gunbroker find, this is a three-alpha THD24xx pistol from 1991. I was fortunate to get it's original box with it, but not it's original barrel. Shipped with the 7-inch upper, my pistol came with an older 5-1/2" barrel that is a perfect, tight fit on the frame and it shoots like a house afire. I've only run two kinds of ammo through it... the always recommended CCI-SV and also some Aguila SV, both running the 40 grain lead bullet at standard velocity spec.

When I got the 41, I went in to it with an open mind. "I know many folks fight with these pistols to make them run 100% all of the time." I've been far beyond happy that my example runs these two ammo selections perfectly. My log says I've sent over 800 rounds through it since I got a hold of it and it continues to run like a top.

 

[BigBoy99]

My first Gen. was a Highway Patrolman in 1968. My second Gen. was a 659 in 1988 and I have absolutely no desire to get a third Gen. one!

 

[Grumpyman]

Hummmm....

First 3rd gen - Nov 2014 (3913tsw)
First 2nd gen - 2016 (469)
No 1st gen

But from Nov 2014 - present purchased 73 3rd gens...yes I'm an addict!!!

I'm currently in rehab!!

Cheers!!!
David

HOLY MOLY Very nice collection but I don’t think rehab is going to be able to do a thing for you!

 

[Daverob63]

My first and only 3rd gen is a 4516-2 that I picked up in 2018. The gun was LNIB with the original Carter's Country receipt from 1998. The dealer I bought(stole it for $400) it from told me it looked like a "Safe Queen" that has hardly been fired. I Added a Hogue Rubber Grip and Spurred Hammer.

 

[Sevens]

The 4516 is a special model in my opinion. It's a steel frame which they never did with the Shorty45 series and they never made a .45 in the Stocking Dealer series which were mid-sized uppers on compact steel frames.

I honestly believe the lack of a PC compact .45 with a steel frame was an oversight at the Performance Center!

 

[BAM-BAM]

The 4516 was a brick to carry. The AD guns were a stainless 6906 frame with a 4 1/4inch slide.


Love my AD-9mm........but now that I know there are only 179 made ; it's a safe queen.

 

[StephenWhoDat]

My first...

My first 1st Gen is my model 59. My uncle gave it to me as a gift after he retired from the Navy in 2004. She's old and beat up, but an excellent shooter still.

My first 2nd Gen is a Model 659 that I bought from a retired Louisiana State University Campus Police Officer. He carried it as his duty gun many moons ago. Welcomed her to my family around 2008.

My first 3rd Gen was a model 908 from the value series line or the "American Pride" series. Love her! She's like an all metal Shield. She was my EDC for about three years.

Now I have dozens of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gens in my collection and I love every single one! These never get sold or traded like newer guns do.

 

[Pine_Worker]

My first 1st gen was a Model 39 (no dash), still have it.
My first 2nd gen was a Model 469.
My first 3rd Gen was a Model 4566.

 

[galilman121]

My first Semi S&W was a Gen 2 S&W 539 needing desperate refurb sitting forlorn at a local Pawn Shop in 2012.

It took a bit but the bug finally hit me hard two years ago, and since then I have acquired the following: 459, 469, 5906, 6906, 4006, 1006, 915, and a 410.

I'm still waiting to find and buy my first 1st Gen pistol to join the family.

 

[URIT]

I got a late start. My first semi-auto purchase was a Gen3 S&W model 910 in May 2017. A week later, I bought my only Gen2, a model 469.

Since then, I've filled my gun safe with Gen3 9s and 40s. I need a 12-step group.

 

[elm_creek_smith]

My only S&W semi-automatic is my 1983(?) vintage Model 469, no box, "finish challenged," that I picked up earlier this year (2019) for $275.00 with 2 magazines and 300 rounds of Blazer Brass.

I've picked up a few magazines with grip adapters since I got it. I'm looking at some later generation 6906s and 5906s at the LGS.

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[mike from st pete]

39-2, 639 (what a tank) and a 3904. I like the feel of the single stack grip.

 

[Kid Shileen]

I was late to the dance. First 3rd gen was a 1076 in about 2010. Next was a 4516-1 about a year later. I know I could have done better but that’s all that was available.

 

[raljr1]

My first S&W semi was a 4053 that i bought in 2007. Then in 2015 I picked up a 645 in January, a 39-2 in July, and another in November. In early 2016 I bought the 3913, and in 2018 the CS40. I have since sold the 645, the CS40, and the 4053. I was slow to get into semi autos.

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[Sevens]

I was late to the dance. First 3rd gen was a 1076 in about 2010. Next was a 4516-1 about a year later. I know I could have done better but that’s all that was available.

If you read my intro to this discussion, you and I are odd ducks! Our first ever S&W semi-auto pistols were 10mm guns. That isn't normal!

But BlueDot37 has us beat, his first S&W was the 845!

 

[jbtrucker]

My first pistol was a 469 bought few years ago. Sales guy picked the best out of three and knocked some off the price $369. Looking for info led me here and after being enabled went back and bought a 5906. After a few months stupidly sold the 469 ,there may be a image archived somewhere. Still have 5906 along with 9mm M&P's and 686

 

[sledvet77]

I only have a 2nd Generation 439 and I love it...wish I had more disposable income as I would be picking more up...paid a whopping $268.00 at Goobers Outdoors