Single Stack 9mms

[Ghost Tracker]

Whew, a SIG 210! Shot a friend's once, amazing handgun. Never really got over it. Personally owned favorite 9mm single-stack? As a wise poster has already said...Kahr T9 is a pure peach.

 

[Cougar]

PRETTY!

I had an absolutely pristine 39-2 that I foolishly traded away. Found another, but not as nice, that I'm holding on to. It's a keeper unless I find a better one!

 

[Jurist]

My 3913

Got this from S&W as a replacement for my PPK/S.

 

[johnnydollar]

The tactical staple gun times three:

 

[hardknocks!]

single stack

very much like this one.
S&W 908.
its a runner.


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[BConklin]

here's mine - a Dan Wesson Guardian 9mm

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Well - it's a 9 and it's single stack... Does the x23 disqualify it?

 

[forindooruseonly]

PRETTY!

I had an absolutely pristine 39-2 that I foolishly traded away. Found another, but not as nice, that I'm holding on to. It's a keeper unless I find a better one!

Thanks! Actually, this is a replacement for one I had foolishly traded away as well. This one is going nowhere.

 

[Safetychain]

My S&W 639 (stainless 39) is my favorite shooter. It has the smoothest trigger of the 15 or so pistols I own and the first double action, while longer, is wonderfully smooth. I have no problem with the DA/SA switch over. Just shoot it a bunch and the feel becomes natural. No doubt, its had many, many thousands of rounds through it to make the trigger so good. As for the 7+1 capacity, yea it would be better to have 400+1, but its better than 6+1 and surely better than any normal revolver's capacity.

 

[shiftyer1]

I had a s&w 3953?, it became the ladysmith. Anyway I sure loved that one accurate, felt good, and just plain worked. It was also concealable. If I find another i'd probably buy it.

 

[Dollar An Hour]

This is my 3913 NL. I love my 3rd Gen S&W's. I've owned 3913's, a 3914, CS9 and 457 and they've all been excellent pistols. Easy to carry and 100% trustworthy.

 

[woad_yurt]

That gun looks like it has a crack in the frame right above the grip...or is that something else?

It's something else. Tok frames don't crack. Ahem....

 

[ATBackPackin]

I'd argue whether it's a tactical blunder or not, but I'll concede there are better options. However, we all want to see some single stack 9mms, right? This is my S&W Model 39. The design dates back to the 1950s and is one of the best handling guns I've shot. It feels great in the hand.

That is one of the most beautiful handguns I have ever seen! I've never seen a S&W 39 before. I thought the S&W 59 was the original Smith auto. I literally learn something new here everyday.

 

[David E]

. I thought the S&W 59 was the original Smith auto. I literally learn something new here everyday.

I think the "original" Smith and Wesson semi-auto was the S&W .35 caliber pistol.

Designed in 1912 and introduced in 1913, it failed to catch on due to the odd cartridge.

 

[ATBackPackin]

I think the "original" Smith and Wesson semi-auto was the S&W .35 caliber pistol.

Designed in 1912 and introduced in 1913, it failed to catch on due to the odd cartridge.

Learning two things in a day poses a serious potential risk and may overload the system.

 

[Shadow 7D]

Zastava M88
Its got a reduced grip, designed as a 9mm, tokarev, nice gun

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

^^^. M88, not so great, IMO. Needs a grips tang. A lot of fat handed people will not like the hammerbite from not having much of a grips tang.

 

[jungle]

A single stack with a doublestack that feels like a single stack.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=7766603&postcount=18

 

[forindooruseonly]

That is one of the most beautiful handguns I have ever seen! I've never seen a S&W 39 before. I thought the S&W 59 was the original Smith auto. I literally learn something new here everyday.

Thanks! If you think it looks good, you should handle one. It is immensely comfortable and pleasant to shoot. Best yet, you can still find great deals on these old "tactical blunders", probably because they actually are single stack. I bought this earlier this year for $350 shipped - off of gunbroker no less. They are real bargains. Sure, it doesn't hold a bazillion cartridges, but it sure is nice...

 

[frank c]

My choice is the S&W 3913.Nice and compact.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I've never seen a S&W 39 before. I thought the S&W 59 was the original Smith auto.

It actually predates the 59 by 17 years, first introduced in 1954. It was first created in response to the US military's then proposal for a new sidearm, but this didn't work out. Some time in the 1960s, the Indiana State Police adopted it as their sidearm, one of the first large LEAs to do so in a time when revolvers dominated. Reputedly, deficiencies they found in both guns and ammunition of the time precipitated improvements in both. Its descendants, the "Third Generation" series, are one of the most reliable pistols (IME) out there.

The fat gripped double stack, double action pistols do hold more rounds, but some cause difficulty for many people (including myself) when actually shooting because they are too large for one's hands. A slender eight-, nine- or ten-shot pistol that you can hit with is superior to one that sprays shots all over (a bit of hyperbole there) because you have to hold it sideways in your hand.

 

[memphisjim]

That high point poster is the funniest thing I've seen in a while

 

[scbackpacker]

My S&W 3913NL is my carry gun. I carry it in a Lobo IWB holster. Dead on accurate and absolute dependable. Very thin. It disappears under my shirt.

 

[Cougar]

It actually predates the 59 by 17 years, first introduced in 1954. It was first created in response to the US military's then proposal for a new sidearm, but this didn't work out. Some time in the 1960s, the Indiana State Police adopted it as their sidearm, one of the first large LEAs to do so in a time when revolvers dominated. Reputedly, deficiencies they found in both guns and ammunition of the time precipitated improvements in both.

It was Illinois State Police, not Indiana.

From Wiki:

The Smith and Wesson Model 39 was the first U.S. designed double action (DA) semi-automatic pistol marketed in the United States. The German Walther P38 DA pistol impressed American ordnance personnel during World War 2. The Army Ordnance Corps issued a proposal for an American equivalent to the P-38. In 1949, Smith and Wesson began development of the Model 39 DA semi-auto in caliber 9x19mm Luger. Smith and Wesson began selling the Model 39 commercially in 1955.

The Illinois State Police adopted the Model 39 in 1967, an action which helped ingratiate semi-automatic pistols with law enforcement. This publicity helped commercial sales and set the stage for the more acceptable Model 59 with its high capacity magazine at least in undercover or detective police use where the DA feature (and the larger magazine capacity) was considered by many to be superior to single-stack semi-automatics and revolvers of the time period.[1]

The Model 39 was used by Naval Special Warfare units during the Vietnam War.[2] The Model 39 was issued to officers-in-charge (OICs) of MST-2 detachments as their sidearm. SEAL Teams used either the Model 39 without modification or a modified version, the Mk 22 Mod 0, which was called the "hush puppy".[2] The modified pistol had a suppressor with a slide lock (which kept the slide from moving backwards upon shooting, thereby reducing the number of moving parts, as well as reducing sound and recoil.) The Mk 22 Mod 0 also had raised iron sights, to provide easier sighting over a bulky suppressor. The gun's purpose was to eliminate sentry dogs or guards without alarming the main target.[1]