BobTheTomato
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Has anyone used or owned them? I have not noticed their name brought up at all and was wondering if they made a good autoloader.
Smith and Wesson pistols?
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Gixerman1000
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All of mine have been great guns, they are stone cold reliable, accurate and built like a tank, my 41 and Performance Center autos are the smoothest and most accurate handguns I own in 22, 9mm and 45acp
Ala Dan
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Smith & Wesson Semi-Auto Pistols
Here is my entry, made its range debut on 06 January 07; and thus far its
been stone cold reliable, even with the external extractor~!
Oops~! I forgot to attach the photo.
Here is my entry, made its range debut on 06 January 07; and thus far its
been stone cold reliable, even with the external extractor~!
Oops~! I forgot to attach the photo.
Ala Dan
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SouthpawShootr
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Go look in the pistols subforum at www.smith-wessonforum.com. Yeah, I have a bunch. I'm a big fan of S&Ws. Let's see:
6906
4013TSW
5906
5946
5943TSW
3913TSW
4046
4586
457
4516
Sigma 9VE
Sigma 357V
M&P 9
SW99 Compact .40
Out of all these, my favorite is probably my 6906.
6906
4013TSW
5906
5946
5943TSW
3913TSW
4046
4586
457
4516
Sigma 9VE
Sigma 357V
M&P 9
SW99 Compact .40
Out of all these, my favorite is probably my 6906.
Smith makes the best revolvers in the world, period. But I've owned only one S&W auto, a 4006 bought new, and it was unreliable. Would FTF one round every couple of mags. Sent it to the factory, but when it came back there was no improvement. Sold it.
Not sure whether the blame lies with the .40 cartridge, which I think is generally acknowledged is hard to feed, or with my particular sample of 4006.
Not sure whether the blame lies with the .40 cartridge, which I think is generally acknowledged is hard to feed, or with my particular sample of 4006.
rbernie
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Never did care for the ergos or safeties of the metal S&W pistols, but they alwys went BANG at the appropriate time and never seemed to break.
The Sigma was also reliable but had the worst trigger in the world.
I am a real fan of the M&P polymer S&W platform, and have four of 'em as my daily carry pistols.
The Sigma was also reliable but had the worst trigger in the world.
I am a real fan of the M&P polymer S&W platform, and have four of 'em as my daily carry pistols.
gc70
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My S&W 3906 is boring in some ways. It is built like a tank, utterly reliable, easy to shoot, and accurate.
Grunt
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I've got a SW99 in .45 ACP but to be quite honest, it's not my favorite handgun and among my .45s, it's at the bottom. The trigger isn't all that great and the recoil spring is quite heavy. Today I took it to the range and ran it through the AFQC course of fire and while I can manage to get expert with a lot of other handguns, I was happy to just qualify with the SW99. Accuracy just wasn't that good IMHO. I may wind up swapping it out for an M&P when the .45 ACP version comes out and see how S&W did this time.
My agency was the first to issue autos and 9mm starting in 1968 until 2000 when Glock got the bid. I still carry a 6904 as my CCW. S&W autos are under-appreciated and not the gee-whiz rage of the plastic guns of today. As gc70 mentioned the 3906 (and similar models) are boring. They just keep working, no complaining, no problems. Just load the mags and keep on shooting. They work. For the S&W plastic guns as rbernie mentioned the Sigma is very reliable but its trigger is not as good as others; however, many prefer the grip of the Sigma.
HannibalTheCrow
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I have a great S&W model 910 9mm. Shoots really great and no problems whatsoever.
gudel
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I have the S&W 915. Is there a way to smooth out the trigger? It's not as smooth as my HK's.
MadMercS55
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Gudel,
Just keep shooting it. That did it for my 915. It smoothed out real nice around the 2500rnd mark on my sample. Aside from that I've owned a variety of the all steel service models and aside from a few quirks they all were extremely reliable.
Just keep shooting it. That did it for my 915. It smoothed out real nice around the 2500rnd mark on my sample. Aside from that I've owned a variety of the all steel service models and aside from a few quirks they all were extremely reliable.
Old Dog
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I think the older 5906 is one of the best-looking autopistols ever made ... I also love the 4506, the 3913 and the 4006.
Overengineered, sturdy, stone-cold reliable and usually capable of pretty darn good accuracy. Heavy, yes ... But many of us harbor a sneaking fondness for the silver Smith semi-autos ...
Overengineered, sturdy, stone-cold reliable and usually capable of pretty darn good accuracy. Heavy, yes ... But many of us harbor a sneaking fondness for the silver Smith semi-autos ...
gudel
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yeah I don't believe mine reached that many rounds. I guess I'll keep on shooting it. Looks like I get used to the trigger too, last time I was shooting it, my group reall tightened up.
Omaha-BeenGlockin
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Problem around here is nobody carries any S&W pistols besides the Sigma and M&P.
fastbolt
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After we transitioned to 9mm models and started using them, I became impressed with them. Never thought much about them before that, though.
Having watched what's conservatively estimated at more than a million rounds fired downrange since about 1990, and having been a factory certified LE armorer for S&W (as well as some other manufacturer's firearms), I've long since been impressed enough with them that they've become the significant majority of handguns in my personally owned, 'working' collection.
Personally, I prefer Traditional Double Action (DA/SA) models ...
Having watched what's conservatively estimated at more than a million rounds fired downrange since about 1990, and having been a factory certified LE armorer for S&W (as well as some other manufacturer's firearms), I've long since been impressed enough with them that they've become the significant majority of handguns in my personally owned, 'working' collection.
Personally, I prefer Traditional Double Action (DA/SA) models ...
Cousin Mike
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Wow, Gixerman... those are some NICE lookin' pistols!
Funny, I always thought of S&W's autos as "cop guns" - save for their 1911s. I guess because that's what my uncle and other local officers carried around here in the 80's. I can't count how many times I've said I didn't care for the look of their autos. Guess I can eat my words on that as well now...
Funny, I always thought of S&W's autos as "cop guns" - save for their 1911s. I guess because that's what my uncle and other local officers carried around here in the 80's. I can't count how many times I've said I didn't care for the look of their autos. Guess I can eat my words on that as well now...
10-Ring
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I have yet to find a S&W pistol that fit my hands....I've had a 4506, 1076 and a larger 9mm that I forget the model designation But for those that they fit, these guns are very reliable, robust & dependable.
Ask me about wheelguns & you'll get a slightly diff't answer
But for those that they fit, these guns are very reliable, robust & dependable.Ask me about wheelguns & you'll get a slightly diff't answer
S&W Autoloaders are some of my favorite guns. My main carry gun is a 6946 with a 3.5 inch barrel, 12+1 rounds and great feel.
If you have big hands get a double stack version and if smaller hands get the single stack versions. Check the S&W forum for more information.
If you have big hands get a double stack version and if smaller hands get the single stack versions. Check the S&W forum for more information.
Mortech
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S&Ws are very good pistols , I'm currently going through a midlife crisis so instead of wasting my money on a Porche and a hot young blondes I opted for increasing my S&W pistol collection .
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