3rd gen smiths

[TheGunSnob]

Is anyone else on here a fan of the third gen Smith and Wesson autoloaders? I love these guns and they seem to be getting harder to find and worth more every time I find one.

 

[Perplexed]

I had about half a dozen of them at one time. Sold them all but one. My gf has one also. I do like them!

 

[forindooruseonly]

Yes, I've had a 5906 for a long time and it is a good shooter. I also like the smaller bobbed hammer one, but I forget the name. Their nomenclature always confused me. I would like to pick up another 5906 sometime that is in worse condition than mine, so I wouldn't feel bad about using it hard.

 

[joegrizzy]

i picked up a nice 3913 from here and about a month later someone was selling a TSW 3913 that if I had seen it, I would have bought it, too!

fantastic single stacks imo. i get the double stax are harder to stack up against a polymer wonder nine, but man shooting all metal guns (even aluminum frame) is just way better.

 

[RickN]

I want a 5906 so bad! But way out of my price range.

 

[TheGunSnob]

i picked up a nice 3913 from here and about a month later someone was selling a TSW 3913 that if I had seen it, I would have bought it, too!

fantastic single stacks imo. i get the double stax are harder to stack up against a polymer wonder nine, but man shooting all metal guns (even aluminum frame) is just way better.

I really want to find a single stack just haven’t found one for a price I’m willing to pay. And I totally agree I would rather shoot one of my smiths than most any gun I own

 

[TheGunSnob]

I want a 5906 so bad! But way out of my price range.

You can still find them for a good price every now and then I only paid 350 for mine in great shape with box and 3 mags

 

[joegrizzy]

i paid $500 for mine and thought it was a fair deal. the TSW next month sold for a little bit more, a good deal there too.

when glocks are going for $500-$600, hard to see an all metal, discontinued firearm go for much less.

i have a sneaking suspicious there are still some cop trade in 5906's floating around that retailers might dish out at some point next year.

 

[65ny]

They're some of the best. I've had several over the years, but I've narrowed it down to a few keepers.
My favorites are the 4506 and the 39...and the 3913....and.... they're all my favorite.

 

[joegrizzy]

thicker single stax, like a non-lady smith or a ppk with wood grips, just feel so much better to me than a double stax thicc boy. i mean i like full sized handguns, but when it comes to something that just *feels* right, they do it for me.