My full-size 3rd generation is a well made gun
by brionic 
, Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 19:36 (4394 days ago) @ stonewalrus
edited by brionic, Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 20:01
Has been basically flawless, although I hardly ever shoot it any longer.
For a woman, the 3rd Gen Lady Smith or 3913 is a much better choice, with the slimmer single stack grip frame and improved design. In style and feel they remind me of a Commander, in an 80s crunchenticker way.
I question the utility of the slide mounted safety. It seems double redundant in function, 'backward' or not.
With the right training, the double action can be mastered to good effect.
Personally, I like the little .45s of that era, but it sounds like she wants a 9mm.
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- Are Smith 469s any good? -
stonewalrus,
2012-09-19, 13:20
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- Not very for primary carry -
Rob Leahy,
2012-09-19, 14:35
- She wants something with a safety - I'm trying to steer to a -
stonewalrus,
2012-09-19, 15:04
- M& P Shield - Rob Leahy, 2012-09-19, 15:10
- She wants something with a safety - I'm trying to steer to a -
stonewalrus,
2012-09-19, 15:04
- I bought the first one I saw way back in the olden days -
MR,
2012-09-19, 17:11
- I bought the first one I saw way back in the olden days - Slow Hand, 2012-09-19, 17:21
- My full-size 3rd generation is a well made gun - brionic, 2012-09-19, 19:36
- The 469's are very good little guns... -
Sarge,
2012-09-21, 08:28
- Thanks for all the input - she has used one on layawake now - stonewalrus, 2012-09-21, 12:47
- Not very for primary carry -
Rob Leahy,
2012-09-19, 14:35