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WestOfPecos · June 23, 2016, 03:03 PM

I have had 3rd gen S&W pistols since the early 90s. They have grown on me, to the degree that they are now among my very favorites.

I am curious. If you own/ have owned a 59xx or similar 3rd gen S&W, what semi-auto pistol do you prefer to it, or like equally?

Right now, I own a 5904 and a 3913 and really enjoy both, probably more than than the other half dozen pistols I own (most of them much more recent than my 3rd gen S&Ws). I find them impeccably reliable, easy to clean and comfortable to handle. I regret the fact that they are not made any more.

Here are some other semi-auto pistols that I own/ have owned and compared them to: Beretta 92, Jericho 941, multiple 1911s and 2011s of different makes, Bersa Thunder, Sig P226 and P229, Kimber Solo, Spingfield XD and XDM, Glock 17 and 26, CZ 75.

June 23, 2016, 03:03 PM	#1
WestOfPecos Junior Member Join Date: September 26, 2010 Location: WI Posts: 5	What handgun do you like better than your 59xx? I have had 3rd gen S&W pistols since the early 90s. They have grown on me, to the degree that they are now among my very favorites. I am curious. If you own/ have owned a 59xx or similar 3rd gen S&W, what semi-auto pistol do you prefer to it, or like equally? Right now, I own a 5904 and a 3913 and really enjoy both, probably more than than the other half dozen pistols I own (most of them much more recent than my 3rd gen S&Ws). I find them impeccably reliable, easy to clean and comfortable to handle. I regret the fact that they are not made any more. Here are some other semi-auto pistols that I own/ have owned and compared them to: Beretta 92, Jericho 941, multiple 1911s and 2011s of different makes, Bersa Thunder, Sig P226 and P229, Kimber Solo, Spingfield XD and XDM, Glock 17 and 26, CZ 75.