S&W 3913 9mm goodness!
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Today on Classic Gun Reviews I do a detailed review of the S&W 3913 9mm automatic pistol.
Making videos we sometimes say the wrong item, even though we know the right one, here I meant disconnector not sear, and slide mounted safety not frame mounted.
This is perhaps the best single stack 9mm handgun ever made.
I own the model 3953, great gun
I was completely impressed with the 3913 when i got the chance to review one. Said by many to be the best 3rd Gen Smith ever produced.
@thetnpickers I've owned the 3913 for 15+ years now. I love it. It is a bit big for my petite size and feels a bit heavier in my senior years than before. But it's comfortable in my hands. I shoot ambidextrous and it's easy to shoot with either hand.
Absolutely
Best single-stack 9s, ever:
* S&W 3913/3914
* Beretta 92FS Compact, Type M
* SIG P239
* Walther P5
For almost 2 decades, my duty weapon was a 4006 TSW and my off duty was a 3913. I loved it so much I added a 3953. Till this day, I still prefer the 3rd Gen all metal firearms from S&W.
Same here. So awesome
I’m a huge fan of their polymer handguns. I think they’re easily one of the best on the market.
That being said there really is something special about their 3rd gen metal guns. They’re just phenomenal guns. It’s a real shame they don’t make them anymore.
Same goes for their revolvers. The new ones are great and all but those older ones are legendary.
The grips on the trigger guard are beneficial for resisting barrel lift when downward pressure is applied with the index finger while firing. I guess I was taught that in the 80’s
Was just developing my interest in firearms when these were introduced in the market. Seeing 3gen S&W’s brings me right back to those splendid days.
Same here, and one of my first introduction to the 3rd gen S&Ws was on Miami Vice with the 645 and 6405. Brings me back to the 80s.
I carried a 6906 with a 15 rd !msg (with adaptor) as my duty weapon for the last of my 30+ years service. The 3913 was my constant companion during that time. When I started police work, I carried a Model 19 and a Model 36 revolver. That was back in 1970.
The 6906 and the 3913 and the 4013 all fit the same holster. And as you indicated the 6906 comes with 12 round mags, but the 15 round mags of the 5906 will work in the 6906 with or without the adapter.
I have both the 6904 and 3914 DAO (blued versions) Great guns. The 3914 DAO was a special run for the NYPD. They were made for several law enforcement agencies. No safety, no decocker. it makes the pistol even slimmer! The DAO system is just fine for self defense
I prefer these over any polymer frame striker fired handgun any day! The 3914/3913 are absolutely great carry guns.
Congrats on owning a 3914.. great gun, especially being a limited run.. I remember reading about it in my S&W reference book.
i have this gun. It was my first gun. I will never get rid of it. Its amazing. I love it.
Same thing here. I searched for months looking for a gun just like this one and finally found a 3913 in 2004. Bought it for 375 out the door. I will never sell it.
The easy way to reassemble the gun is point the muzzle up. Then push down on the levers and the slide drops right in place.
I love these old Smith and Wesson autos
Love the #3913, have owned one in perfect condition for years. Have often considered carrying this gun but could never bring myself to do it because of their ever increasing value and not wanting to add wear to the finish. A side note related to the N.L version of the #3913. The N.L actually stands for non lettered rather than non ladysmith - just a meaningless tidbit of info for whatever it's worth. Great video!
Love my gen 3!!! I would rock this little guy in my pocket all day long. Love the video
Thank you!
I have a 3953 and it’s a great shooter!
Reliable, Reliable, Reliable.......own both the
3913 & 6906 love them both!
3913 and 5906 here .. the two pistols I would never part with
Just got one. LOVE. Good review. Very thorough. As you say, because the manual of arms on this is basically the same as M9, this is a great EDC for Beretta 92 shooters.
Thanks! and congrats on finding one.
Carried one of these along with a 6906 for a lot of years. Even won some police shooting competitions with them. Wish I’d held onto them.
Nicely done and very informative video. I Finally found one in A Pawn Shop near me.
Went to visit it 2 days in a row and will be putting some $$$ Down to hold it. Been L👀King for one for years but the ones I did encounter were BEAT UP.
Until the other day when I happen to drive by the Pawn Shop and glad I Stopped in.
Thank you for the nice comments!
I boutht mine in 1988 and have carried it since. I still use it although Walthers have become by daily driver. A great pistol and I will never get rid of it. A good carry gun with a punch.
GREAT VIDEO
THANKS for Sharing the information. I’ve had the
5906 for years. Recently I found in great condition a 3913 at a Pawn Shop. I think it needs a Home🏡
Thank you! You can't go wrong with the 3913 if you like 5906.. and they're getting harder to find.
I carried-it as my off-duty weapon for 2+ decades...🤘
It must have been comforting to have this great gun as your carry gun.. I've had 5 variations of this pistol and have never had a malfunction in any of them. Thanks for watching!
My old mans always lived by a Smith 39-2 he bought brand new in the 70s. Years later he acquired a brand new 39 no dash in the box unfired from the 50s i believe? Whenever i go over i take it out and love to just admire it.
Im stuck in new england to. Great cold weather we have at the moment smh. Stay warm!
Great review.
Purchased a police trade-in today. 2/23.
Congrats on finding one of these great guns!
I love Smith and Wewson pistols. Beautiful lines, slim and easy to operate. Love the safety so you can carry it chambered and not worry about shooting your nutsack off if you carry appendix
Put a pair of Hogue grips on it and it makes all the difference.
Have you done a review on the S&W CS9 Chief Special? If so can you review again, thanks! Great EDC for me for years.
I've never fired one... But I've always liked its looks and features since the first time I saw it in the 1980s...
(Exception would be mag disconnect) .. if I find one in good shape for a decent price I would definitely pick one up
Most of the 4th gen all metal guns are amazing and very reliable. Many are pretty big and some are all steel, heavy beasts. The smaller and aluminum frame versions are great to carry and fun and accurate to shoot. thanks for watching and the comment.
Was my EDC from 2012- August 2019 until I got my Sig 365. I have never had a jam with my S&W 3913. This was the first Slim US Made semi-auto 9 mm. I had my decocker/safety lever smoothed down to make less bulky. I also have a 6946 DAO only that was my grandfathers police duty gun. The DAO trigger system in that gun is hard to master
Nice to hear such a long time as your EDC, especially so recently! that's great. I don't prefer the DAO in these guns either, they're lightish in pull but it feels strange to me....
My guess on the serrations on the hammer is that they only made spurred hammers and bobbed the ones they needed
That's a good theory .. makes sense.
Superb review! Looks beautiful! About the size of a Colt Mustang Plus 380 model. I like a solid, all metal pistol, nice balance, grip, low recoil, S&W quality. Must look for one. 😊 That luminous paint is impressive too!
Thank you! About that size of that, maybe like the Colt Mustangs bigger brother the 380 Government model size, but a little thicker.. .. yes keep your eyes open they do show up, this one was in my local gun store calling my name.. great gun.
Got One...LOVE It! ';-)
These fine guns can be found every now and then. Unfortunately holsters and sights for them can't. I don't think parts are available for them anymore either. I'd seriously think of buying one if Smith ever started selling them again and aforementioned issues were resolved.
Very good, lady smith.
Hi.. the LadySmith 3913 (3913LS) is very similar to the 3913, but different in having the safety/decocker only on one side, not ambi for slimmer carry. Also it has a much more tapered dust cover (area in front of the trigger guard) that makes it smaller in that area. The grips are gray. After so many men wanted that gun to conceal carry, but without the LadySmith Logo on the pistol S&W came out with the 3913NL, speculation is the NL means Not LadySmith, lol.
So my example is the original 3913 with regular dust cover and ambi safety.
I actually have the LadySmith grips that I put on sometime for a different look.
I've owned 2 of the NLs, I wish I had kept one!
I have a 3913 in excellent condition. Due to the covid crisis and unemployment i was forced to recently put this fine handgun up for sale on multiple major firearm sales sites. To my amazement - i have not received a single response from anyone who is interested in buying it(not one!) even after listing it at an already reasonable price or best offer. Guess no-one wants these high quality all metal classic guns anymore. The plastic wonder nines are apparently all anybody cares about these days!
Hi Tim.. sorry to hear about your situation, it's happening to so many people right now I don't know whats going to happen in the job situation. Good luck to you on your endeavers.
Thanks for the update on the auction sites activity on these guns. I"m not surprised, I saw the same thing on Winchester Lever guns.. I talked to the sales people at two of the largest guns stores in the US and they said that buyers for the lever guns are older and selling they're collections and not buying collectible Winchesters and other older collectible guns.
And my guess, the newer generations are not as much into hunting, and if they are it's the cheaper modern bolt actions with a scope.
On the older S&W metal guns, including the 3913, they're aren't as many new shooters buying these.
So many of the 3913's and other S&W vintage ones were carried by police detectives that they bought they're own guns when they retired so they were still selling. Concealed carry people too...
There are still collectors of S&W metal guns, though just not as many, and not many buying these for carry now.
One gun I see selling fast from gun shops is the 645 & 4506 .45ACP guns.. probably because of Miami Vice and all younger people watching it in the 80's it's a very popular gun.
I hope you eventually don't have to sell it, but if you have to you can always sell the 3913 at a good gun shop for cash that gives you 70% of their retail price for it. Depending on condition and # of mags etc. what the retail price would be.
Condition similar to mine here with one mag would probably be in the $425 range.
@@ClassicGunReviews Thanks for the kind words. I've decided to just keep the 3913, i just cannot bring myself to part with it. They are getting more scarce all the time and not many handguns on the market today can even compare to the quality and desirable features of the 3913(in my humble opinion anyway) Am really glad there are others out there who share the same enthusiasm for these 3rd gens. Hope to see some more future vids on these fine firearms. Best wishes!
@@timrussell1559 That's great Tim, I'm glad you are able to keep the 3913!
Hope your doing better than when you wrote your reply, I two have a 3913 and a 5906 both of which I carried from their introduction by S&W as an LEO. I have never had a problem with either. I had an original 39 back in the 60s that ruined me for anything other than DA/SA. Your right though the gun is excellent but the audience is not educated enough to appreciate its design. Most shooters today know nothing but polymer striker fired pistols. Recently Sig, who has never given up their DA/SA line of all metal pistol, and who are well respected took the P 320 the polymer pistol that won them their first US Army contract and to make it more attractive is now offering it with an alloy frame, so people are starting to realize the value of a metal frame handgun! The pendulum has started to swing back the other way.
@@kencorsell8087 Agree with you 100 percent. The double/single action autos to me are some of the best designs ever made. In my opinion the decocker function on these guns make them one of safest firearms to carry as well. You're also right about the general publics fascination with all of the polymer wonder 9's that have flooded the market over the years, few appreciate the quality and superb design of these 3rd gen smiths these days. Wish the factory still offered support for these guns but as rugged as they are built they will likely never need much to keep them fully functional. Appreciate your response
An Awesome Gun and A Great video.
A true gentleman's pistol.. Bond would be jealous. The real Bond, not that fake one with the plastic gun.
I need a conceal holster for mine. It is an awesome gun
Just ordered one for mine, Black Arch holsters - Ace Dri Matrix
I like the alien gear OSB...
Alien gear and Clinger holsters. The S&W 3913 & 6906 will both fit the same holsters, I own and carry both pistols for ccw.
Hey man, great video! Been looking to buy a clean 3913 preferably with the chrome trigger and hammer, are you considering selling any of the 3913s that you currently have?
thanks! No, I don't plan on ever selling my guns on the channel here. Also, many of the guns here I don't own anymore.
Love my 3913, bought it in 99 but never fired it to this day.
Were you in a coma? LOL...
Maybe, lol
Also, my wife didn't like guns at the time so it was stored in a closet, but as we got older an with all the moving it was forgotten about. Maybe I'll pull it out one day.
@@klvsd , I hear ya man. Hopefully you get a chance to enjoy it. Don't sell it though.
How do you know how you feel about it if you've never fired it?
Would've loved to see how to get to the firing pin , I have one just never took the time to change the pin , I did the brake down , all was good but yet to get to that firing pin I think it's something to do with that level that you couldn't figure out what it's for ,? MAYBE ? looks like maybe with that safety switch off push in that other part and push needle pen in the front pin hole to back it all the way out ?
Sorry for the late reply, I just found the comment. Videos with field stripping only won't show you how to change the firing pin, Find a total disassembly video for the 3913 or for any 3rd gen S&W pistol with similar safety setup ambi or not ambi and it will show you how to get access to the firing pin.
Wow lol I thank you for the reply. I almost forgot I sent out a S.O.S 😂 . I will try looking that up your referencing to in your reply. Thanks bud 👍
just one question, that warren sights also fit on a m&p pistol? or made for the m&p?
Any ideas on finding mags ????? Looked most everywhere ............Thanks
I get all of my vintage magazines that are 10 rounds or under on ebay. I've always been able to find them there. I just bought a STAR BM 8 round magazine there in like new condition.
I'm thinking about selling mine right now. What is the average market price for this? I know they stopped making them so its hard to figure out the range
it depends on condition and how many rounds put through the gun be inside wear and tear.. where in the country you live, and depending if it's going to a dealer or private... if it looks in similar condition to mine with 2 magazines it would be worth in the mid 4s to 5 retail. Of course most dealers would be giving u about 62 to 70% of that.
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What outside holsters are recommended?
My favorites are the Bianchi Shadow, other pancake Bianchi holsters with snap, Galco Combat master or other Galco leather holster with snap.
My dad has a 3913 that has been shot about 6000 rounds through it. It no longer ejects reliably. Bought new magazines and that wont fix it. Any ideas on what to replace on the gun?
First question is what isn't ejecting reliably the magazine or the empty brass? If the emply brass, what exactly is the brass doing, i.e. where is it getting caught, what does it look like when it happens?
@@ClassicGunReviews The empty brass doesn't eject. Also the slide does not go into battery ( almost 2/3 of the way). I try to tap and rack and the slide but i have to smack the back of the slide to get it to go in all the way.
@@caillouhead thanks.. ok so the failure to feed I believe is a result of recoil spring weakness seeing that it has 6000 rounds and it should be replaced everything 3000 rounds, it is long overdue for a recoil spring, so start there with that problem and see what happens after that. I think it will solve that problem.
This might also solve the ejection problem since the weak recoil spring is causing the slide to operate too fast not giving the brass time to eject.
If not that, then could be weak extractor spring, worn extractor, or ejector bent. Snap cap slowly drawn back with no mag in place should be held in place for awhile.. if the snap cap falls down right after leaving chamber then extractor might be worn.
I'd replace the recoil spring from Wolff or S&W and see what happens. This might put the gun back in reliable working order.
Replace the extractor, extractor spring and recoil spring. Check Numrich Arms for the parts.
@@garyK.45ACP Yes. Sucks that Smith and Novak's stopped supporting 3rd gens.
Does anybody know if the magazines in the 3913 are compatible in the S&W CS9 9mm ?
Yes it will fit, function and lock in place fine, but the 3913 8 round magazine will stick out of the bottom since the CS9 takes the 7 round mag. Also the magazine can get damaged at feed lips though if slammed too hard in the CS9. Having a spacer on the 3913 mag would it more robust.
@@ClassicGunReviews Thanks.
I would trade my 6906 with three mags for one of these .
The 12 round 6906 mags go for $60-70 each themselves. I would hang on to that 6906 right now. If you haven't sold it already, the rush for people to buy the new "micro compact" 9mms, like the S&W Shield Plus, Ruger Max 9, etc. is keeping the prices of the 3rd Gen S&Ws in check. People are actually selling them relatively cheap (compared to the jacked up prices on everything else).
I would look around for a 3913/3914 right now and keep the 6906.
Where can I acquire one??
You can usually find several listed on Gunbroker.
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