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rev-arb · 08-20-2007, 02:14 PM

I just picked up a S&W Model 39 9mm.

I know a few of you might remember yours from the service years ago. It is a sweet little gun with hardly no wear at all.

Hopefully I will get out to shoot it soon.

rev-arb · 08-20-2007, 02:41 PM

Any one have any recent experience? Plus I think I will be looking for a couple mags soon.

The Knight Of Light · 08-20-2007, 03:27 PM

I sold mine and I wish I didn't. Great pistol and I loved it. I sold it to a good friend.

rev-arb · 08-21-2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The Knight Of Light

I sold mine and I wish I didn't. Great pistol and I loved it. I sold it to a good friend.

Good to know...it might become a safe queen because she is just soooooo pretty.

The Knight Of Light · 08-22-2007, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rev-arb

Good to know...it might become a safe queen because she is just soooooo pretty.

AAAWWWW!!!! Don't say that!! I loved mine and carried it too. It was flat and very easy to use. I also found it to be very accurate with 115-124 grain bullets. My pistol also fed Speer 115 gold dot HP ammo very well.

Whatever you do, DO NOT use +P or +P+ ammo in it.

These guns are not rated for it.

Is your model a 39-2 or an original 39? You can tell by a long extractor vs a spring loaded axtractor. Some of the older models would break the long solid extractor because people were using +P ammo.

rev-arb · 08-23-2007, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Knight Of Light

AAAWWWW!!!! Don't say that!! I loved mine and carried it too. It was flat and very easy to use. I also found it to be very accurate with 115-124 grain bullets. My pistol also fed Speer 115 gold dot HP ammo very well.

Whatever you do, DO NOT use +P or +P+ ammo in it.

These guns are not rated for it.

Is your model a 39-2 or an original 39? You can tell by a long extractor vs a spring loaded axtractor. Some of the older models would break the long solid extractor because people were using +P ammo.

Original 39 with a pretty low #. When I saw it I knew that I needed to have it. It really is an amazing piece. I know that I will take it out on occasion but there is no blue wear so it had never been a holster.

The Knight Of Light · 08-23-2007, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rev-arb

Original 39 with a pretty low #. When I saw it I knew that I needed to have it. It really is an amazing piece. I know that I will take it out on occasion but there is no blue wear so it had never been a holster.

WOW!! Great piece man!! Call up S&W and see if you can get some info on it! They have some really extensive records and I found out mine was an original Illinois State Police pistol. One of the first Auto's used by a Major police agency in the USA.

rev-arb · 08-23-2007, 07:39 PM

Yeah I need to write them to see if I can get a letter on it. It might improve the value a little.

KnightHawk · 08-24-2007, 08:13 AM

The M-39 is reliable and inherently accurate but the extractor springs were always a weak point and it is usually a good idea to replace it just to be on the safe side.

RBOWWOW · 08-24-2007, 08:29 AM

Did this search and found:
http://www.gunclips.net/smwemo398rdg.html

Also a Pachmayr grip if yer interested:
http://www.lg-sports.com/proddetail.asp?prod=3835

I was in a store outta town yesterday and found a Mag for 20 bux! The guy said he had put it out that day. My 39-2 is not in the greatest of shape since it's the one that my dad carried forever, but hey it's the one that my dad carried.

By the way - NO LIMP WRISTING this machine...it will FTF/FTE. If I dont tell a new person shooting it they always jam it up. I haven't had an issue when I use it however. Someone told me I should have the ramp polished and that could help. (Comments?)

08-20-2007, 02:14 PM	#1
rev-arb XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West River, South Dakota Posts: 12,982 Blog Entries: 3	S&W Model 39 I just picked up a S&W Model 39 9mm. I know a few of you might remember yours from the service years ago. It is a sweet little gun with hardly no wear at all. Hopefully I will get out to shoot it soon. __________________ You got to "post" before you can "TOTP!" Rom. 12:12 "The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and in a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to Him." - Henry Varley to DL Moody "I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed." - Buffalo Bill

08-20-2007, 02:41 PM	#2
rev-arb XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West River, South Dakota Posts: 12,982 Blog Entries: 3	Any one have any recent experience? Plus I think I will be looking for a couple mags soon. __________________ You got to "post" before you can "TOTP!" Rom. 12:12 "The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and in a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to Him." - Henry Varley to DL Moody "I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed." - Buffalo Bill

08-20-2007, 03:27 PM	#3
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,832 Blog Entries: 12	I sold mine and I wish I didn't. Great pistol and I loved it. I sold it to a good friend. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

08-23-2007, 07:39 PM	#8
rev-arb XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West River, South Dakota Posts: 12,982 Blog Entries: 3	Yeah I need to write them to see if I can get a letter on it. It might improve the value a little. __________________ You got to "post" before you can "TOTP!" Rom. 12:12 "The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and in a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to Him." - Henry Varley to DL Moody "I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed." - Buffalo Bill

08-24-2007, 08:13 AM	#9
KnightHawk XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas, on the Border Posts: 156	The M-39 is reliable and inherently accurate but the extractor springs were always a weak point and it is usually a good idea to replace it just to be on the safe side. __________________ Packin' Heat Leather Galco Distributor & Bianchi Dealer McAllen, Texas, USA

08-24-2007, 08:29 AM	#10
RBOWWOW XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 447	Did this search and found: http://www.gunclips.net/smwemo398rdg.html Also a Pachmayr grip if yer interested: http://www.lg-sports.com/proddetail.asp?prod=3835 I was in a store outta town yesterday and found a Mag for 20 bux! The guy said he had put it out that day. My 39-2 is not in the greatest of shape since it's the one that my dad carried forever, but hey it's the one that my dad carried. By the way - NO LIMP WRISTING this machine...it will FTF/FTE. If I dont tell a new person shooting it they always jam it up. I haven't had an issue when I use it however. Someone told me I should have the ramp polished and that could help. (Comments?)

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