The Gun Digest Buyers' Guide to Guns. Ken Ramage
embedded stainless steel chassis; stainless steel slide and barrel, stainless steel structural components, black Melonite finish, reversible magazine catch, 3 interchangeable palmswell grip sizes, universal rail, sear deactivation lever, internal lock system, magazine disconnect. Ships with 2 magazines. Internal lock models available. Overall height: 5.5"; width: 1.2"; sight radius: 6.4". Introduced November 2005. 45 ACP version introduced 2007, 10+1 or 14+1 capacity. Barrel: 4.5". Length: 8.05". Weight: 29.6 ounces. Features: Picatinny-style equipment rail; black or bi-tone, dark-earth-brown frame. Bi-tone M & P45 includes ambidextrous, frame-mounted thumb safety, take down tool with lanyard attachment. Compact 9mm Para./357 SIG/40 S&W versions introduced 2007. Compacts have 3.5" barrel, OAL 6.7". 10+1 or 12+1 capacity. Weight: 21.7 ounces. Features: Picatinny-style equipment rail. Made in U.S.A. by Smith & Wesson.
| Price: Full Size, from | $656.00 |
| Price: Compacts, from | $656.00 |
| Price: Midsize, from | $695.00 |
| Price: Crimson Trace Lasergrip models, from | $908.00 |
| Price: Thumb-safety M & P models, from | $719.00 |
Smith & Wesson 457 TDA
SMITH & WESSON MODEL 457 TDA AUTO PISTOL
WESSON Caliber: 45 ACP, 7-shot magazine. Barrel: 3.75". Weight: 29 oz. Length: 7.25" overall. Grips: One-piece Xenoy, wraparound with straight backstrap. Sights: Post front, fixed rear, 3-dot system. Features: Aluminum alloy frame, matte blue carbon steel slide; bobbed hammer; smooth trigger. Introduced 1996. Made in U.S.A. by Smith & Wesson.
| Price: Model 457, black matte finish | $711.00 |
Smith & Wesson 908
SMITH & WESSON MODEL 908 AUTO PISTOL
Caliber: 9mm Para., 8-shot magazine. Barrel: 3.5". Weight: 24 oz. Length: 6-13/16". Grips: One-piece Xenoy, wraparound with straight backstrap. Sights: Post front, fixed rear, 3-dot system. Features: Aluminum alloy frame, matte blue carbon steel slide; bobbed hammer; smooth trigger. Introduced 1996. Made in U.S.A. by Smith & Wesson.
| Price: Model 908, black matte finish | $679.00 |
| Price: Model 908S, stainless matte finish | $679.00 |
| Price: Model 908S Carry Combo, with holster | $703.00 |
Smith & Wesson 4013 TSW
SMITH & WESSON MODEL 4013 TSW AUTO
Caliber: 40 S&W, 9-shot magazine. Barrel: 3.5". Weight: 26.8 oz. Length: 6 3/4" overall. Grips: Xenoy one-piece wraparound. Sights: Novak 3-dot system. Features: Traditional double-action system; stainless slide, alloy frame; fixed barrel bushing; ambidextrous decocker; reversible magazine catch, equipment rail. Introduced 1997. Made in U.S.A. by Smith & Wesson.
| Price: Model 4013 TSW | $1,027.00 |
Smith & Wesson 910 DA
SMITH & WESSON MODEL 910 DA AUTO PISTOL
Caliber: 9mm Para., 10-shot magazine. Barrel: 4". Weight: 28 oz. Length: 7-3/8" overall. Grips: One-piece Xenoy, wraparound with straight backstrap. Sights: Post front with white dot, fixed 2-dot rear. Features: Alloy frame, blue carbon steel slide. Slide-mounted decocking lever. Introduced 1995.
| Price: | $648.00 |
Smith & Wesson 3913 LadySmith
SMITH & WESSON MODEL 3913 TRADITIONAL DOUBLE ACTIONS
Caliber: 9mm Para., 8-shot magazine. Barrel: 3.5". Weight: 24.8 oz. Length: 6.75" overall. Grips: One-piece Delrin wraparound, textured surface. Sights: Post front with white dot, Novak LoMount Carry with two dots. Features: TSW has aluminum alloy frame, stainless slide. Bobbed hammer with no half-cock notch; smooth .304" trigger with rounded edges. Straight backstrap. Equipment rail. Extra magazine included. Introduced 1989. The 3913-LS Ladysmith has frame that is upswept at the front, rounded trigger guard. Comes in frosted stainless steel with matching gray grips. Grips are ergonomically correct for a woman’s hand. Novak LoMount Carry rear sight adjustable for windage. Extra magazine included. Introduced 1990.
| Price: 3913TSW | $924.00 |
| Price: 3913-LS | $909.00 |
Smith & Wesson SW1911
SMITH & WESSON MODEL SW1911 PISTOLS
Caliber: 45 ACP, 8 rounds. Barrel: 5". Weight: 39 oz. Length: 8.7". Grips: Wood or rubber. Sights: Novak Lo-Mount Carry, white dot front. Features: Large stainless frame and slide with matte finish, single-side external safety. No. 108284 has adjustable target rear sight, ambidextrous safety levers, 20-lpi checkered front strap, comes with two 8-round magazines. DK model (Doug Koenig) also has oversized magazine well, Doug Koenig speed hammer, flat competition speed trigger with overtravel stop, rosewood grips with Smith & Wesson silver medallions, oversized magazine well, special serial number run. No. 108295 has olive drab Crimson Trace lasergrips. No. 108299 has carbon-steel frame and slide with polished flats on slide, standard GI recoil guide, laminated double-diamond walnut grips with silver Smith