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Gun Control & RKBA

benEzra

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14. It's aluminum alloy...not sure if 6061 or 7075. Pre-scandium, but has held up great

Reply to ileus (Reply #13)

Wed May 27, 2015, 02:17 PM

May 2015

in spite of lots of shooting, including various +P (including Cor-Bon's very hot 1300+ ft/sec +P load).

S&W started with the basic 3913 (single-stack 3rd-gen S&W semiauto) and made some modifications to appeal to female shooters, namely a better shaped grip frame, a better trigger, the more neutral gray grips instead of the black grips of the standard 3913, and a single-side safety instead of ambi for a slimmer profile. Even now, the Lady Smith variant of the 3913 is widely regarded as one of the best 3rd-gen semiautos S&W ever made. Capacity is 8+1, with a 3.5" barrel.

The Lady Smith model was enough of an upgrade over the standard 3913 that S&W eventually came out with a limited run of Lady Smiths with no logo; those are sometimes referred to as the 3913NL.

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Why men feel the need to carry guns (cross post) [View all] Duckhunter935 May 2015 OP

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Well, there it is. linuxman May 2015 #3

The week is young and Flamin Lib is prolific... Shamash May 2015 #4

I doubt it....the 2A regressives have way more silly shit than this to spew. ileus May 2015 #6

I wish I could believe that this time. NaturalHigh May 2015 #8

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These people really need to address their own sexual insecurities. NaturalHigh May 2015 #7

Very true Duckhunter935 May 2015 #9

It's odd how they confuse personal safety and care of ones family with sex. ileus May 2015 #12

Infantile psycho babble by people who want to control other people's lives and choices Lurks Often May 2015 #10

They have to believe that, because they can't allow themselves to believe benEzra May 2015 #11

I've never seen one of those...is that a poly frame? ileus May 2015 #13

It's aluminum alloy...not sure if 6061 or 7075. Pre-scandium, but has held up great benEzra May 2015 #14

I have noticed that Duckhunter935 May 2015 #15

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I am curious on how they justify that thinking Duckhunter935 May 2015 #17

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You mean throw one at Bloomberg? Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #22

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