I like Wayne’s sights a lot (and so must many others for you see originals supplied by the factory from several manufacturers these days) but the sights on your gun have what to me (and a growing number of people in this business) is a really good concept: a single white front dot! I won’t get into the argument as to why I (and many others) believe that three dot sights are a gimmick and things like today’s XS Sights single Big Dot or Wayne’s own recently-offered option of a single bead front combined with an all black version of his rear sight are a faster and better idea. To be honest, about all that was noticeably “removed” were the Novak rear sight, some additional profiling in the dust cover area of the frame, and the higher polished finish of the original (standard) gun (the 5904). Additionally, there was only so much that could be done in regard to the parts and labor required to build anything within that family (even if it was stripped down).
The issue was that only so much could be done in regard to stripping costs out of the gun while retaining those features, ergonomics, and trigger “feel” that the customer had come to expect in the 5900 series line. Obviously, there was some hope to boost LE sales as well.
The 915 was an early 90’s attempt to offer a quality, high-cap 9mm at a price lower than had been previously associated with the then-current 3rd Generation metal guns in order to compete more readily in the retail sporting goods/personal defense market that had already been affected to some degree by the lower-priced polymer Glock. In regard to your just-obtained Smith & Wesson 915, you mention that you just “ Ordered some new straight stock grips from Midway” and were wondering if there was “ Anything else one might do to improve this thing?”, I am in complete agreement with “dsk” (above) in that “ It doesn't need anything except more ammo”. Anything else one might do to improve this thing? Here she is - photos taken in bright sunlight, may make it look faded, color is still good.
Here she is - photos taken in bright sunlight, may make it look faded, color is still good:Īnything else one might do to improve this thing? Taking it to the range tonight, picked up 200 rounds at Wally world to put through her. How can a gun look so worn on the outside but new on the inside? Ordered some new straight stock grips from Midway, which should clean up the appearance a bit as these are a bit worn. The slide has very minor markings in a few small spots, hardly noticeable. Some nicks on the aluminum alloy frame that I could do without, but nevertheless the gun has character. The insides look perfect like it hasn't seen many rounds, the outside is around 80%. I've read some good impressions on these models, I was initially looking for the stainless 5906 for over a month and this popped up on Armslist. My first S&W ever, seemed like a great deal. So, to round this all up, this is a great gun and I'm quite happy with it, and for anyone looking to buy a good quality 9mm at a cheap price, the S&W 915 is the gun for you.Just wanted to share my new purchase, a used S&W 915. It may be one of the cheaper handguns you can buy, but that doesn't affect the quality of this pistol at all. Now that I've gotten used to it though, I'm very pleased with my purchase. The recoil is very manageable, the double action trigger pull is nice and crisp, but the single action trigger pull is a bit too far back in my opinion, which had me jerking the trigger a bit when I was first getting used to it. It's a semi-automatic, has a steel frame,an external safety/decocker, and the magazine holds 15 rounds.
A little info about the gun, like I said it's a Smith and Wesson 915, full sized double action 9mm handgun. I just got this about a month ago, and couldn't be happier with it! I didn't have much money to spend but I was determined to finally get my very first handgun, and found this baby for $270 on armslist. Since this will be my first post, it seems fitting that it should be about my very first handgun, my Smith and Wesson 915. Hello to anyone who happens to stumble across this blog! This is my blog, all about guns, guns, and more guns.