More S&W 9mm '90s Retro Goodness!
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2022 11:34 pm
Got the NIB S&W SW9F Sigma last week. Well, just today, I snagged another NIB 9mm S&W.
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Yup, a S&W "Value Series" Model 910 pistol.
These were the last of the consumer grade guns made by Big Blue. They cut every corner they could to make them cost competitive against the GLOCK.
Less machining to the frame and slide (ie, more blocky), replacement of some metal parts with plastic parts, and the same style sights as what would later be found on the Sigma. Prior to that, S&W used NOVAK sights and those cost Big Blue a pretty penny.
The 910 and SW9F were what S&W had to compete against GLOCK. The 910 is not a bad pistol by any means. But compared to the earlier 3rd Gen guns, the Value Series is like buying a fleet vehicle built Ford Ranger with a 4 cylinder engine, bench vinyl seats, AM only radio, roll up windows, and no A/C.
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Yup, a S&W "Value Series" Model 910 pistol.
These were the last of the consumer grade guns made by Big Blue. They cut every corner they could to make them cost competitive against the GLOCK.
Less machining to the frame and slide (ie, more blocky), replacement of some metal parts with plastic parts, and the same style sights as what would later be found on the Sigma. Prior to that, S&W used NOVAK sights and those cost Big Blue a pretty penny.
The 910 and SW9F were what S&W had to compete against GLOCK. The 910 is not a bad pistol by any means. But compared to the earlier 3rd Gen guns, the Value Series is like buying a fleet vehicle built Ford Ranger with a 4 cylinder engine, bench vinyl seats, AM only radio, roll up windows, and no A/C.
