which to keep SW3913 vs Sig P6

zippo · 10-07-2012, 12:14

HI..

I like to keep only ONE single stack gun between SW 3913 LS vs Sig P6 both with 5 mag , both in very good conditon.

myself like P6 more b/c is no safty/no mag safty. but SW3913 is litter hard to fine around my area.
and I like the way of SW3913 look, both feel good in my small hand, shooting good group both.

which one should be sold and which to keep.

thank you
Zippo

countrygun · 10-07-2012, 12:34

Keep the one you shoot best, but the P-6 would have to shoot a heck of a lot better than the Smith to make me keep it and sell the Smith

Bruce M · 10-07-2012, 12:45

Probably just me but I would sell the P2022 or the G19 or the GP100 well before I sold the P6 or the 3913 unless I had extreme problems shooting the P6 or the 3913. And my guess is that if I had problems shooting either of those I would probably have even more trouble with most other pistols.

denn1911 · 10-07-2012, 12:50

The 3913 fits my hand better so my vote would be to sell the P6. The only thing that I'm not a fan of is the manual safety on the 3913. I like one on my 1911's not on my double action pistols. Let us know how you decide.

bac1023 · 10-07-2012, 12:56

I'd get rid of something else in your signature before either of those.

However, if you have to choose one, I'd keep the P6.

bac1023 · 10-07-2012, 13:01

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Originally Posted by Bruce M

Probably just me but I would sell the P2022 or the G19 or the GP100 well before I sold the P6 or the 3913.

oops...

Bruce beat me too it.

ca survivor · 10-07-2012, 14:52

Keep the 3913 LS and sell me the P-6

countrygun · 10-07-2012, 14:59

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Originally Posted by ca survivor

Keep the 3913 LS and sell me the P-6

If you decide the other way call me

bac1023 · 10-07-2012, 15:03

The P225/P6 is my favorite Sig, other than the P210.

oldnoob · 10-07-2012, 17:11

If it was a 225, I would say keep it and let the 3913 go. But P6 just dime in a dozen. Keep the 3913LS and find a P225 later.

rv4driver · 10-07-2012, 17:15

If you decide to get rid of the 3913, please give me a msg, as they are REALLY in demand, and there is a very good reason for that. Nobody will get my 3913NL, and there is a very good reason for that, also.

Jeff

plouffedaddy · 10-07-2012, 18:39

Tough call but if I could only have one---P6 would be it. It may be my favorite SIG...

countrygun · 10-07-2012, 18:43

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Originally Posted by rv4driver

If you decide to get rid of the 3913, please give me a msg, as they are REALLY in demand, and there is a very good reason for that. Nobody will get my 3913NL, and there is a very good reason for that, also.

Jeff

Hey, I spoke first

Besides I have a good case for need. My wife didn't like my 3913 LS until she fired it. Now she wants mine.

KalashniKEV · 10-07-2012, 18:46

The cost factor or collectability means nothing to me... I'd keep the P6.

P6 is a better gun. It's also from a time when SIG was turning out top of the line pistols that were QA/QC'd to perfection.

**NeverMore1701** · 10-07-2012, 19:54

Keep the Sig for sure.

I'd sell the G19 first though.

Glock40man · 10-07-2012, 19:55

That is a tough call. I wouldn't get rid of either one of them unless, I had to. If you have to sell, keep the one you shoot the best.

***12131*** · 10-07-2012, 23:58

Don't know which you should keep, but if it were me, I would keep the P6.

Big Mad Dawg · 10-08-2012, 03:44

I would keep both I don’t believe in buying a gun I would sale and I have two P-6s and would buy more if I got a good deal. But then I have cheap .22 that I will keep till I die I just don’t sell any guns.

skeeter7 · 10-08-2012, 04:02

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Originally Posted by NeverMore1701

Keep the Sig for sure.

I'd sell the G19 first though.

My thoughts exactly. You can easily replace a G19 anytime.

SigFTW · 10-08-2012, 08:54

For me I could not get rid of either one, both are great pistols! I know this does not help but that is just me.

CBennett · 10-08-2012, 08:58

Id also sell something else out of your collection those are 2 of my favorite guns even though I own neither(I had my shot at a P6 and blew it and got a .22 Pistol for me and the kid instead(same $$) ) and ive shot held and love the 3913 but i was never able to find one for a REASONABLE amount ..I had a few offers but guys thought theirs were worth well over $500 and I disagreed lol(they wanted my Glock 23 the LW 40-9 conversion barrel my RM Lowrider holster AND $$ in a trade lol I was like GTHO lol). But IF I had those 2 in my lineup id #1 regularly carry both and #2 not get rid of either

(unless someone wanted 1 in a trade for the HKP7

which is one of the only ones id want more than the P6 or 3913)

Wyoming · 10-08-2012, 10:03

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Originally Posted by oldnoob

If it was a 225, I would say keep it and let the 3913 go. But P6 just dime in a dozen. Keep the 3913LS and find a P225 later.

P6 may have been a "dime" when they were surplussed but not any more.

It is basically a SIG 225 and if I were to pick between the two it would be the P6.

In this country the S&W is way more common and I would predict the P6 would appreciate at a faster rate and be harder to replace.

My advice is if you need money get a second job and keep both. If not, then take both to the range and see which one you shoot better and keep that one.

countrygun · 10-08-2012, 12:49

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Originally Posted by Wyoming

P6 may have been a "dime" when they were surplussed but not any more.

It is basically a SIG 225 and if I were to pick between the two it would be the P6.

In this country the S&W is way more common and I would predict the P6 would appreciate at a faster rate and be harder to replace.

My advice is if you need money get a second job and keep both. If not, then take both to the range and see which one you shoot better and keep that one.

I hate to disagree but in my jerkwater corner of th Country I have seen many more P-6s than I have 3913LS. The last two 'batches" of P-6s were probably close to the total production of S&W 3913s. I know there were enough of them to put magazines in short supply. The 3913LS will take all 3913 mags and, in a pinch 39 series as well.

fastbolt · 10-08-2012, 13:20

Blonde or Brunette?

Seriously, it depends which one you like using. If you enjoy using both, get rid of something else. (There are at least 3 other pistols in your sig line I'd not ever buy, but that's me, and people like different things.

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I happen to think the 3913 (and variants) are among the very best TDA 9's S&W ever produced. I'd put one in good condition alongside any P239 or P225 and consider it an even match. (I say this as an armorer for both S&W and Sig, and having shot a fair number of Sig's over the years ... but I own a 3913.)

If I were going to own a surplus P6, and I wasn't an armorer, I'd have it inspected by Sig, probably having them do their Sig Service Package (SSP) on it. You never know how well a surplus gov pistol was used, maintained and stored. Ditto the magazines.

Then, as long as it consistently & reliably fed & fired any of the assorted hollowpoints I used, I'd keep it and be happy.

Bottom line? If I owned a properly serviced P6 surplus gun in good condition, AND a 3913 in good condition ... I'd keep BOTH. Neither are going to be any easier to find in coming years.

Suit yourself, though.

45caldan · 10-08-2012, 16:29

I'd keep the 3913. They are a near perfectly sized single stack for IWB carry.