Model 915 Smith and Wesson

Answer 1

Hard question to answer without more to go on but.... here goes.

I have one. I've been shooting with it for over 10 years and am for the most part very happy with it. I'm shooting it as it came out of the box originally except for adding tritium dots on the rear sights. It is a "budget" 4" barrel pistol ($450-ish or so) but acts in my hands almost as good as my Glock 17. The action is smooth in single-action mode but pretty stiff in double-action (9.5 lbs I think is what it bench tested at). In the hands of a competent shooter, s/he could easily qualify at 25 yards on a 5" target in single-action firing. I don't fire it much in DA.

Built on an aluminum frame with steel guts it has a good weight but isn't too heavy. In double-tap firing it strays vertically less than my Glock and more than the Sig-Sauer 239. It disassembles relatively easily by holding the slider back about midway and then pushing the lock pin out. I still haven't found the best most convenient way to do this after years of doing it. Cleaning is a snap but it's difficult to get deep down in the guts to clean (but no more so than other some other semi-autos).

I personally have never had a jam with this pistol. Never, not once. I have shot everything with it from Chinese import, Winchester and Remington to reload. Very reliable in this area.

I recommend this handgun to anyone who wants a nice solid 9mm entry-level semiauto but doesn't want to spend a lot of money. It's a really good first timer's semiauto and in competent hands can be a fine handgun.

The S&W 915 is basically a lower-cost version of their 59xx-series guns (specifically a 5904). The 915 wasn't manufactured all that long, until it became illegal to sell high-capacity magazines under the assault weapons ban, when it was rebranded the 910 and sold with a smaller magazine. As the other person noted, it's a REALLY reliable handgun, and makes for a great personal protection carry weapon.