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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Smith & Wesson 4590 Transitional Model emerged as an intriguing development in the evolution of Smith & Wesson's semi-automatic pistols. This model bridges the second and third generations of the company's popular 9mm handguns. The transition from the second generation, typified by models like the 459, to the third generation, which included models like the 5906, brought several design enhancements and functional improvements. One of the key reasons for the dev …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisP9M and FP9 pistols are made by the Hungarian FEG company (originally known as Fegyver es Gazkeszuelekgyara NV, now FEGARMY Arms Factory, Ltd.). These pistols were also exported under the designations of PJK-9HP. In Europe, FEG FP9 guns were also marketed under the name of Mauser as the Mauser 80SA pistols. The only difference between the P9M and FP9 is the ventilated rib at the top of the slide on FP9, otherwise guns are identical. The P9M is an almost exact copy of the f …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe TSW abbreviation stands for "Tactical Smith & Wesson" and represents the top-of-the-line pistols. These pistols have different sight packages and checkering, and the later models are equipped with a tactical light rail. The standard 3913 version of this gun has also been recently introduced along with the value models 908 and 908S. The same basic gun has previously been manufactured as a Model 39, 439, 639, and potentially others. One of the attractive features of …