Tonight, thumbing through my January/February 2014 copy of AMERICAN HANDGUNNER, I found a "Taffin Tests" article titled "Playin' Favorites" I had somehow missed the first time around. The article relates Taffin's experience with 9mm semi-auto pistols. In it he refers to a close companion of his for several decades, the S&W 3913, stating "...it soon spent a lot of time riding in my waist belt. It's one of those rare handguns which when placed in the belt simply does not move. It stays in that same spot during whatever reasonable activity I perform. Even as I type this it is well within reach. It does not have a high-capacity magazine, however it carries just as easily, actually easier, than a 2" belly gun in .38 Special and is certainly more effective".
As I sit here typing this my 3913 is comfortably stuffed in my belted waistband, "Mexican Carry" style, how I regularly carry it much as Taffin states he carries his. It's been there since late a.m. throughout my day, including a jaunt into town to run several errands during a busy afternoon and evening there. The "comforting", as well as comfortable autoloader, is in the 8 o'clock position (I'm a lefty) and has not needed to be rearranged since being placed there some 10+ hours ago.
Just thought I would mention it here, as I took great pleasure discovering that I carry the handy, practical S&W 3913 9mm autoloader in the same way with the same comfort and ease as the esteemed John Taffin, ("Mr. Sixgunner") carries and relies on his.
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"If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that he has something of value to replace them." - Basuto proverb.