But the 915 is way, WAY better than any 910 could ever hope to be.ĥ) the true genius of the 915 is in use. I am no fan of the 910 whatsoever but I won't slag it since some owners might get miffed. It was replaced by the Model 910 which is much cheaper in many ways. They ended it when the Crime Bill/AWB became reality. Any parts for a 5906/5903/5904 with the exception of sights work with a 915.Ĥ) Yep, S&W goofed on the 915, made it too good and not cheap enough. Otherwise, this pistol is a fully capable alloy frame substitute for the legendary Model 5906. The frame is slimmer, the finish is cheaper, the sights are much cheaper and the decocker is single sided. S&W made a zillion of these over only a couple of years.ģ) Short version is that a 915 is a lower-cost, lower priced version of a 5904. I dare anyone to search Gunbroker for the availability of 915's. Even so, this pistol is NOT SCARCE and don't buy any "they are getting hard to find!" lines because that continues to be nonsense. They didn't cheapen it down enough and that's why it only lasted a couple years. What I mean is that S&W intended to make a cheaper version of their flagship duty hi-cap 9 and the 915 was that attempt but they failed at their goal. The odd name was a simple "9mm/15 round magazine."Ģ) This pistol was a S&W error! Wait, don't get mad, I am not slagging the 915. Before this pistol, all the 2-digit metal frame pistols were "1st Gens", the three-digit models were "2nd Gens" and the four-digit models were all "3rd Gens." S&W named this one the 915 but make no mistake, it is absolutely a 3rd Gen pistol. If you are brand new to the 915, here are some points that aren't obvious.ġ) S&W messed with a lot of people's heads with their choice of 9-1-5 for model number. In the pages of this site the 915 has a large, vibrant following.