Wanted:stainless,9mm,DA/SA compact for CCW?

Two which immediately come to mind are the S&W 6906, and the 3913. Might take some searching, because
they went out of manufacture years ago.

A polymer frame would probably be more perspiration resistant and open up more options, such as those from HK, and Beretta.

Tallbald

Something else you might want to consider is having a blued gun hard chrome plated. Tough as nails and very corrosion resistant. I have a hard chrome plated Beretta Model 70S that looks as good as the day I got it back from Metalife and that was nearly 40 years ago!

bannockburn said:

Tallbald

Something else you might want to consider is having a blued gun hard chrome plated.

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Or Robar NP3 or some other hi-tech finish.

A lot of guns have inobvious stainless slides because they're finished. For example, the Shield 2.0 has an Armornited stainless slide, polymer frame and should be pretty rust resistant. Other small 9mms with stainless options that I can think of are the steel Kahrs, and the Taurus G2C and G2S which have stainless options. (I'm not endorsing either brand, mind you. Do your research on anything you buy.)

Once you've found something in stainless or stainless/polymer, search for "gun model rust" to see just how stainless said steel is. All steel isn't created equal, and the type and level of finishing can affect corrosion resistance.

I like this option...but a few bucks more... Kimber micro 9
https://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/micro-9

Dibbs said:

Two which immediately come to mind are the S&W 6906, and the 3913. Might take some searching, because
they went out of manufacture years ago.

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+1

the 3913 is alloy framed, not stainless, but still a fantastic semi-compact with a fairly slender profile.

The full size 5906 honestly isn't all that large, either, though fairly hefty. It's about Glock 19 size. The elusive 3906 is a lighter, slimmer single stack version.

HK has made USP Compacts with stainless slides.

Beretta 92 Compact, Sig P239, S&W 3913, all stainless DA/SA available in 9mm

Dibbs said:

Two which immediately come to mind are the S&W 6906, and the 3913. Might take some searching, because
they went out of manufacture years ago.

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I think these are the answer for the criteria as best I can tell.

JTQ said:

A polymer frame would probably be more perspiration resistant and open up more options, such as those from HK, and Beretta.

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A PX4 Compact would be my choice if I was going small DA/SA I think. Polymer and their coating will be plenty rust resistant even in the south. HKs make excellent options as well.

My first choice that would fit all of your criteria is a Sig P239. It's an alloy frame with a stainless slide, though usually coated black.
Second choice would be the S&W 3913. Again, alloy frame with a stainless slide.
Unfortunately both are discontinued.
An easier to obtain option would be a Springfield XDe and have the slide finished in Hard Chrome, NP3 or similar.
Another possibility in a current production gun would be the Sig P225-A1.

Maybe a Bersa Thunder UC Pro. 9mm, 40 SW, or 45acp.

Funny thing is I was considering starting almost this very thread myself. I'd love a stainless, all-steel pistol in 9mm Luger, barely bigger than my PF9, and capable of firing its first shot (if not all shots) from a hammer-at-rest position (hammer, not striker.)

The 39xx Smiths and P239 Sig are nice and may be Goldilocks my issue with them is they're too big to pocket carry and the 69xx Smiths and P229 fit me well and carry just as good IWB.