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i too am looking into this handgun, for the fact i have smaller hands than most, but i like the 45 round.
thats exactly why i got it.
I like the 3953 grip alot, but the trigger was hard to really master.
the glock is damn similar to the smith size-wise.
Most people warned me not to get it as "the worst of all glocks", but the majority of actual g36 owners said those were just limp-wristers. I have had ZERO failures in about 500 rounds.
It carries lighter than a 6+1 round 45 should,
recoil is far easier to manage than +p 9mm ammo out of the DAO 3953.
I searched for a while before settling on the g36 and I'm very very happy.
here are some pics.
I have smallish hands so let that be your scale.
size comparisons
in a raven with tuckable c-clips.
you can see here one of the two problems that need to be addressed - the hump:
the smith was redundant and is now gone, i either carry the G36 or the LCP.