9mm Handguns, whats your preference and why?

[Grand58742]

I took the plunge while I was home on leave and picked up a Sig Sauer P226 E2. Great handling, good price and it just called my name over and over again. I didn't get the opportunity to take it out for a spin, but it's at the top of my list of things to do when I return.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Sig 226 is a great gun. When you get back you will be happy. You might have someone start "collecting" 9mm ammo for you while you are gone and store it.

[Benn Gleck]

Didn't CZ buy all the molds from Browning? I have a CZ 83, in .380 as my carry piece, and it's stamped "Browning 9MM" on the side. Technically, I think the .380 used to be called a "9mm short" also. It's the same caliber, just less powder behind it. I like it because it goes bang every time I pull the trigger. As for the Glock debate, they're good guns, but you pay a premium for the name. My XD-9 is at least as reliable, for about $300-$400 less.

Bearman, I don't mean this as a flame but every gun show/store I've been to (and thats a bunch) has XD's and Glocks priced nearly the same with the XD's usually a little more. I own many of each.

[Bearman202]

That comment was based on buying an XD-9 for $542 and a couple of months later buying a Glock for nearly $850. The glock had night sights, etc. on it. I've seen some Glocks lately that are actually cheaper than the XD, and especially now. They stopped making the XD-9 and are now making the XDM which is an XD-9 with beveled edges. Oh, they also added nearly a hundred dollars to the price....

Do you feel a big difference between them? The Glock was stolen almost immediately, so I don't have a basis for comparison.

[Grand58742]

Sig 226 is a great gun. When you get back you will be happy. You might have someone start "collecting" 9mm ammo for you while you are gone and store it.

Oh, I've already got a collection going as I already own a 9mm. But just like many things in life, one can't ever have too much of something.

[Benn Gleck]

That comment was based on buying an XD-9 for $542 and a couple of months later buying a Glock for nearly $850. The glock had night sights, etc. on it. I've seen some Glocks lately that are actually cheaper than the XD, and especially now. They stopped making the XD-9 and are now making the XDM which is an XD-9 with beveled edges. Oh, they also added nearly a hundred dollars to the price....

Do you feel a big difference between them? The Glock was stolen almost immediately, so I don't have a basis for comparison.

Bearman, I paid just under $500 for my XD45c right after they came out and I gave $580 for my Glock 27 With night sights a few years before.

I like the XDM but I don't need to add another pistol to the stable right now.( don't tell the wife I said that) ; )

I can tell a difference between the grip angles but to me it's not a big deal. I have a friend though that can't switch between the two.

[Bearman202]

I think it's the grip angle that's giving me a problem. I can barely hit the red side of a barn with the XD, but hand me my Ruger .45 LC and I have been hitting beer cans at 50+ yards. Not even close with the XD. The problem is that the Ruger is cowboy type, with a swing-out gate for loading. i.e. it's not fast at all. Now, I run into the debate of the XD, with an 18 rd mag that I can't hit with vs. the six shots available with the Ruger that I can just about write my initials with at 25 yards. I think maybe I just need to switch to a Single Six or something similar. Then again, I could just get a laser for the XD, eh?

[Matt In Oklahoma]

There is nothing wrong with a single six and in fact they make EDC kydex holsters for them too. Use what fits

[Benn Gleck]

I think it's the grip angle that's giving me a problem. I can barely hit the red side of a barn with the XD, but hand me my Ruger .45 LC and I have been hitting beer cans at 50+ yards. Not even close with the XD. The problem is that the Ruger is cowboy type, with a swing-out gate for loading. i.e. it's not fast at all. Now, I run into the debate of the XD, with an 18 rd mag that I can't hit with vs. the six shots available with the Ruger that I can just about write my initials with at 25 yards. I think maybe I just need to switch to a Single Six or something similar. Then again, I could just get a laser for the XD, eh?

Hey Bearman there's nothing at all wrong with shooting a revolver. Have you ever heard of Jerry Miculek? MAN! That guy is fast with a revolver! Like Matt says use what fits. Better to have one round on target than 10 that missed.

[coltm4sp1]

glock 17. I own 3 of them , all are great shooters

[antishot]

Mmmmmm Glock

[Hidden Agenda]

Ruger P95...basically at the suggestion of a trusted friend. I didn't have any 9mm at the time (not a real big fan of them) but my friend convinced my that it was a worthwhile investment given the popularity of the 9mm round. I familiarized myself with his P95 (his EDC, by the way) and when a fair deal came around via private sale, I bought one. I don't carry it, nor shoot it often, but know it well enough to snatch it up and put lead on target.

[Urban Survivalist]

I have 9mm and 40 S&W in my home. I love shooting both but when it comes down to it I shoot the Glock 17 better. So I would rather shoot someone with a gun I can shoot true everytime than poke and hope with a bigger cal.

[SCinPNW]

Both my husband and I have XDM9's and then this past Christmas I purchased an XD9 subcompact for conceal carry. We chose the XD's because we are both left handed and they have an ambidextrous magazine release. So far I am very happy with my XD's and have not had any problems with them. I have run around 2,000+ rounds through my XDM9 and only had a misfeed once.

The shooting school that I train at locally, they are all Glock folks, but I have never liked the way the Glock fit my hands and I have to say I like the ambidestrous magazine release. The other school that train at encourages you to find a gun that fits you and is reliable, not a particular brand.

SC

[trkarl]

I've got three G19's. I started carrying with one and liked it. They are reliable, durable, and have large capacity mags readily available. I also am trying to follow the 2 is one 1 is none and 3 or more is even better rule.