Best Competition 9mm under $2K

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Quick1

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I am fixin to pick up my first competition 9mm pistol, so looking for recommendations on the best competition 9mm pistol for under $2K. My going in plan after a bunch of initial research is the CZ 75 Tactical Sport Orange. What are your thoughts or recommendations?

Thanks
 
I shot a TSO at the range and loved it. They were kind of hard to find, but I got one. I love it!! I see a couple of other guys at our range have them now also. I have heard no complaints. I'm convinced you won't be sorry if you get one.
If you find a decent holster reasonably priced, please share!!
 
Depending on the competition, you may not be able to run an SAO trigger. I stuck with the Shadow 2 for that reason. You could hardly go wrong with either.
 
I have been getting along with a tp9sfx canick lately. nice trigger, sits in my hand really well. it is their longer barreled gun. bob
 
You may be able to find a Sig Mastershop series 9mm for under $2K.
They are finely tuned pistols that are very accurate.
 
Gentleman, thanks for the comments, I will take a careful look at each recommendation.

Jim, specifically to your question, the honest answer is I do not really plan to compete. I shoot for fun, but being that I am highly competitive I am worried that if I get into competition it will lose the fun aspect. I may get into some comps at my local range, but nothing serious. In the end, I am just looking for a really nice race style gun that I can do tactical and competition style shooting with on my own.
 
Strange, to me competing IS the fun, all else is practice and preparation.

Although among non-1911s, I would prefer CZ or Walther, the Sig P320 X5 Legion has a strong following. Be sure to go for all the alphabet soup, there are a lot of variants but the X5 Legion is the "range gun."
 
Yes, that is a fine accurate pistol that ought to suit the OP, although it is not really well suited for any competition I know of except maybe NRA Centerfire in a sea of 1911s.
 
The OP says he doesn’t know WHICH competition so my consistent advice is “join a club! Get to know the fellas! Find out what the local competitions are!”

You may find out that what you really want is a Springfield bullseye .45 or a pair of Uberti .357’s or a S&W Model 41 .22

The thing about running out and buying a $1800 Shadow 2 from Cajun Gunworks is maybe you should spend $1995 on a cz75 “production” class gun from czCustoms or maybe just buy a CZ75 because if you really want, I know a guy selling his Shadow 2 for $1000... and $800 will get you a nice reloading press and supplies for the apocalypse... so you can plink away until competitions start up again.

Not to mention... I think cash is king now. Lots of guys have multiple nice race gun toys in the safe and may need to sell them in a few months. Some decent trades might be in the works while right now ammo is hard to find.
 
I don't own a Colt Competition Series 1911 in 9mm but I do own two 1911s among many other handguns I have or have had.

I can't imagine a better trigger on a handgun and they can be had for under $1000
 
If you want a sompetiton style gun without any plans to compete then the suggestion of the CanIk TP9 SFX is something to seriously consider. It is just way more gun then what the price tag suggests. Perhaps the closest thing to a Walther Match pistil without being one. All the money you save on the pistol you can get a RMR ( Holosun or trij) and just have a silly fun time reliving your John Wick fantasies. Love mine and it always makes people go “ It was how much?” When they shoot it.
 
44caliberkid said:
I don't know anything about this class of pistols, but how does the EAA Witness Elite fair with the other arms mentioned?
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Tangfolios are essentially Italian copies of the CZ firearm. The Elite is very close to the Shadow 2 models, but a bit of difference in the dustcover in looks. Internally, they are different. Sweet pistols.
 
Jim Watson said:
What competition?
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This question still has not been answered. And it's important, because each type of competition has its own rules, and those rules usually affect what equipment may or may not be used. I know the OP (Quick1) said he doesn't compete but wants to do competition-type shooting on his own. That's fine, but it still begs the question: What kind of competition? Bullseye, three gun, bowling pins, steel plates, IDPA, USPSA? I saw "race gun" mentioned, and I think it's probable that a race gun aimed at one of those types of competition may not be allowed in others, so a "race gun" may not be a good choice.
 
I generally take "race gun" to mean a USPSA Open or Limited pistol.
But I think it likely that the OP does not know details of the wide range of venues and their equipment.

I know that a good 1911 would serve all the events you list. I don't care to analyze the catalogs to see what all the other stuff mentioned above would be good for.
 
Hello Quick1. I share your interest in having a super accurate pistol just because hitting the target is a whole lot of fun just by itself.

My wife and I got to try a CZ Shadow2 and got it just to target shoot. After trying a CZ Tactical Sport Orange, it over shadowed the Shadow 2 and we now have a TSO in 9 and 40. And yes, the Shadow 2 is still with us because it's a very fine pistol.

The TSO trigger makes it just that much better than a Shadow2.
 
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