This is a great place to learn, but one has to go to the range eventually. I was comparing several 9mm a couple months ago. Xdm, SR9, g26, g19, and so on. Point is after a bit I started not loving or disliking any. More of an eh...it's nice. This one is better here or that feels ok.. I had the plan to go in and do a mental checklist. I did, hoping certian points or one model would really stand up for me. Nope. I compared trigger feel and pull. Slide effort, grip shape, mag release, several things but since they are all in the same class of compact or sub compact, no real surprises.
On a previous trip with the same goal at a place with different models I found a model that was the most natural, hands down most accurate with zero practice, almost perfect ergonomics. Etc. Great right? Well, I thought as I go through models.I'll be able to sort them and the ones for me will stand out.. all scientific... no warm fuzzy feelings.. I wanted to back the decisions with some reasons.
So me question to you is what do you look for?? Do you have a checklist of points to compare that you have found to be the way to measure? What have you learned now that matters more compared to what you though was important then? Thanks
On a previous trip with the same goal at a place with different models I found a model that was the most natural, hands down most accurate with zero practice, almost perfect ergonomics. Etc. Great right? Well, I thought as I go through models.I'll be able to sort them and the ones for me will stand out.. all scientific... no warm fuzzy feelings.. I wanted to back the decisions with some reasons.
So me question to you is what do you look for?? Do you have a checklist of points to compare that you have found to be the way to measure? What have you learned now that matters more compared to what you though was important then? Thanks