Looking for a new semi auto

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MRYANJ99

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Greetings TFLer's. I'm in the market for a semi-auto for home defense and CCW. I've been looking all over and am not sure what I'm looking for. For starts, I'm a revolver guy and don't know much about semi's. My last semi was a Glock 23 and while it was a great gun, it just didn't feel like the right gun for me. I also have had a few Taurus semi's and didn't care for them. So I've got a few constraints in what I want in a semi-auto and if anyone has any input/advice, it would be greatly appreciated.

Constraints:
-metal frame
-hammer fired
-SA/DA trigger
-safety decocker
-9mm (would consider a .45, but no .40)
-at least 10 round capacity
-hefty, but not too terribly heavy to conceal
-decent sights or customizable sights
-not terribly expensive ($700 max to leave room for ammo/holster/etc)

If anyone has any ideas that would fit the criteria I've posted above, it would be a tremendous help. I'm a little unversed in semi autos and my LGS keeps mostly sells Glock, M&P's, 1911's and XD's. They're all fine guns, but I just don't care for them.
 
So you mean it has to have both a safety and a decocker? Or is just a dedicated decocker enough? If you need both then either a Beretta 92 Compact or a S&W 5906/5903 or 6906 comes to mind. If just a dedicated decocker is enough then a used SIG P228/P229 or a CZ P-01 or PCR.
 
I was hoping for a saftey that acts as a decocker like on a Beretta M9. I want to carry with the hammer down on a loaded chamber and no safety switch engaged. I don't trust manual safetys, and I'm not sure how easy it is to thumb the hammer down on a semi auto. I don't even like doing it on revolvers.

But a dedicated decocker would work as well.
 
had a CZ 75 BD few years back;put over 1000 rounds thru it trying to adjust to the SA hammer cam. Sold it. p228/229 are excellent.
 
+1 for the P226

If you could drop the metal frame criterion, you could get a sweet gun for a great price in the SP2022
 
As has been suggested, a discontinued but still readily available S&W 5906 pistol would fit your needs precisely-especially if unsurpassed reliability and durability are important to you.
 
Huge fan of the S&W 5906 here, but the weight would be a dealbreaker for the criteria laid down by the OP. A better choice would be the S&W 915 or the 5903.

The 915 in particular could be had for PEANUTS and leaves a lot of money left over for a holster, mags and ammo.
 
here is my suggestion, and I have no second thought about recommending this "affordable" pistol to everyone on earth.
http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/tristar-products-t-100-9mm-semiautomatic-pistol
very hard to find a bad review on these pistols, an absolute CZ copy, internally anyways, with a slightly better trigger. not as refined, mostly in the finish department, but mechanically it is the most reliable pistol I have ever owned. I gotta be close to 10k rounds with not a very single failure of any kind, ever. I also have no issue with you running out and grabbing a real CZ, but I would make sure first by owning one of these very nice clones and making sure it's the platform I want to stick with. I will never let go of my Tri-Star, I don't trust anything like I do it.
 
Love my TriStar too but it doesn't have the de-cocker that the OP wants. I would go for the CZ 75 D PCR as suggested already if the de-cocker is a must have. Personally I have no problems with the manual safety. It's really not that big of a deal.
 
CZ75BD for the heft, PCR if you're going to carry. I couldn't decide on just one so I have both. I carry the PCR and keep it in my bedside safe for HD and primarily use the BD for a range gun, but it would make a great SD gun as well, just not as light or concealable.
 
CZ P01.

I had a 75 BD for years, and at some point realized it was a bit heavy for carry with 16+ on board. My P01 does everything my 75 did but lighter, more compact and has a rail for acessories.
 
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