Springfield Armory P9

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A friend picked up this pistol at a gun show today. Looks like a CZ clone in .40. Has a blued slide,SS or plated frame with wood grips, target ADJ sights and a compensator. Is this standard for this pistol? What is the price range in vg to ex shape? He's not as happy with it as he'd hoped and I may get the chance to add it to my collection,so any first hand info would be great. Thanks

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Is it the ultra model or just the standard P9. On the ultra model or ipsc approved model it is a 4.75 in barrel with ports not a compensator. It sounds like you have standard p9 in the silver edition.

My P9 ultra is an excellent 40. It has a great trigger easy shooter and very, very accurate. I purchased mine new for 525 but would not sell it for less then 2x that. They are very rare, in general circulation, but go to an ipsc meeting and you will find a bunch.

A couple of quick notes, the slide stop will probably greak, EAA will sell you a replacement that seems to last forever. The steel in the slide and frame is exceptionally tough. Do not try and tap or drill it without a lot of extra bits and dies.

Keep the gun they are really great.
 
I have a couple Springfield P-9's, one "standard" and one Ultra. Got a great deal back when they were closed out (might have been CDNN?).

I'm pretty fond of them. I'd agree with Peter. They are the most accurate .40's that I've shot, and put the lie to the idea that the .40 S&W is "inherently inaccurate". I bet you're looking at a standard if it has wood grips. Mine does not have a compensator and I don't think the gun was produced with one.

I like the SA/DA trigger. It does offer a second strike capability if you encounter an insensitive primer. The safety is where John Browning intended it to be positioned. Both of mine have 4# SA pulls, both smoothed up by Teddy Jacobson. The triggers are good, but not the equal of a tuned 1911 trigger.

My 19th edition Blue Book says the gun was discontinued in 1992. For a stainless standard P9, they quote $425 for a 98% gun and $350 for a 95% gun. I'd would happily pay that for the gun if I didn't have one, and don't think I'd sell for that price.

Extra mags may be hard to find. I fortunately grabbed several extra when I bought the pistols.

Anybody know why Springfield dropped the pistol? Just poor sales? My only caution is to keep it clean. I've twice had my standard model get a squirrely trigger where it would occasionally drop from cocked to a half-cock when gently pressed. Cleaning out the trigger mechanism solved the problem. The Ultra has never done this.
 
Mags are easy to get. EAA 40s&w mags are perfect fits and very reliable. I have 5 of them with no problems.

I asked springfield once why they dropped it and the answer was "it detracted from our 1911 efforts".

They are sure great guns though.
 
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