I would have to vote for the Sig P226. I've owned and sold many 9mm pistols. The 226 is the only one I've held on to. For me it has been the most accurate shooting 9 of any I've owned. I like the breakdown and cleaning procedure. I like that it is not plastic. I love how it looks.
The Best 9mm pistol?
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ShootistPRS
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When I was researching for a 9mm for 3 gun The two guns with the best reputations for function and accuracy were the CZ and the Sig. I have to admit that I saw feedback on the comparable accuracy of both guns and very little negative. I bought the CZ and the only regret I have is the sights. They are low and harder for me to use. The rear sight is only adjustable for windage and not elevation. It is obviously a carry weapon and not a target gun but even at that It shoots very small groups at 25 yards and it has yet to have any problems.
In my mind the difference between the Sig and CZ is so small and the price difference is so large that the CZ would be the best between the two.
In my mind the difference between the Sig and CZ is so small and the price difference is so large that the CZ would be the best between the two.
Loosedhorse
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No one seems so shallow...
As to answer based on appearance alone. So let me step in.
1. Luger LP-08 ("Artillery")
2. Browning P-35 Hi-Power
3. SIG P210
The trouble with picking by looks is that the first was fragile and very hiccupy; and the second and third love to bite the hand that shoots them.
Of course, #3 was also one of the most accurate 9mms ever.
Honorable mention: Walther P5. A bit busy, though.
As to answer based on appearance alone. So let me step in.
1. Luger LP-08 ("Artillery")
2. Browning P-35 Hi-Power
3. SIG P210
The trouble with picking by looks is that the first was fragile and very hiccupy; and the second and third love to bite the hand that shoots them.
Of course, #3 was also one of the most accurate 9mms ever.
Honorable mention: Walther P5. A bit busy, though.
Model12Win
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CZ-82 is the greatest 9mm (9x18mm) pistol that has ever been invented ever in the history of all time:
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Turn the temperature on the freezer down! I like my ice cream served hard as a brick and I love my Breyers.
I know I threatened not to engage in another "what's best" thread but I guess I just can't help myself: my vote goes to the finely made, reliable and super accurate Smith & Wesson Model 952. Hands down.
Super Sneaky Steve
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Ruger P95
Everyone needs a glock 19.
But it doesn't do everything unless you replace everything but the frame.
To paraphrase what so many have said before, whatever 9mm you have on you to get you back to the rifle you never should have put down.
Someday I will own a Sig, but that is still just a 9mm pistol like the others I have.
But it doesn't do everything unless you replace everything but the frame.
To paraphrase what so many have said before, whatever 9mm you have on you to get you back to the rifle you never should have put down.
Someday I will own a Sig, but that is still just a 9mm pistol like the others I have.
bedbugbilly
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Hmmm . . . some like blonds, some like redheads . . . some like skinny . . . some like not so skinny.
You ask a question there is no answer for.
If you were a German surrounded by Allied troops in WWII - your answer would be the Luger or P38 in your hand . . .
If you are a LEO and being shot at, your answer would be the Glock in your hand . . . .
Everyone prefers different things . . . if you are looking for "perfect" . . . good luck as you'll never find it. In the end, it's whatever fits your hand best, what you shoot the best and what is reliable . . . make and model have little to do with it.
You ask a question there is no answer for.
If you were a German surrounded by Allied troops in WWII - your answer would be the Luger or P38 in your hand . . .
If you are a LEO and being shot at, your answer would be the Glock in your hand . . . .
Everyone prefers different things . . . if you are looking for "perfect" . . . good luck as you'll never find it. In the end, it's whatever fits your hand best, what you shoot the best and what is reliable . . . make and model have little to do with it.
The three best 9mm handguns are the Browning High Power, the S&W Model 39-2 and the CZ-75. At one time or another I owned all three, but only have the CZ left. My friend still owns the 39 and it still functions as well as ever. The High Power has been gone for many years, but I still regret getting rid of it.
roashooter
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a comment from someone who has never owned one......
MFitz,
You're right. Most of posts on these forums are opinions.
There are facts as well. Revolvers have more moving parts than a semiauto. When revolvers fail, and they will fail, they're almost always catastrophic, which means a shooter is out of the action. When a semiauto fails, a shooter is almost always back in action within seconds. A semiauto holds more rounds than a revolver. A semiauto is far easier and much faster than a revolver to reload.
I do like revolvers, though.
You're right. Most of posts on these forums are opinions.
There are facts as well. Revolvers have more moving parts than a semiauto. When revolvers fail, and they will fail, they're almost always catastrophic, which means a shooter is out of the action. When a semiauto fails, a shooter is almost always back in action within seconds. A semiauto holds more rounds than a revolver. A semiauto is far easier and much faster than a revolver to reload.
I do like revolvers, though.
I have been shooting revolvers for close to 40 years and have never seen one fail. One study of the NYPD when using revolvers in over 6000 shootings have never had a single failure with a revolver. Its hard to dispute that kind of data.
And that data came from the book :The Snubby Revolver" just in case you want to look it up.
https://www.amazon.com/Snubby-Revolver-Backup-Concealed-Standard/dp/1581605714
Rangerrich99
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Darn. Can't find the popcorn emoticon thing. Here we go again . . . Game on!
Oh, and in answer to the OP, there are probably hundreds of guns to choose from that would fit your parameters. I suggest to your friend trying to rent/borrow/shoot as many as possible before buying.
Oh, and in answer to the OP, there are probably hundreds of guns to choose from that would fit your parameters. I suggest to your friend trying to rent/borrow/shoot as many as possible before buying.
ratshooter,
You're the exception. I've had two fail. That's me, personally. Both were S&W revolvers. I know of other revolver failure. That God we weren't on calls when they failed.
I know of an S&W 5904 that was put thought an extensive test before it was found to be acceptable by my former top boss. It was fired 10k times w/o a single malfunction. It was never cleaned. It had to endure dirt, sand, and just about everything else a gun could endure. It never misfired.
While I've see revolvers fail, I've can't remember seeing a duty semiauto fail.
Semiautos are simplistic in designed compared to double action revolvers.
I'd take a Sig P229 over any revolver for a duty handgun.
You're the exception. I've had two fail. That's me, personally. Both were S&W revolvers. I know of other revolver failure. That God we weren't on calls when they failed.
I know of an S&W 5904 that was put thought an extensive test before it was found to be acceptable by my former top boss. It was fired 10k times w/o a single malfunction. It was never cleaned. It had to endure dirt, sand, and just about everything else a gun could endure. It never misfired.
While I've see revolvers fail, I've can't remember seeing a duty semiauto fail.
Semiautos are simplistic in designed compared to double action revolvers.
I'd take a Sig P229 over any revolver for a duty handgun.