What would be a good tactical pistol to go with my tactical AR-15?

I think that if you already carry a 16" barrel AR-15 another AR, even short barrel one, would be too much to carry and you probably would want something smaller as a backup.
 
My first thought was "Glock". I thought that after reading the title and clicking but before the thread came up.

Once I saw you have a Beretta 92 I thought "what better to go with an AR-15 than a Beretta 92?"

Then I had an even better thought. You should get an M1 Garand to go with your 1911. Now that's a tactical combination! Think how many wars it won. :-)
 
You should get an M1 Garand to go with your 1911.
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Thanks but that's a different story. I already have a Taurus 1911 and National Match M1A (which is an improved Garant) with a Gov. Gen I scope.
 
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spray paint it black, add a tactical mag light and a tactical laser and perhaps a Canadian Long spike bayonet and you got tactical.

Sorry man, know that isn't what you are looking for but that is a buzzword that sends me off into strange areas. I prefer to buy my guns for their function, looks is secondary, a plus but still secondary. Looking tactical.........sigh.
 
Well, there's always this. It even takes your AR-15's magazines.

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I prefer to buy my guns for their function, looks is secondary, a plus but still secondary. Looking tactical.........sigh.
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we know what you're after, what you like and all. But people are different, like different things and buy things for different reasons. Not everyone thinks the same.
 
I went to my local gun store that had several almost new Walther P99s that were around $500 (10 rounds magazine, 16 rounds is $54 extra just for the magazine). It looks great, feels very comfortable in my hand and is not heavy... looks like a perfect pistol but... The owner told me that $800+ Sig pistol is BY FAR more accurate than P99. I don't know how the notion of accuracy is applicable to pistols. I would use one for a very short range anyway but still this is the most important criteria for any firearm.
 
The owner told me that $800+ Sig pistol is BY FAR more accurate than P99. I don't know how the notion of accuracy is applicable to pistols. I would use one for a very short range anyway but still this is the most important criteria for any firearm.
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Kurbsky...a couple of thoughts. What does "by far" mean? 0.5 inches at 15 yards? 1 inch at 7 yards? I would try to find some real-world tested numbers before I rely on just his word. Even if the Sig is quite a bit more accurate (which is very possible), the P99 may still be accurate enough for your intended use (and likely is).
 
FN FiveSeven. Just because the rounds are mini AR rounds. :cool:

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30 rounds in your rifle
30 rounds in your pistol
... and a family resemblemce. ;)
 
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we know what you're after, what you like and all. But people are different, like different things and buy things for different reasons. Not everyone thinks the same.
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That's a good thing because for everybody to be stuck in 1897 would be pretty boring for most young ones. Point is if a gun functions reliably and can put all rapid fire shots in an 8" circle at 15 yards its good enough for self defense, if you can shoot 4" groups at 50 yards from a rest its a good one and good enough for hunting and if you can hit water filled milk jugs at 100 yards with it shooting one handed its a great gun.

Bells and whistles and frame color and takti-kool things like bayonet lugs and 3 rails for mounting accessories help you do none of these things. Well I take that back, they keep the economy going by providing a market for those add on items and that provides jobs, it makes the gun heavier so you have to get in shape to shoot it, good for overall physical conditioning in a world gone soft from to many remote controls and McDonalds and it keeps the holster manufacturers busy trying to make gear that can hold these strange configurations.

OP specifically said he didn't want any of the bells and whistles and that is a good thing but he wants something that 'looks' modern and he adds he wants it to be tactical. This is where he needs to be more specific. Is he buying a gun for its looks or does he want a gun with a specific application in mind. He suggested that accuracy was not a concern and it would be used for only very short ranges. Only application I see here is robbing liquor stores. If the gun looks scary he won't have to shoot but if he does he will be doing it from point blank range. I doubt if that is his objective but it would help if we knew what the objective is.
 
He suggested that accuracy was not a concern and it would be used for only very short ranges. Only application I see here is robbing liquor stores. If the gun looks scary he won't have to shoot but if he does he will be doing it from point blank range. I doubt if that is his objective but it would help if we knew what the objective is.
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I think I need to define what I mean by tactical because different people mean different things when using this word. I certainly do not mean putting lasers and scopes on a pistol - I would never do that and if someone doesn't understand why I think it would be useless to convince that someone otherwise. I never said that accuracy was not a concern. I repeat - IMHO this is the most important characteristic of a firearm. I am not sure how important this would be for a pistol because if someone would really shoot accurately, that person would rather use a rifle or a carbine. But snce sometimes pistol is the only weapon that can be used, let's assume it's very important for a pistol too. By using word tactical I tried to say that I do not want to use it for a competition shooting and the pistol shold be light and convenient to carry. Ranges may be short or long - you never know. Looks are actually important too but tactical looks are different from scary looks. For scary "bank rubber" looks I would think an S&W .50 caliber revolver complemented with that Clin Eastwood line in Dirty Harry movies would be more appropriate, especially for another movie like that.
Frankly I don't see a good looking and accurate tactical 9mm on the market now. P99 is good looking but not very accurate, Sig is accurate but not a good looking tactical pistol.
 
I didn't read through the whole thread - So if this has already been listed on here, Sorry - :D

Hmmm, lets see what would the perfect pistol be for your AR? How about, Glock, or a 1911 or a Glock or a 1911 or a... you get the idea. Those two pistol designs have ruined me :eek:
 
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