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Although I am new to shooting (12-14months), I hope this helps.
I bought about 16 handguns in a 12-13 month period. Of them, these are the 9mm I bought:
Sig P6
Sig Pro 2022
XD 5" tactical
XD 4" service
CZ SP-01
custom CZ SP-01 (sights, trigger job, and grips)
HK USP FS
HK P2000
Glock 19
Glock 34
M&P 9 FS
Following the advice of many on the boards I decided I wanted to take a pistol training/tactical class. I had to sit down and think long and hard as to which gun would be my go to gun. Factoring in the price of the gun (cheap), reliability, weight, after market parts, customer service/support, etc..I decided on the M&P 9 FS. Oddly enough, it was the last 9mm that I bought in my 13 month gun buying spree.
The trigger was awesome out of the box which suprised me cause of all the bad reviews of the M&P trigger that I've read. The reset was almost unnoticable. I put in Apex parts and I love this gun so much that I am afraid to swap out the factory sights for night sights for fear of changing the sight alignment.
I wished I knew others who shot prior to my quest. Wished I had a range that had the guns I considered buying. But I didn't so I bought most of my guns without ever trying them out. My brother was the one who introduced me to the shooting range and he only had a S&W sigma and Walther P22..enuff said. Embarrassed for him
now, I actually gave him my HK USP 9 FS.
From my 13 month buy and try period and shooting at the range 2-3 times a week for 2-3 hours for over 8 months... I've learned that "I" (just speaking for myself) I prefer striker fire over guns with hammers. That reliability and a consistent proper grip of the gun is of the utmost importance. I actually prefer the a midlength barrel over the 5" tactical ones because controlling muzzle flip was more important "to me" than sight radius length at 7 yards. Acceptable magazine capacity for me is 8 rounds of .45 or 10 rounds of 9mm.
Being new to shooting and not being a "fan boy" of any particular make or model, I read a lot of reviews and calgunners advice and bought without prejudice.
Again...my vote would be the M&P 9 FS.
Good luck on your search. It's fun and addictive.
I bought about 16 handguns in a 12-13 month period. Of them, these are the 9mm I bought:
Sig P6
Sig Pro 2022
XD 5" tactical
XD 4" service
CZ SP-01
custom CZ SP-01 (sights, trigger job, and grips)
HK USP FS
HK P2000
Glock 19
Glock 34
M&P 9 FS
Following the advice of many on the boards I decided I wanted to take a pistol training/tactical class. I had to sit down and think long and hard as to which gun would be my go to gun. Factoring in the price of the gun (cheap), reliability, weight, after market parts, customer service/support, etc..I decided on the M&P 9 FS. Oddly enough, it was the last 9mm that I bought in my 13 month gun buying spree.
The trigger was awesome out of the box which suprised me cause of all the bad reviews of the M&P trigger that I've read. The reset was almost unnoticable. I put in Apex parts and I love this gun so much that I am afraid to swap out the factory sights for night sights for fear of changing the sight alignment.
I wished I knew others who shot prior to my quest. Wished I had a range that had the guns I considered buying. But I didn't so I bought most of my guns without ever trying them out. My brother was the one who introduced me to the shooting range and he only had a S&W sigma and Walther P22..enuff said. Embarrassed for him
now, I actually gave him my HK USP 9 FS.From my 13 month buy and try period and shooting at the range 2-3 times a week for 2-3 hours for over 8 months... I've learned that "I" (just speaking for myself) I prefer striker fire over guns with hammers. That reliability and a consistent proper grip of the gun is of the utmost importance. I actually prefer the a midlength barrel over the 5" tactical ones because controlling muzzle flip was more important "to me" than sight radius length at 7 yards. Acceptable magazine capacity for me is 8 rounds of .45 or 10 rounds of 9mm.
Being new to shooting and not being a "fan boy" of any particular make or model, I read a lot of reviews and calgunners advice and bought without prejudice
. Again...my vote would be the M&P 9 FS.
Good luck on your search. It's fun and addictive.
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