New Pistol Shooter 9mm Advice

i went with a CZ after all the mental back and forth a few years ago as I was buying my first pistol and wanted to start competing. I have never looked back, and will preach for CZ. They offer heaps of aftermarket parts from the manufacturer which keeps you within certain classes. I have friends who bought Berettas and high end M+P's, and both after 1 year of training want a CZ.
Its an amazing pistol, but this really depends what you want to do with your 9mm. Plinking and just fun range days, get what you think is cool and enjoy it. I'd buy a 1911 because its classic and the options to make it one of kind are plentiful and affordable.

I wanted to compete, so I asked a bunch of competitors, they pretty much all said 'save yourself the trouble and just get a CZ' (and only half of them shoot CZ). That told me something.
Good luck with the purchase.
 
Chas59 said:
I have a Glock 17, M&P, and CZ SP01 Shadowline. By far the superior firearm (to me) is the CZ; accuracy, trigger, feel are all great. I enjoy my others and they are fine firearms but you will not regret the CZ. Even when I upgraded the trigger, barrel, and guide rod on my Glock, which worked very well by the way, it still didn't match the CZ, but YMMV, everyone has their preference.
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Very good advice this. For general plinking though a Glock 17/M&P FS are pretty hard to beat. Add a 75B CZ to the list and you pretty well have the best of the 9MM plinker/competition guns. a modest outlay for sights or springs and you have an ideal group of firearms that would serve anyone well.

The 75 Shadowline and Sig 226 are up the food chain a bit, new but really offer not much more than the three previously mentioned.

Take Care

Bob
 
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Out of my current "collection" my go to HG for holster work and "hard use" is the G17.
It's so simple to use. No de-cocker or external safeties to mess with and mine have yet to fail. The trigger re-set is the best IMO. Requires nothing out of the box (the polymer sights work but go with metal ones) and so easy to clean & maintain. Lot of parts/accessories avail if required.
If you learn good shooting mechanics and able to shoot the Glock well you should be able to shoot just about any HG with proficiency…..my $0.02
 
I suspect whatever gun you start with won't be the one you end on so try as many as you can. For 9mm, I started out with the polymer guns...M&P, then Glock, then moved on to the 1911 platform...now I am a card carrying Sig P226 fanboy. Find one that fits your hand and start shooting...at some point, you will likely want to upgrade as your shooting style and preferences develop. any of the guns listed in this thread will hold their value pretty well so you can always sell to fund the next step. Enjoy the journey.
 
Cz lines are excellent pistols. They fit the hand very well, and "point" more naturally than a lot of the others. Excellent for first Time shooters.
They will last forever. The Re-sale value is great. Its a gun you can keep forever. very nice target Trigger, not plastic ,has short travel & never gritty. Nice clean break as well. You don't have to do a bunch of mods to it to make it a great shooter like "other" duty pistols out there. Right out of the "box"..its a shooter. You wont be disappointed. CZ sets the Bar high.

As for 22cal. Ruger Mark 1, 2, or 3 lines, or browning buckMark series are Excellent choices. Extremely accurate, last a life Time, and cheap to learn "muscle memory" on. They also have an excellent "point" fit to the hand. They are modeled after the German luger. Once again,..Re-sale is excellent on any of these.
 
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Coming from a person who owns one of each, 92fs, Hi-Power and the CZ SP-01 Shadow, your choice will come down to budget fit. I have smaller hands and all 3 of those fit me well, and work well for plinking at paper. The CZ line are increasingly popular in competition for IPSC and IDPA. The Ruger Mark II is also great choice for a .22.



Magellann said:
From what your describing that you would like I'd check out the Beretta 92 or a Browning Hi Power, they are a couple of pistols that are very reliable and easy to take down.
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Thanks again for the great suggestions! Its much appreciated. I'm sure I have a wait for the RPAL paperwork to clear so I have lots of time to look at options.
 
Also, thanks for the .22LR suggestions! You guys really make me regret letting this Ruger Mark II go. Of all the guns I should have kept, this is probably the one. And the Python - it was my favourite.




I would like to stick to .22LR and 9mm because I can afford to shoot it without having to reload it. I came to realize that I missed shooting, but I don't miss things like reloading and cleaning - I don't hate it, but I would like to spend way less time cleaning and much more time shooting. My hunch is that the Mark III is the closest readily available replacement for the Mark II pictured above. Unless one of you guys has it and wants to sell it back to me? lol
 
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luv2roll said:
Also, thanks for the .22LR suggestions! You guys really make me regret letting this Ruger Mark II go. Of all the guns I should have kept, this is probably the one. And the Python - it was my favourite.




I would like to stick to .22LR and 9mm because I can afford to shoot it without having to reload it. I came to realize that I missed shooting, but I don't miss things like reloading and cleaning - I don't hate it, but I would like to spend way less time cleaning and much more time shooting. My hunch is that the Mark III is the closest readily available replacement for the Mark II pictured above. Unless one of you guys has it and wants to sell it back to me? lol
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I've got a beauty old Ruger Standard (1954?) similar to that I'd part with now. Since I picked up an old Colt Challenger the Ruger just sits. Its blue, not stainless, but if interested let me know, I'll make you a fair deal....
 
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CZ-75 Shadow. Put one in your hand and you will want to buy it. That's what happened to me.

Super accurate, and very little recoil.

Mr Al
 
I was and still am a big Sig fan and my first pistol was a P226. It was perfect for me and my experience level. My friend who had no experience with firearms bought a CZ for their first pistol. I tried it at a range and wow, what an easy gun to shoot. If you are just learning, I would go with a CZ. For me though the Sig was the right choice.
 
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