Poly or Metal 9mm?

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Duke878 said:
Not to start a war...But what should i get for my next pistol?

Two options I'm looking at is the S&W9 or the Norinco NP29.

I know cost is a big difference, but the most noticeable for me in poly or metal.

I've had a G17 Gen 3 before and I want to try so ething different.... Didn't shoot so well after 500 rounds, not sure if it was the gun, my skill or both.

Thoughts? Sorry to start the impending flame war....
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Since you've tried a Polymer striker fired pistol, you want something different and your other choice is a norkie NP29, then go for the norkie. I really like mine. Only issue with the NP29 initially was with the included magazines which would not feed reliably. The followers were binding on the mag tube and all I did was to file a little bit off the front of the magazine follower, then they fed properly.

Ammo related problem was a few failures to feed or eject due to my light 9mm loads. Factory ammo or higher powder in my reloads solved that.
 
So, I've got a P226 (DA/SA and metal frame) and an HK SFP9 (striker-fire and polymer frame). I prefer the feel of the Sig and there's much less muzzle flip than the lighter HK. However, I can shoot much tighter groups with the HK.

I got the HK because I wanted to get away from the DA first round in IDPA competition but, I haven't switched over yet. Still using the Sig.

Not much help probably but goes to show that you've got to try stuff and see what suits you best.
 
If you are gripping the gun hard enough most shooters will notice very little difference in muzzle flip between a polymer and a steel or aluminum framed gun.

To the OP, if you had trouble shooting a Gen 3 G17, I would humbly suggest that the problem was with the shooter and not with the gun. Striker fired pistols, and Glocks in particular, are very easy to shoot well, with just a small amount of application of the fundamentals (I hate that term but it fits here).

Regarding the OP choices, hands down get the SD9. I've gone down the NP29 rabbit hole before. It didn't end well.

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...ood-the-bad-and-the-ugly?highlight=NP29+aftec
 
sailor723 said:
Unless you are going to carry one I've never quite seen the attraction of poly guns. For our purposes (punching holes in paper/plinking) steel would seem to make more sense.
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The lack of safety or double action trigger on the first does reduce one less thing to think about. That said, I prefer a 1911 to the m&p, but I don't see myself selling my m&p anytime soon
 
ChromeArty said:
Im all for metal framed handguns. But ive fired a few poly framed guns that are great.

Not to mention, you ever watch Hickok45 with those damn Glocks? It's not the gun... it's the shooter
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I agree but Id like to add that if someone starts with a good all metal DA/SA and learns to shot it well in both DA as well as SA they will be able to shoot most anything well.
 
Just like comparing Honda vs Toyota, Lexus vs Infinity, my take is if you are comfortable with metal, go for it. You are the one spending money for something you always wanted, and nobody is going to stop you from doing that. Even with the best and the more expensive brands, they do have an odd lemon out of production line. The bottom line is, try as much as you can, borrow from fellow shooters from your club, from friends, from rental ranges and decide.
Safe shooting!
 
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