What is the quintessential american 9mm pistol?
- Thread starter evolture
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- South of your border
Ruger P89.
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- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
Id vote the 92 for its military use. But the 1911 in .45 wins if caliber isnt an issue!
cool, now i get to read about a new (for me) kind of pistol!
Just a thought - some may not have a good idea when 9mm was actually made available in considerable numbers in USA and in what flavour. One has to spend some time in US to know that 
And then they'd think of one and only - Beretta 92
And then they'd think of one and only - Beretta 92 
- Location
- South of your border
Since this isn't limited to domestic made guns what about the glock? Every other handguns sold is a Glock.
9mm is so un-american, quintessentially.
.45ACP will always be THE US calibre for pistols - period - full stop - end of discussion.
There are still legions of folk in the states (and on here, for some weird reason), who live, breathe, eat, poop, dream, fondle, etc. ONLY the Colt 1911A1, and even if they are tactful enough to not open their mouths to express an opinion, basically believe that 9mm in a handgun is only for folks who "squat to pee".
That said, I'd concur that the S&W 39 was the first legitimate 9mm pistol made by the Yanks. The BHP would have been, but alas became, in my opinion, a European device, when first made in Belgium.
Probably the first import to make any useful waves would be the Sig P220, when brought into the Joint Service trials (that the Beretta won, somehow), and was subsequently adopted by a few law enforcement agencies.
Glocks then, of course, hit the market, did some great marketing, at a great price point, and the entire world bought them up... Because agencies will always buy cheap over quality, IMHO...
Just my random ramblings on the topic.....
.45ACP will always be THE US calibre for pistols - period - full stop - end of discussion.
There are still legions of folk in the states (and on here, for some weird reason), who live, breathe, eat, poop, dream, fondle, etc. ONLY the Colt 1911A1, and even if they are tactful enough to not open their mouths to express an opinion, basically believe that 9mm in a handgun is only for folks who "squat to pee".
That said, I'd concur that the S&W 39 was the first legitimate 9mm pistol made by the Yanks. The BHP would have been, but alas became, in my opinion, a European device, when first made in Belgium.
Probably the first import to make any useful waves would be the Sig P220, when brought into the Joint Service trials (that the Beretta won, somehow), and was subsequently adopted by a few law enforcement agencies.
Glocks then, of course, hit the market, did some great marketing, at a great price point, and the entire world bought them up... Because agencies will always buy cheap over quality, IMHO...
Just my random ramblings on the topic.....
