best 9mm handgun below $1000?

[Trigun]

I've owned just about everything at one time or another, and have decided that I like Glocks. Not because they're necessarily any 'better' than anything else, but because...

• I shoot well with them
• I don't like manual safeties

Really, buy a half-dozen guns, shoot 'em all, and sell whatever you don't like.

I agree! but I also sell almost every guns that I love, still have two g17s and two norincos, and a bearcat on the way home.

Trigun

 

[Dean_1911]

Cz sp01 shadow is my vote.
Slide stop breaking after 4-6k isnt a big deal IMHO, cheap to replace.

 

[DocZoid]

Can't go wrong with a Browning Hi Power.

Now, what about over $1,000? Sphinx? P210?

 

[bollox]

I didn't say it was. Just saying that they're not infallible...(shadow slide stop failure)

 

[Haagen_Dazs]

Buy a Norinco. Nothing wrong with them. It's pretty much the only way you'll get what you described below $1000 all in.

You will not buy one pistol and keep it forever, you'll always want to try something else.


As luck would have it, I'm selling both a Norinco Sig 226 clone and a Beretta 90-two with lots of mags.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=680911

Good luck finding something

 

[GunGuy34]

Glock.

 

[animalamidon]

STI spartan

 

[strider007]

Had the same issue when I went out to buy my first handgun. Ended up having to choose between the Beretta and the Glock. Fortunately, I was able to try both guns before I made my purchase. I ended up liking the Beretta a bit more, so the decision was just that. However, I did enjoy shooting both of 'em.

Good luck...your list seems to be quite promising, in that either pistol you choose will be a good one.

 

[bfiles]

what no CZ option??

 

[colt45gunner]

I haven't shot all these guns, but to answer the question of which is best under $800,
if sig is in this price range, then that's definately a great gun as is the CZ 75 series...
yes, you can buy two of norc models, but you asked best gun not guns for this price range..
glocks xd's M&P', all good too... I think the sig and cz are the better 2, but try to get hold of these to try yourself, before buying..

 

[kinggeorge168]

STI spartan

with FO front-sight.

 

[Shotgunluvr]

Just pick something. In a short while you'll buy another. And another.... and...

If you don't like it, sell it on the EE and buy something else...

 

[T2003]

Cz SP01 shadow

great value.

 

[nelly]

They are all good.

I don't like Beretta because they feel enormous in my hand, and that exposed barrel is just weird-looking, to me.

Glocks are just... wrong, on so many levels, but loads of people love 'em.

I voted other: S&W M&P - I traded my well-used Sig P220 for an M&P in .45, and I couldn't be happier with the deal.

YMMV.

 

[BeerBaron]

I'm in the CZ SP01 Shadow camp too... love mine, still working great after 10,000 rounds. Haven't experienced a slide stop failure as some on here are suggesting either.

 

[Milsparro]

CZ75B ~ $700 Kadet Kit ~ $450

 

[Jesuswon]

Go try them all. One will fit you like a glove.

But, if you have any sort of class, you'll pick a SIG. (kidding, they are all good).

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that was great! :O) thanks for the chuckle!!

 

[sly mantis]

I say sti spartan. thats what i picked

 

[87cncnu]

I've got both a Beretta 92A1 and a CZ SHadow. As much as I love the Beretta look, I shoot the Shadow far better. It has a great grip, better sights (for me), and the additional weight makes it very stable.

 

[eg23]

Just go buy the first one you see. If you don't like it sell it on the EE for the same price or even a profit and move on to your next selection.