Help picking a low cost quality hand gun

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Guys I am looking at buying a 9mm and possibly a 45cal semi auto handgun.

on you rank the following for quality and performance.

1) S&W M&P Pistol
2) Mag. Research Baby Eagle (my mistake - corrected had Desert Eagle).
3) Mannlicher - steyr MA1 pistol
4) Beretta 92FS Pistol

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Joe

PS - I am about 6' 2" and have large hands....
 
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1)S&W M&P


2)Beretta
3) steyr MA1



4) Desert Eagle


If you are looking at a new Desert Eagle, then your not really in the inexpensive market.

Others you should consider:

Tanfoglio Combat Sport (or any of their line for that matter)
Springfield XD
SIG P220/226
Glock
CZ75 (any model)

I would rate all of these as better than all on your list but the S&W M&P.
 
If you are looking at a new Desert Eagle, then your not really in the inexpensive market.
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Baby Eagle, not Desert Eagle.

I have found my BE to be really nice, similar to the CZ but with more weight up front that dampens recoil. Great factory trigger.

My personal preference is the Steyr over the M&P, but then again I don't have huge hands.
 
IMO the Beretta 92F is the most beautiful handgun on the planlet and the performance is proven. If My XS hand can grow a little bigger, I will not buy any other. M&P has very high rating. They are both very good choice.

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My buddy has a 2500 dollar gun he bought for competition and my cz75 outshoots it....and the cz75 eats anything you feed it....his gun jams at least once every couple of clips with reloaded ammo...
 
I own Beretta 92FS, M&P 9 and used to have Steyr M9-A1. :) Never fired Baby eagle but did handle one and found it too heavy...

I'd say get a Beretta; with large hands you'll love it; it's super reliable and looks great! M&P is another great gun but I rate 92FS a little higher.
 
Thanks guys.

If you factor in quality / accuracy?

In terms of size would this be fair to say

1) Baby Eagle largest??
2) Beretta
3) S&W and Steyr
 
Steyr is the smallest (but it looks kinda bulky), Beretta might be the longest (8.5in) but it does have the longest barrel (4.91in) Baby eagle is not far behind if not the same size, but it is heaviest because of the steel frame...

As for quality Beretta is the best on the list. I don't like the slide finish on the Steyr (but polymer frame is very good, better than on S&W), M&P has a nicely finished slide, but frame and rails could be better as far as quality goes.
 
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I never fired Baby Eagle, but handled one in a store. I found it to have the best ergonomics of all the pistols I have had.
 
We ran a couple Baby Eagles for a time. They broke far too quickly. Slides cracked or barrel lugs sheared off.

The Steyr's still have trigger problems. After a short period of service the trigger stops working. The distributor has yet to return one from the repair shop.

I would discount both of these pistols based on my experience.
 
Thanks guys. That isn't too good a service history - Redleg...

Okay, lets look at the CZ. Regular 75 or 85 should be good for large hands.

Is the CZ 75 compact scaled down for a women? May as well look at getting my wife one as well. Two 9mms.

Guys thanks all for posting. I really appreciate it. I always thought the Brno CZ line was a quality mid range gun and it seems that it is still the case.

Has anyone picked up the cz75 kadet adapter .22 LR as well?

Regards,

Joe
 
The nice thing about the CZ is that it fits both large hands and medium sized hands. If only using the SA trigger, small hands could probably use it as well. It was designed as one-size-fits-all, and I think that it does. That's one reason why it was adopted all over the world.

Also, CZs tend to work. You can get a new CZ-75 for what, $600?
 
Did you check out the Grand Power K100? I am surprised Redleg didn't mention them. Very accurate, the rotating barrel lockup holds the barrel much more rigid than my CZ did. I am very happy with mine.
 
I leaving myself open to flaming... but I have yet to see anyone who shoots a Beretta 92 at my club produce a decent grouping. My Norinco outshoots the local Berettas. I find them grossly inaccurate. Most Beretta targets look like shotgun patterning. Maybe its just the Beretta "owners" who can't shoot for beans!?
 
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