Need a new 9mm. What's your fave and why?

Throw another vote for the Sig 226. Looks and shoots great.

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Very pretty I'd get one AFTER I acquire a CZ Shadow just for giggles.
 
I have the following in 9mm:
Walther P1, it is what it is, the grand daddy of all modern handguns. shoots well enough, little finicky, needs warm loads.
Glock 22, with a 40-9 conversion barrel from Lone Wolf: Its a Glock.....
HK USP 9: Built like a tank, ###y, shoots extremely well, accurate and pricey to match.
Walther P99: ###y.... ergonomic, accurate and nice trigger.
RIA 1911 9mm: 1911 platform with its customisable content. needs warm loads again.
Had a Beretta 92FS, and a CZ 75 (pre B).
All are nice in their own way, all make it out to the range.

Of those you now have, which was the closest to the 92FS, but "better" presumably since you ditched the 92.
 
Due to some unfortunate tax time/vacation booking troubles I had to sell my customized M9. That's all taken care of now and in a week or so I'm in a position to replace it. I don't know if I want to go back to Beretta, may use this experience to go down a new path. Tell me your faves and why. Pics are good. Old or new, unique or common, big or small, custom or stock. I'm looking for ideas and I'm drawing a blank. Only parameters are:
-must be 9mm (1000's of 9mm to shoot)
-price doesn't matter
-must be available in Canada (or importable)
-no prohibs
-no CZ75's (the Volvo of pistols)
-no M&P 9's (they're trying to be Glocks, I'm trying to give a crap, neither is working out.)

Thanks

Ruger Black Hawk 9mm cylinder and a 357 mag to spare on the side.
Why? Because that revolver can shoot the testicles off a nat at 25 yards
 
9mm eh ,,,,, Hmmmmmm .
Well I curently have Walther p99, and Jericho 941, I like both, but are completely different.
both are very comfortable, p99 is light and compact, 941 is big and heavy, very beretta like but smaller grip.
beretta is better quality than 941 but not optimal size for 9mm in my opinion .
on that note, I had a beretta 92, desperately want another one .
Also had g-17, it was my first pistol and I thought is was the greatest thing in the world (at the time ).
great shooter, totally utilitarian, 100 % combat fighting hand gun .
In my opinion .again I will get another one .but im glad my taste has improved because as great as they are, they are NOT the best for range work.
no desire for a M&P I will just leave it at that .
Had a XD, nice grip angle, great shooter too, but seriously top heavy, and high bore axes, or so it feels at the very least.
I liked it, but won't buy another one.
of what I have now, I give a slight edge to the Jericho 941 , over the Walther P99, because its awesome beretta 92 feel, with the slightly smaller grip and overall size in relation to the 92.
I must say I had no desire to shoot the Browning High power but glad I did .
Had the opertuniy to shoot my friends Inglis high power and I gotta say its gotta be almost perfect for 9mm, Bieng (well balanced,managable recoil,not to long, not to short,comfy,accurate,dependable,reliable with all ammo,)that being said I don't care much for the gigantic sights on the new ones being sold today.and in my opinion the only advantage that sig has over the high power ...
 
I've owned an M9, Sig 229, CZ and a couple others. I've found a great value for the money was/were the Viking pistols (basically the current Russian Army pistol). Accurate and reliable.

 
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damb anyways I hate you guys .
just after my last post ... (last post on page 3) got me all ryled up and you guys made me go out to my local gun shop and buy a damb Browning high power ..
and its not friggin cheap ...
so now im friggn broke again .....but im excited so I guess a big thanks is in order
so thanks .
and I guess I don't really hate you guys either so sry.
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Guess I'll chip in here

First hand gun I bought was an M&P 9mm, back when Glock ruled the roost. Nothing against Glocks, it's a great platform for what it is intended for, it's just that they feel "soul-less" to me. OK, my flame retardant suit on now LOL ;)

Have owned / own Sig226, Colt 1911 series 70, various 1911's, Security Six, Tokarevs (one of my favourites BTW), Browning HP, etc etc but every time I shoot, I keep going back to the M&P.

Bottom line...bang for the buck, Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm.

ps I did read that you bought a firearm already, but hey...given the chance to plug my favourite, why not?
 
it's just that they feel "soul-less" to me.


This may sound funny but I've had some very old guns that totally creeped me out to pick up. I'm not really a superstitsious type but you'll never hear me laugh at a statement like that.

I'd love a Browning HP, first decent group I fired with a pistol was from an old worn out CF HP. I want a S&W 659 much more though (I'd settle for a 459), just don't think I'm likely to find one...
 
it's just that they feel "soul-less" to me

that's because they don't.
metal guns have been created, with, and by human hands.
they have filed, buffed, lapped, polished, fitted, hammered on, X-rayed, hand assembled, checked, test fired, stripped down and reassembled, checked again for fit finished .packaged and so on .
plastic guns are molded in a factory laser trimmed or clean off the rough edge and droped in the toy box till assembly ....
 
that's because they don't.
metal guns have been created, with, and by human hands.
they have filed, buffed, lapped, polished, fitted, hammered on, X-rayed, hand assembled, checked, test fired, stripped down and reassembled, checked again for fit finished .packaged and so on .
plastic guns are molded in a factory laser trimmed or clean off the rough edge and droped in the toy box till assembly ....

Nothing like the feel of all steel!
 
I like my M&P 9mm and am very fond of the Beretta Px4 Storm Inox, but I have to say the the only gun I have seen, handled and fired and absolutely detest in any version is the glock. It is the most plane square looking chunk of metal and plastic I have ever seen. Imagine how many they could sell if they just put a little effort into how it looked. No doubt it functions great but it is just flat out ugly.
 
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