What is the best polymer handgun?

The best anything is very subjective.

In my opinion you've already owned the best polymer gun. Maybe polymers not for you.
 
So I'd still like to try another glock, if I was to get another what would be the best one?

I like to Walter suggestions, I've seen that gun for sale a few times looks like a cool piece. HK and Sig are always top quality but $$$. Suprised no one mentioned a Springfield XD, that's another one I was interested in, or the XDM.
 
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Master-G said:
OK, I had a chance to watch your video—good job and well done—a couple of comments:

  • It's probably moot since you don't have it any more but that probably wasn't a chrome barrel—since it has the serial number on it I'm pretty sure it's just a polished regular barrel.
  • I don't think I ever met someone else other than me who liked the Glock factory sights! I generally don't care for three-dot sights and have always like the Glock's sight picture
  • You mentioned it "takes getting used to." I think that's a good observation. i like to say that Glocks are easy to shoot poorly—they're so light and the trigger pull is challenging to an unfamiliar shooter that it can be tough to shoot well at first.
  • Don;t worry about the "mushy" first stage of the trigger pull—only release the trigger out to the reset point and you won't even experience it after the first shot
  • You mentioned you didn't like how it felt. I know what you mean—I didn't care for the boxy grip and plasticky trigger pull when I first held one. But...
  • Don't worry about how the gun sounds when dry firing or place to much emphasis on how it feels. It's how well it performs that counts! And you were shooting it quite well, even for being unfamiliar with it.
  • As I mentioned above I've owned a bunch of polymer guns. I still think you should give the Glock another chance :), but if not I think you should try an H&K...either a USP or P30L. The P30L feels better in the hand, but I prefer the trigger pull on the USP (or get a USP Tactical or Expert, or Mk23 for a top-notch trigger). I like M&Ps a bunch, but they might be too close to Glocks for your preference.
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Good feedback thanks
 
RPIcka said:
If your finger can't reach the trigger then it aint going to fit you.
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Agreed--no question that the ability to properly manipulate controls is the most important factor in selecting a handgun, for safety if not for other reasons. I think that sometimes too much emphasis, though, is placed on how a gun feels in the hand, rather than how well it can be shot. I guess it depends on the intended purpose of the handgun—there's nothing at all wrong with buying a gun because of how it feels in the hand if the intended purpose is solely the enjoyment of shooting it (and a few of mine are like that; shooting a comfortable and well-fitting handgun is absolutely a joy in itself). But, if the intention is to shoot accurately (for fun or competition, or, I suppose for some, self-defense) then beyond basic and safe manipulation of a firearm's controls, how it fits or feels is immaterial compared with how accurately it can be shot.
 
Segue2002 said:
So I'd still like to try another glock, if I was to get another what would be the best one?

I like to Walter suggestions, I've seen that gun for sale a few times looks like a cool piece. HK and Sig are always top quality but $$$. Suprised no one mentioned a Springfield XD, that's another one I was interested in, or the XDM.
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Well if you want to try again I'd go with a 34, it's my personal favourite. I also have the PPQ M2 5" and it has the best out of the box trigger of any polymer I've ever shot.
 
Segue2002 said:
So I'd still like to try another glock, if I was to get another what would be the best one?

I like to Walter suggestions, I've seen that gun for sale a few times looks like a cool piece. HK and Sig are always top quality but $$$. Suprised no one mentioned a Springfield XD, that's another one I was interested in, or the XDM.
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A Glock is a Glock, they all feel the same. Only differences are the compact and sub compact models which are few and far between here in Canada.
 
Wow the last owner molested that glock! If you cant group with it then you need to work on trigger control, those 1911s have cheated you ;)
 
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It is all a matter of taste and preferences. I got a PPQ, M&P 9 Pro, Glock 17 and Strike One. I only kept the Strike One and the Glock. The other two did not do it for me, I did not like the grip. But they are all great pistols with MANY shooters loving them. It is really personal, you have to try.

Then again I recently got a 1911 and I have to get used to is as well. Nothing can replace range time!
 
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