What's your favorite 9mm handgun & why?

[Flying V]

East German Makarov - accuracy, reliability, craftsmanship, history.

Unless 9x18mm doesn't count, in which case it would have to be the "red 9" Broomhandle I stupidly didn't buy at a gunshow about six years ago.

 

[voilsb]

my favorite 9mm is the Beretta 92FS/M9 pistol. reason: it's the only 9mm I've fired.

 

[denfoote]

Mine would be my Kahr MK9 Elite. Because I have gravitated to smaller pistols that I can carry concealed. In full size pistols, it would be my Walther P5. It too is easy to conceal.

 

[Ala Dan]

My favorite 9m/m is the-

SIG-Sauer P228. Stone cold reliable, highly accurate, and craftsmanship at its finest!

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

 

[GhostShooter]

A Llama 9mm. Why, because it works and nobody else likes it.

 

[Sidetracker]

My Springfield Armory XD-9.

 

[Baba Louie]

In order of purchase over the years:
Taurus 99
P-35 (BHP)
Glock 19
P-06/08 (Luger)
Beretta 92
Mauser C-96
Glock 17
Glock 26
CZ-75b

and then I quit buying and started shooting and comparing. The Glock 19/17/26 all point perfectly in my hands and I usually hit that at which I aim They are... my favorite shooters.

But when I hold the Mauser C-96 and the Lugers, seeing the little pitting (blood?) in the steel, the smooth worn grip panels (no checkering or grooves left, just smooth wood), I know they've been places and seen things I could only imagine in my wildest nightmares. They've been there, they've done that, they don't need to prove anything to anyone. They are... my favorite collector pieces (in 9mm).

The G-26 goes with me everywhere, everyday.

There's not a bad one among them. But so far, no S&W nor nary a Ruger. Am I missing something? Maybe, but I'm content with the few, the good, the proud (where have I heard that?) that I've managed to squirrel away.

The real problem is keeping them all fed.

Adios

 

[sig970]

Beretta 92
Sig P239

Least favorite G17

 

[Roadrunner]

My Sig P226. Why? It was my first handgun and it's a beauty to shoot.

 

[Flash Hole]

BHP
P-35
PJK-9HP

 

[tomkatz]

glocks, 17 and 26...tom

 

[Michael]

BHP -- Hands down the most accurate, ergonomic, reliable 9mm pistol I've ever owned or shot. 'Nuff said.

Michael

 

[buford1]

This is a tough one. I have the BERETTA- 92FS and a BRIGADIER. I like the style and feel of of the BERETTAS. Guess I like them the most. But the one that I shoot the best is the SIG P228.Something about that wide sighting plane on the SIG.:ar15:

 

[CAP]

No question my Sig P228.
Second would either be my 92Fs or the G26.

 

[incursion]

P7, SIG 210, BHP

 

[okeydoke]

Depends on what you are asking, really

My favorite 9mm, for carry, is a "chopped" Star BM, 6.2" (cocked, with a beavertail frame tang) for front pants pocket carry. My favorite for practice is an alloy Compact version of the 1911, because of the low cost of practice ammo, and because it handles so much like the .45 belt gun. I see no reason to settle for the 400 ft lbs of energythat a 9mm has, in a belt gun, when it's perfectly feasible to have a controlable gun that offers 800 ft lbs.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Browning Hi-Power. Initially designed by God's prophet on earth, Moses, John Moses Browning.

Second choice, CZ-75. Almost feels as good as the Browning and it has a trigger that rivals the Colt Python - almost.

 

[PATH]

Walther P5. I shooot best with this gun!

 

[Robby from Long Island]

My Beretta 92FS. Has never failed to go bang when it's suppose to in the last 12 years.

Safe shooting.

 

[SouthpawShootr]

Up until last week, I would have said a Glock 19. Now I'm convinced that it is a Sig 229 9mm. Fits my hand just perfect. Awesome double action trigger and very accurate. The factory 10 round mags suck. Surprisingly, I have 3 Sig 228 Promags that functioned 100% (and I thought all ProMags were crap).

 

[RangerGrant]

No question about it, the Browning Hi Power.

Happy New Year, best RG

 

[BILLG]

Beretta 92 Elite II BILLG

 

[sonoranjack]

Right now it's my second gen Glock 17. Of course I would like to replace it w/ a third gen (finger groves) Glock 17. But I've never fired a BHP.

 

[Gary A]

I probably have not shot enough different 9mm handguns to say for sure and certainly haven't owned them all but considering all factors I'd have to put the Browning Hi-Power at the top with the CZ-75 running hard on its heels. The P7 is slick, slick, slick but just different enough for me not to pick it. Having listed some classics, I have to add that the Ruger P95 is very high on my list. The Timex of handguns. The Jeep of pistols. Does everything it is supposed to do without fuss, complaint, drama, or question. But the Hi-Power stands alone at the top of the hill. Oops, you asked why...combination of looks, history, all-steel construction, balance, length of barrel, enough capacity, single-action trigger, feel in the hand, slimness of slide, etc. YMMV

 

[Safety First]

favorite 9mm

Looks like Sig is popular..My choice was the sig p239 9mm, it is light weight and narrow conceals well. It fits my hand like a glove and backed by one of the best handgun manufactures.. I feel confident that if the gun were needed it will perform for me. Confidence goes a long way when you are talking about something that may save your life some day...saving a few dollars on a cheap gun just isn't prudent...