Got the itch for a fancy out of production Euro Single Staxk

I really like my P9S. Can’t give definitive reasons other than it is just cool.

I regret selling my P5, but I needed some fast cash at the time. I’ve never seen another one at a store or show since. Always thought it was cool that it ejected cases to the left.

Both look good. No experience with either, though.

The P5 because I have always wanted one myself but have never seen one in person.

P5 is my vote.

(I know you didn’t ask but...)

High end Euro single stack...

Sig P210.

Always wanted one. Buy it and I’ll enjoy it vicariously through you.

At one time I played with the idea of having all three German police guns: the Walther P5, SIG P6, and the HK P7. Had the P7 but didn't care for the gun itself and never could get use to the whole squeeze cocking mechanism. Didn't care for the ergonomics of the P6 (however I loved the P220), and while the P5 felt just right and spoke volumes as to it's quality and design, was just too expensive on the rare occasion when you actually found one! Ended up "settling" for a Manurhin P4 which was a pretty cool gun in it's own right and to this day I wish I still had it.

Neither; HK P7 gets my vote; I like both of mine.

I like the high end P9S versions like the Sport or maybe the .45 with extra 8" Hunting barrel.

Miami_JBT said:

I've shot them and strangely, I'm not interested in then that much.

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P5 it is then. I love those guns! They just look the part.

I have both and if keeping only one, it would be the Walther.
My P9S is a .45 and while I like the cocker/de-cocker mechanism, it just has a bit of a slab sided feeling to it.

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I got a P5 when they first became available and it has been a natural pointer from day one. It just fits me.
The P5 was my go to concealed carry 'big bore' in a Ted Blocker pancake holster until the
Walther P99 was introduced.

JT

I don't have anything with a roller delay action, so I'd have to choose the HK P9S for diversity's sake.

Sig P6

Nah, I like the looks of that Walther. Tried a HK P9 once and wasn't terribly excited about it.

P5 Compact (pistole38.nl)

I had a thumb magazine release version. It was a real nice shooting pistol.
Empty cases are ejected out the left side. Too many folks were offering stupid high prices to buy it from me. I could not resist the temptation.
I put a lot of rounds down range. and still got a couple hundred more than I paid for it new.

Having owned the different HK P9S pistols, Combat, Target and Sport versions, as well as the Walther P5, P210, P1/P38, SIG Sauer P220 et al, I found the P210s shooting best for me. The SIG P210 is also known to be pretty sturdy, maintenance free and reliable.
It is hard to find spare parts for some of the older European guns and the P9S needs the buffer replaced periodically and when a buffer housing for a .45 should fail, finding one will be next to impossible for the average guy,

I shot these two against each other and the P210 was easier to shoot but I have to admit, that I have shot other P210s frequently in the last decade.
I shot the P210-6 against the P9S Sport.

The P5 has a more interesting history IMO. Add the fact that it was a Bond gun (kinda) and it's an easy choice for me.

Jimbo80 said:

The P5 has a more interesting history IMO. Add the fact that it was a Bond gun (kinda) and it's an easy choice for me.

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Hah, because you see that through the eye of a Walther collector, yet, the P9S is historically more significant since it is the first handgun using polymer for the trigger guard. The P5 is a P38 derivate of sorts, definitely a reliable and accurate handgun, that is easy to shoot.

Back when the West German police was deciding in between the P5, P6 and P7/PSP the board let a mix of police officers try the three guns. Those officers all found the P5 to work best for them.

PzGren said:

Hah, because you see that through the eye of a Walther collector, yet, the P9S is historically more significant since it is the first handgun using polymer for the trigger guard.

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And only a HK guy would see a trigger guard as significant history.

Consider a late model alloy Beretta 1951. Built in 1975-76. Single stack, single action.

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And only a HK guy would see a trigger guard as significant history.

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Ah! But in this case, the triggerguard is as much part of the frame as it technically is a part of the frame on a SIG P365, or Keltec P11. That makes it historically considerably more relevant than the P5, Walther's last attempt at rejuvenating the P38 design. It failed commercially as much as the P4. Yet, I am everything but an HK guy, with only the occasional HK sprinkled into my humble accumulation of classic firearms and actually owning considerably more classic Walthers.

Verified sources?

Of your two choices the P5, but if we considered an Italian option, the Benelli B76.

I've had a B76 for 38 years nice gun, very accurate, but slices me every time I shoot it.

I consider it a novelty more than a premium Euro pistol.

Larry

bannockburn said:

At one time I played with the idea of having all three German police guns: the Walther P5, SIG P6, and the HK P7. Had the P7 but didn't care for the gun itself and never could get use to the whole squeeze cocking mechanism. Didn't care for the ergonomics of the P6 (however I loved the P220), and while the P5 felt just right and spoke volumes as to it's quality and design, was just too expensive on the rare occasion when you actually found one! Ended up "settling" for a Manurhin P4 which was a pretty cool gun in it's own right and to this day I wish I still had it.

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I have all three and I tend to prefer ths SIG Sauer P6 (P225 in my case).