I've shot them and strangely, I'm not interested in then that much.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.
I've shot them and strangely, I'm not interested in then that much.
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.
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.
And only a HK guy would see a trigger guard as significant history.
LOL.... The Soviet TKB-023 was the first pistol with polymer frame components and that was done in 1963.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.
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.