What's Your Favorite 9mm Pistol to Shoot?

My Gen 5 Glock 19 is hands down the one I’d pick if thrust into any serious situation where a handgun was necessary. I trust it. I like it. It’s my easy button for defensive pistol. Move on in life.

A second pistol that I like a lot, but it doesn’t edge my Glock 19 is either my Beretta 92 or 92A1. Also excellent pistols.

There are a few but my favorite is probably my Browning Highpower Competion model. But my Walter P-88 and Sig 228 are also fun and accurate.

Shooting a Steyr GB was physically comfortable. Reliability issues made it a short term relationship. Baretta 92s was also pleasant in your hand and reliable. Both guns were difficult to conceal. Picked up a P7PSP IB which was my carry gun for several decades. Glock19 was my favorite range gun. It replaced the P7 as a carry gun.

Any 9mm in a full size 1911 platform. Wish I had one.

Mine is a "Mossad" Tanfoglio CZ clone, I have a bunch of clones and that one is my favorite:

But the other clones are pretty great too. After them, I would have to say my ex-NYPD Sig P226, and after that, my S&W 5906. I do not own, nor I will ever own, any Glock or 1911.

I couldn't say I have one favorite. Luger, P5, P7, and BHP are top of the list.

fred_fox_d1918 said:

Shooting a Steyr GB was physically comfortable. Reliability issues made it a short term relationship. Baretta 92s was also pleasant in your hand and reliable. Both guns were difficult to conceal. Picked up a P7PSP IB which was my carry gun for several decades. Glock19 was my favorite range gun. It replaced the P7 as a carry gun.

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Huh, first time Ive heard of a GB being unreliable.

I still kinda want one for a range toy. Also still want a Colt All-American cuz Im twisted like that.

I become one with my VP9.

Any of the CZ 9 MM's, including the CZ 82.

guzzi said:

One of my favorite is owned by a fellow who provided the the ammo and does the cleaning.

It's a CZ Parrot. What a joy that this is.

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No doubt. If you've never shot one you will just not understand. EDC? No, PDW? No. Allowed in all the different competitions? Yup! Just an awesome gun. Super custom out of the box.

Walkalong said:

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that is sweet!

My Walther P-1. It was the first 9mm I owned, and is still the most accurate for precision shooting. It just feels right in the hand for some reason.

I try to keep the round count low as the service life is finite with the aluminum frame. I also like the way the spent cases bounce off the brim of my hat.

Random 8 said:

My Walther P-1. It was the first 9mm I owned, and is still the most accurate for precision shooting. It just feels right in the hand for some reason.

I try to keep the round count low as the service life is finite with the aluminum frame. I also like the way the spent cases bounce off the brim of my hat.

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Same with the P4. However, without a hat the brass goes down my shirt. Lots of little springs too.

My surplus Star BM. 9mm is a joy to shoot in it plus it is accurate. My 15 yo granddaughter shoots it with no problems. I will leave it to her in my will.

Quite a few 3rd gen S&W's on this thread. Here is mine a 915. (5904 value series)

Patocazador said:

My surplus Star BM. 9mm is a joy to shoot in it plus it is accurate. My 15 yo granddaughter shoots it with no problems. I will leave it to her in my will.

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Love those Stars.

Sig P226/228 or the old Browning Hi-Power.

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I... I don't own anything in 9..

My favorite is a CZ 75 D




But it has to share time with my beloved 1911

The Bushmaster said:

M43 Firestar.

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The Firestar M43 is very nice shooting especially after putting 50 or more rounds through the Firestar M40 (40S&W) first. I never have both sitting on teh range table at the same time. Yes I have shot one 9mm round through the M40. I knew instantly what I did.

The smoothest shooting 9mm pistols I have is my 1911 and my Polymer80 940CL frame with a G34 slide on it. Though shooting my G43 and Sig P938 aren't bad at all. I just get faster follow up shots with the 1911 and 940CL-G34. The Kel-Tec PF9 hasn't left the safe in quite a few years since getting the Sig P938.

P5 Guy said:

S&W 639 is so heavy the recoil is like a 22LR

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That one wins the "cool" factor by a mile.