Looking for a Full/Compact hi-cap polymer/black 9mm

I would also suggest the FNP-9, which is a really nice gun for about 500 new. The gun is solidly built and very comfortable, not as ergonomic as the P30, but not quite the price tag either...but otherwise I would definitely go with the Glock 19. As always, go to a gun range and rent/shoot some of these to see which floats your boat.

FNP-9 by FN-Herstal is a really nice pistol that meets all your requirements, including the picatinny rail. The FNP-9 has interchangeable backstraps to modify the grip to fit your hand. Really nice trigger.

Beretta PX4 Storm is another favorite. It's available in both regular and compact form.

Both of these are available for less than $600.00

Polymer/Black
Minimum 15rd capacity
Comfortable grip
Reliable, well manufactured
Accurate
Pica rail for mounting laser/light combo
Preferably can be purchased for less than $700 lightly used

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Try any one of these....

Glock 17
Glock 19
SA XD-9
S&W M&P9
Ruger P95
CZ 75 SP-01 Phantom
EAA Witness Polymer
MRI Polymer Baby Desert Eagle

Try before you buy.... About all indoor ranges that sell guns have a rental program.....All the ones easyg mentioned are good guns IMO but good for us don't always mean good for you....

+1 for the Springfield XD....one of the more ambi friendly handguns out there. 4" XD 9 should only set you back ~$500.

could really come down to what fits your hands and which controls are intuitive

I bought a nice Sig and sold it for an HK because the HK "fit me" better.

SIG PS2022
Sig 250
Berretta PX4

cz p-07 duty?

The difference between the Glock 17 and 19 is the nineteen is slightly smaller in the grip and slide/barrel. It also contains fifteen rounds instead of seventeen but a smaller glock can accept all larger model magazines.


You can google comparisons of the different models on the market. You were not specific if you prefer sa or da or the many other trigger systems out there. This will narrow you down some more.

The thing is as others have said these will only be able to narrow down your choices, from their you should take the narrowed down list to a range that rents them or see if anyone you know will let you shoot them. You can see if their is a local firearms board and post their if anyone can allow you to shot some of their firearms, you buy the ammo. This was how I was able to shoot many different handguns and settle on what I liked. Good luck.

My top picks would be:

HK P30
CZ P-07 Duty
Springfield XD/XDM

That will narrow down your choices. You can check out Beretta Storm / Sig 239 / and I believe CZ makes one as well. Not very familiar with polymer SA/DA.

I suggest a compact model that can do the CCW role as well as home defense/ Range use.

There arent too many COMPACT 9mm that hold 15+ rounds. Some good choices (the ones I was looking at for myself) are the GLOCK 19, HK P30, and CZ P-07.

The HK had the best grip and the most features (I didn't like the controls) but cost twice as much as my other options.

The GLOCK 19 was the gun that got me looking for a compact. I've always loved its size but I hate the glock Grip and Trigger.

The CZ-P07 was what I went with. It was priced right ($399), it has more traditional controls with a smooth DA/SA, and a VERY slim/short grip that holds 16+1 rounds of 9mm. It can also be switched from Decocker to safety but I kept it Decocker.

I havent had any of the mag sticking issues or a single jam or misfeed with this pistol.

I like DA first shot, SA consecutive, as this will be a both home defense and target shooting gun.

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Then you want a Walther P99 AS. Excellent ergos, accurate, nice trigger.

I would recommend the S&W M&P or Glock 17/19. The Springfield XD is a good gun as well but I don't like it quite as much.

It doesn't have a polymer frame and has one less round than your minimum, but the CZ P-01 is an outstanding pistol. A CZ of similar size but with a poly frame is the new P-07. Both of these also have the gadget rail.

HK P2000/P30, Walther p99AS, or SIG PRO 2022

HK P2000/P30, Walther p99AS, or SIG PRO 2022

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Good guns for sure, but I haven't seen them for less than $700 in today's crazy gun market.

In my opinion, "combat tupperware" doesn't get more ergonomic and reliable than the M&P in any caliber. It's plenty accurate, too, and has a real Picatinny rail that works with standard accessories with no adapters or other special considerations that some other handguns require.

I got my HK P30 for $735 brand new. You might try to find one used or they may be outside your budget for now.I have seen P2000 for less than $700. If I didn't get the P30/P2000 I would say the Walther P99 would be next. The Sig is a nice gun but the ergo's didn't fit me quite as well as the Walther. I recommend these as DA/SA setups in polymer. If you decide to go striker fired I would stay with the M&P or Glock.

Nuttin' wrong with the XD line-got few of 'em myself.

Someone beat me to it, but do some research on the SIG SP2022-got one, and think it's going to eventually replace my old workhorse Sigma as my bed gun.

As a newbie, you might appreciate a hammer over a striker fired pistol? You'd definitely (or should) appreciate the ease with which you can dry fire, and as a noob a lot of dry fire practice will serve you well. There's a lot to like 'bout hammers over striker fired guns.

It's getting a little big, but is pretty impressive, reasonable ($495 with 2 mags and night sights at my local shop-Bud's gun shop has 'em also), and gets good reviews.

If it fits you, and you like the features, it's pretty hard to beat for the money?

Do a Google search for SIG SP2022 reviews.

CZ, Glock, Springfield XD, S&W M&P, EAA, SIG, HK as suggested above. Try em all if u can and decide what feels best in your hand. All of these are great pistols. Stay away from Taurus IMO. The greatest pistol in the world isn't worth it if it doesn't feel right and fit you .

Preferably can be purchased for less than $700 lightly used

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Please research/revise your prices before you overpay (ya make it tough on us cheap SOBs when we go shopping)!

NEW PRICES (in my neck o' the woods)
SIG Sauer SP2022 $495
XDs-usually in the $550 ballpark
XDSC-$475
Glocks-can't tell ya as they don't interest me, but way under $700!

Some of the prices I see folks paying these days leave me scratching ye olde head!

BTW-I know you said you didn't want a sub-compact, but that means different things to different makers AFA size. My main CCW is an XDSC9 with a Pearce Grip Extender-ya got the OEM extended mag for a full size grip and 16+1 rounds (13+1 with the short grip).
The XDSCs are accurate little guns! Only thing that might hurt it for home defense use would be the short rail-if you plan on hanging a light on it, the lights for full size rails are much more powerful/whiter.

BTW-just replaced one o' my Insight M6x with the new Streamlight TLR-2s with C4 LED-much whiter light, metal vs plastic body, 160 lumens vs 130, has a strobe, 2 1/2 hours run time vs 1hr.

Streamlight's new TLR-1s and TLR-2s are pretty darn impressive!