guyfromohio
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Hi Power (although I have had zero luck with both that I have owned) and the Beretta 92/M9 should round out the collectors list.
5 must have 9mm
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The first plastic framed weapon was Pistolet Makarova not VP70. If one only considers what went into standard mass production then H&K was the one.
Lot of neat pistols on this list.
1. Practical defensive pistol : BHP remains my favorite 9mm design. All mine are FEG clones.
2. Luger: neat, impractical, finicky about ammo. Occasional range toy. Just an interesting piece.
3. HK P7 I have fired a few and have to admit it's one elegant design. Spendy when you start buying spare mags.
4. Sig 226 my fave of the DA/SA guns. Sig makes a good pistol. If I hadn't chose the BHP I may well have chose the Sig 226.
5. micro sized pistols. I'd pick the Colt pocket nine, as they are rare discontinued and sued to get them off the market. But there are a host of small pocket 9's by Kahr, Ruger and others.
Don't own any Glocks, limited experience with them. They work, that's for sure.
1. Practical defensive pistol : BHP remains my favorite 9mm design. All mine are FEG clones.
2. Luger: neat, impractical, finicky about ammo. Occasional range toy. Just an interesting piece.
3. HK P7 I have fired a few and have to admit it's one elegant design. Spendy when you start buying spare mags.
4. Sig 226 my fave of the DA/SA guns. Sig makes a good pistol. If I hadn't chose the BHP I may well have chose the Sig 226.
5. micro sized pistols. I'd pick the Colt pocket nine, as they are rare discontinued and sued to get them off the market. But there are a host of small pocket 9's by Kahr, Ruger and others.
Don't own any Glocks, limited experience with them. They work, that's for sure.
The Pistolet Makarova (PM) is an all steel pistol.
You must be talking about the experimental variant, the TKB-023 which passed Soviet military trials but was never fielded.
I'm sure there were other early polymer guns that we've never seen on the market...I'll bet H&K has some very interesting ones in a vault somewhere
oneounceload
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HK P7
Browning Hi-Power
Luger PO8
S&W 547
Rohrbaugh
Browning Hi-Power
Luger PO8
S&W 547
Rohrbaugh
earlthegoat2
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Well here is my take:
HK P7
Steyr GB
Sig 210
Glock 19
Browning Hi Power
And a S&W 940 in your pocket.
HK P7
Steyr GB
Sig 210
Glock 19
Browning Hi Power
And a S&W 940 in your pocket.
rick melear
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If we're saying "must haves " I can only come up with three. BHP, Glock 17, and a 1911 in 9mm. There are many great 9s in the market and I left out Sigs which make at least 3 that should meet your needs. 239, my favorite, 229 and 226
beatledog7
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I couldn't justify owning 9mm pistols that serve no purpose other than to just have around for fun or collectible value, but there are the five I'd have for actual utility:
Browning HP or CZ-75 B SA for range work and possibly competition
CZ PCR for carry when deep concealment is not important and a 9mm is what I need to carry (though I prefer .40S&W or 357 Sig)
Glock 19 because it's the classic Glock, and I like a Glocks' ability to just plain work
Something of near pocket size, perhaps a Kahr K9 in all black or Sig P290
A carbine of some sort, say, a Sub2000
Browning HP or CZ-75 B SA for range work and possibly competition
CZ PCR for carry when deep concealment is not important and a 9mm is what I need to carry (though I prefer .40S&W or 357 Sig)
Glock 19 because it's the classic Glock, and I like a Glocks' ability to just plain work
Something of near pocket size, perhaps a Kahr K9 in all black or Sig P290
A carbine of some sort, say, a Sub2000
TimboKhan
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I can only answer based on what I have shot and like, and that's not necessarily reflective of popular or high end pistols. Here they are:
1. Springfield XD - My personal favorite and my choice for HD pistol
2. Ruger SR9 - My second favorite current gun
3. Ruger P85/89 - Ugly, big but dead reliable
4. Glock 26 - carried on for a while, liked it a bunch
5. Mauser broom handle - just cool and weird and awesome
1. Springfield XD - My personal favorite and my choice for HD pistol
2. Ruger SR9 - My second favorite current gun
3. Ruger P85/89 - Ugly, big but dead reliable
4. Glock 26 - carried on for a while, liked it a bunch
5. Mauser broom handle - just cool and weird and awesome
Ignition Override
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Although only an amateur with handguns, would suggest a Sig. as #1. Their triggers and decocking functions (for lefties) are often stated to be major advantages.
There are too few types with ambi functions. Frankly, if compactness were not a factor, any handgun reliable enough for the British SAS and/or Navy SEALS would be my choice if they can safely be 'carried' by lefties. The other four are academic.
There are too few types with ambi functions. Frankly, if compactness were not a factor, any handgun reliable enough for the British SAS and/or Navy SEALS would be my choice if they can safely be 'carried' by lefties. The other four are academic.
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sigarms228
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For me:
Sig P228
Sig P226
Walther PPQ/P99AS
HK P30/P30L
Glock 19/17
Sig P228
Sig P226
Walther PPQ/P99AS
HK P30/P30L
Glock 19/17
My 1941 Mauser P-08 Luger is 100% reliable with everything I shoot in it. Including factory hollow points, my flat point reloads, lead semi wad cutter reloads, fmj etc. It could easily be a carry gun, and good home defense gun.
guyfromohio
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P7 would make that list. Good suggestion.
kBob
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#1. I want the #@%&^%#@ that stole my P7 PSP with pinch type mag release to appear with it on a red satin pillow at my door returning it perfectly preserved and begging for forgiveness.
#2. A prewar P35 GP with tangent sights
#3. A S&W Model 39, just because I liked them, of course if I was offered one with the ASP conversion that might bump the standard off my list
#4. A very clean Astra 600 to recall a bit of my misspent youth
#5. A SiG 210-2 because, well because.....
You said after tools so the CZ75 was not on there as it is a tool and a half.
-kBob
#2. A prewar P35 GP with tangent sights
#3. A S&W Model 39, just because I liked them, of course if I was offered one with the ASP conversion that might bump the standard off my list
#4. A very clean Astra 600 to recall a bit of my misspent youth
#5. A SiG 210-2 because, well because.....
You said after tools so the CZ75 was not on there as it is a tool and a half.
-kBob
wford
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sig 226
hk usp
M&P Shield
cz 75
hk p30l
hk usp
M&P Shield
cz 75
hk p30l
It's nice to see the CZ75's so frequently mentioned, they're so freakin wonderful it's just wrong to not have one.Ruger
1) CZ 75b, or the SP-01 or P-01 variants. Sweet is an understatement.
2) A Glock, M&P, or XD (depending on which fits your hand the best)
3) Sig P226
4) Browning Hi-Power
5) Ruger LC9
You have all your 9mm bases covered this way.
1) CZ 75b, or the SP-01 or P-01 variants. Sweet is an understatement.
2) A Glock, M&P, or XD (depending on which fits your hand the best)
3) Sig P226
4) Browning Hi-Power
5) Ruger LC9
You have all your 9mm bases covered this way.
guyfromohio
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CZ 75B
Beretta 92fs/M9
BHP
HK P-7
Sig P210
Beretta 92fs/M9
BHP
HK P-7
Sig P210
tommy.duncan
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1. 92fs
2. P226
3. Usp
4. Bhp
5. P-38
2. P226
3. Usp
4. Bhp
5. P-38
I've mixed tools and classics because as a left-hander, there are few pistols that really work as well for a southpaw as for a right-hander. And since I've really begun to sour on DA/SA designs I changed the mix away from some classics because the striker design is now both key to a 'tool' but a timeless design-to-be. I did however add the USP because in V2 form, it's an excellent design for the left-hander. The MP5 is a bit of a cheat in that it really isn't a pistol in the sentiment of the OP's 'ask'. Or so I suspect. But it is such an outstanding design, smooth operation, large capacity, amazingly accurate, easily suppressed, reasonably well-hidden.
H&K P7M13: Perhaps the single best handgun design and surely as innovative as they come. Squeeze cocker improves reliability (you can re-cock and fire a failed cartridge) and ensures outstanding safety; delayed blowback and fixed barrel for accuracy; fluted chamber guarantees shell ejection; striker fired for a single trigger pull; easy to disassemble and service; great trigger and sight picture. It's only missing a rail and a threaded barrel to be a completely modern design. Oh, and I own a P7 M13 and three M8's. Yea, I'm pretty biased here.
Glock 19: Gaston changed the handgun world with this design. Low cost; indestructible and ultra-reliable; very accurate; ambidextrous; brilliantly marketed. I don't own one but plan to. Honestly I don't think there is a reason to own anything else, though I've conjured up a lot of excuses over the years. I realize now though that they are just that. Excuses.
H&K MP5: So as I said above, this is a bit of a cheat since it is typically not operated as a conventional pistol. But it gives me the excuse to rave about the design of this design. The roller-lock design is just brilliant. It feels soft in the hand and allows the shooter to remain on target when shooting in semi-auto mode. As much as Glock changed the pistol world, H&K changed the sub- world with the MP5. I own an ATI AT94 which is a perfect clone but in the rifle-size version (I should have also purchased the pistol design from ATI when I could have. Big dope slap).
H&K USP V2 (left hand with decocker). As a left-hander, the best DA/SA gun available. For everyone else it's either this or the Sig. I own one and a compact version as well. Yea, I have an H&K problem.
Sig Sauer P226: as I said, it's a close one between this model and the USP. But the P226 is purely for right-handers so it's on the bottom of this list for me.
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H&K P7M13: Perhaps the single best handgun design and surely as innovative as they come. Squeeze cocker improves reliability (you can re-cock and fire a failed cartridge) and ensures outstanding safety; delayed blowback and fixed barrel for accuracy; fluted chamber guarantees shell ejection; striker fired for a single trigger pull; easy to disassemble and service; great trigger and sight picture. It's only missing a rail and a threaded barrel to be a completely modern design. Oh, and I own a P7 M13 and three M8's. Yea, I'm pretty biased here.
Glock 19: Gaston changed the handgun world with this design. Low cost; indestructible and ultra-reliable; very accurate; ambidextrous; brilliantly marketed. I don't own one but plan to. Honestly I don't think there is a reason to own anything else, though I've conjured up a lot of excuses over the years. I realize now though that they are just that. Excuses.
H&K MP5: So as I said above, this is a bit of a cheat since it is typically not operated as a conventional pistol. But it gives me the excuse to rave about the design of this design. The roller-lock design is just brilliant. It feels soft in the hand and allows the shooter to remain on target when shooting in semi-auto mode. As much as Glock changed the pistol world, H&K changed the sub- world with the MP5. I own an ATI AT94 which is a perfect clone but in the rifle-size version (I should have also purchased the pistol design from ATI when I could have. Big dope slap).
H&K USP V2 (left hand with decocker). As a left-hander, the best DA/SA gun available. For everyone else it's either this or the Sig. I own one and a compact version as well. Yea, I have an H&K problem.
Sig Sauer P226: as I said, it's a close one between this model and the USP. But the P226 is purely for right-handers so it's on the bottom of this list for me.
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