9mm workhorses poll

[meanmrmustard]

Holy crap, I didn't know that Nepal had an LEA! Thought it was a country full of Sherpas! Sherpas with BHPs...sounds cool.

 

[el Godfather]

I am amazed that Glock 17 has so many votes whereas USP (a tough cookie) has only 12. This shows how much 'people' put in a affordable brand.

 

[dondavis3]

Yes.

I feel the same about the Sig Sauer P226 - there would have been many more votes if they hadn't said Tac Ops

Just MHO

 

[el Godfather]

Well the TacOps is just the 226 with slight modifications to only make it better.

 

[allaroundhunter]

Well the TacOps is just the 226 with slight modifications to only make it better.

They don't make it better in every aspect. You give and you get.

 

[Ben86]

My M&P9 is my 9mm workhourse. Open carry around the property, concealed carry, small game hunting it does it all. I even go running with it with a mag at 1/2 capacity and IWB.

 

[meanmrmustard]

Off topic, but I like your signature, Ben.

 

[click clack]

Those are all excellent firearms. I would love to see all of them in my collection some day. That being said the only one I would be hesitant about is the HK. And thats only because of the price tag. You can get 2 of any of the other ones for one HK...

 

[click clack]

However, I did vote Glock.

 

[contactcole]

For range beater the Glock 17 is hard to beat. Mine current one is up to >8k, my former Gen2 G19 had >20k, and they just run and run. It runs clean or dirty. As it's a range gun for me, I'll go 500+ 9mm rounds plus 500+ .22lr rounds between cleanings and it always runs. Easy to clean, easy to maintain and can be detailed stripped with ease. That said, I prefer shooting the single action CZ, but sold all those to stick with the 1911 in .45acp and with Glock simplicity in 9mm (and .45acp).

 

[el Godfather]

Allarounhunter....have you tried TacOps? How is it not better then ordinary 226?

 

[easyg]

 

[boricua9mm]

I've been fortunate enough to have fired every one in this particular poll. They all have their high and low points and it should be noted that "workhorse"means different things to different people. To me when I hear "workhorse" I think of it as "If I had to pick one pistol to shoot the living crap out of with the least amount of issues, parts breakages, and intensive service, which pistol would it be?"

While any one of them would be a good choice for a general use pistol, I think the USP and the Gen. 3 Glock stand above the rest from that particular perspective mentioned above. I have not shot any one of them beyond their expected service life, but from the long term data brought in by shooting academies and trainers all around the country, the Gen 3. Glock and contemporary HK polymer pistols are the ones which continue to deliver, through tens of thousands of rounds, with a minimal amount of attention.

When it comes to my interpretation of "workhorse pistol" I don't care what some International Military branch or Police Department issues; they have made their choice on some combination of regional politics, reliability, user-friendliness (train-ability), armorer support/logistics, holster availability, and PRICE. Ouit of all of those considerations, the only one I'm concerned with is reliability; I also consider my own preference for grip angle/shootability, safety features & operation, established track record for long-term reliability, and accuracy in my own hands.