MachIVshooter
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1) Length of service and production
2) Military and LEA adoption
3) Commercial units sold
Those are not criteria I would use when rating "best". All 3 of those are as much a product of cost and marketing as favorable attributes.
I would base it on:
-Reliability
-Durability
-Fit & Finish
-Ergonomics
-Accuracy
In those departments, of the eight 9mm's I currently own and the dozens I've played with, the S&W 5906 wins, followed closely by the CZ-75 and quality clones thereof. I love my Beretta 92 FS, but it's simply not as Robust as the All-stainless S&W.