Hi all,
I'm new to posting at THR but have enjoyed many hours of reading everyone's opinions and feedback. I'd like to ask for your help in choosing my first subcompact .40 from a list of five very capable contenders. There are no Glocks here, and my caliber of choice is .40. So if you can deal with those two things, keep reading!
Right now I have a CZ100 .40 that's had some trigger work done. It is a simply awesome gun with a little work, despite what some people say about it. I grew up on a S&W 686, plate shooting with a competition trigger, and I've got the CZ set up where it's close enough to that old 686 to be enjoyable as a DAO pistol.
Now ... The CZ is quite a decent carry weapon, but it's about .25 - .5 inches off a subcompact size in all dimensions. There are times when I want to go deeper on concealment, and the CZ100 just feels a little too big.
I've narrowed my search down to the following five guns based on a lot of research and gun shop fondling! I'd love to get your opinion on each. I'm honestly not going to look outside this short list, so let's keep this thread focused on these five models if we can!
Oh, and here's my criteria for judging, from most important to least: RELIABILITY, CONCEALABILITY, ACCURACY, FIREPOWER, LOOKS, PRICE (hey, when it's my life on the line, I'm not skimping).
OK, here we go!
Springfield Armory XD40 subcompact
Walther PPS
Beretta PX4 Storm subcompact
HK p2000sk
Smith & Wesson M&P Compact .40 S&W
I look forward to everyone's feedback! Thanks in advance.
I'm new to posting at THR but have enjoyed many hours of reading everyone's opinions and feedback. I'd like to ask for your help in choosing my first subcompact .40 from a list of five very capable contenders. There are no Glocks here, and my caliber of choice is .40. So if you can deal with those two things, keep reading!
Right now I have a CZ100 .40 that's had some trigger work done. It is a simply awesome gun with a little work, despite what some people say about it. I grew up on a S&W 686, plate shooting with a competition trigger, and I've got the CZ set up where it's close enough to that old 686 to be enjoyable as a DAO pistol.
Now ... The CZ is quite a decent carry weapon, but it's about .25 - .5 inches off a subcompact size in all dimensions. There are times when I want to go deeper on concealment, and the CZ100 just feels a little too big.
I've narrowed my search down to the following five guns based on a lot of research and gun shop fondling! I'd love to get your opinion on each. I'm honestly not going to look outside this short list, so let's keep this thread focused on these five models if we can!
Oh, and here's my criteria for judging, from most important to least: RELIABILITY, CONCEALABILITY, ACCURACY, FIREPOWER, LOOKS, PRICE (hey, when it's my life on the line, I'm not skimping).
OK, here we go!
Springfield Armory XD40 subcompact
Walther PPS
Beretta PX4 Storm subcompact
HK p2000sk
Smith & Wesson M&P Compact .40 S&W
I look forward to everyone's feedback! Thanks in advance.