Beorn
Member
I am looking for a pistol for my wife. She likes my Glock 17, and she seems to like the looks of a Springfield Armory XD (which, for her, I would also get in 9mm).
But then, while looking over my shoulder while I was on THR, she saw a Steyr M9, and seemed to want one of those.
She has slender hands and the backstrap of the Steyr appealed to her I think.
The pattern I sense is that she seems to prefer more futuristic-looking handguns. Since I am relatively new to the whole semi-auto thing, and therefore not "up-to-specs" on all of the various versions out there, I was wondering if you fine people would help me list all of the People's Republic of California legal polymer guns.
When this list is complete, I figure I'll make a poll and let the good people of THR assist my wife and I on which ones to consider more seriously.
Conditions:
California legal
Enough made to be used in IDPA (SSP, ESP, or CDP)
Either slender grip, or modular grip
preferably 9mm (but not married to it; she has shot full .357 magnum loads in my 4" S&W)
Requests:
For the purposes of listing various polymer guns, money is not an option. However, when purchasing time comes around, I'd really like to keep this under $600. Under $500 would be fantastic. Under $400 would be unbelievably cool. Under $300 would be simply unbelievable (I have bought a fine semi-auto for under that amount, but don't expect lightning to strike twice; I'm trying to be realistic on cost).
So, the list begins:
Glocks in all their incarnations (except the .380s of course)
Steyr M and S series
Springfield XD (probably not in .357 SIG though)
Ruger P95/97
Umm, I'm not very good at this... TAG! you're it!
But then, while looking over my shoulder while I was on THR, she saw a Steyr M9, and seemed to want one of those.
She has slender hands and the backstrap of the Steyr appealed to her I think.
The pattern I sense is that she seems to prefer more futuristic-looking handguns. Since I am relatively new to the whole semi-auto thing, and therefore not "up-to-specs" on all of the various versions out there, I was wondering if you fine people would help me list all of the People's Republic of California legal polymer guns.
When this list is complete, I figure I'll make a poll and let the good people of THR assist my wife and I on which ones to consider more seriously.
Conditions:
California legal
Enough made to be used in IDPA (SSP, ESP, or CDP)
Either slender grip, or modular grip
preferably 9mm (but not married to it; she has shot full .357 magnum loads in my 4" S&W)
Requests:
For the purposes of listing various polymer guns, money is not an option. However, when purchasing time comes around, I'd really like to keep this under $600. Under $500 would be fantastic. Under $400 would be unbelievably cool. Under $300 would be simply unbelievable (I have bought a fine semi-auto for under that amount, but don't expect lightning to strike twice; I'm trying to be realistic on cost).
So, the list begins:
Glocks in all their incarnations (except the .380s of course)
Steyr M and S series
Springfield XD (probably not in .357 SIG though)
Ruger P95/97
Umm, I'm not very good at this... TAG! you're it!