P95 v. Steyr (now with p89 info requests!)
I am a newbie shooter looking forward to my first handgun purchase. In the past, I have used the Sig Classic line (minaly p228 and p229) and the Glock 19, however both are out of my current price range.
I am looking for a handgun chambered in 9mm, at a price point around 300 dollars. Two guns that meet these criterea, and have been relatively well recieved are the Steyr M9 and the Ruger p95. The Steyr is 299 from CDNN, the ruger sells for that price on gunbroker.com before the current 40 dollar rebate.
What are the pros and cons of each gun? Any preference from the peanut gallery? Are there any other guns at that price point that I should consider? I thought about the XD line, but 400+ is a bit more then I can spend at this time. Some of the Highpower clones seem interesting, but I don't know enough about them to make an informed choice.
Oh, and I wanted to go to Virginia Arms the other day, but couldn't find it to save my life. Its a mess out there with all those major roads coming together off of route 28! lol
Thanks!
I am a newbie shooter looking forward to my first handgun purchase. In the past, I have used the Sig Classic line (minaly p228 and p229) and the Glock 19, however both are out of my current price range.
I am looking for a handgun chambered in 9mm, at a price point around 300 dollars. Two guns that meet these criterea, and have been relatively well recieved are the Steyr M9 and the Ruger p95. The Steyr is 299 from CDNN, the ruger sells for that price on gunbroker.com before the current 40 dollar rebate.
What are the pros and cons of each gun? Any preference from the peanut gallery? Are there any other guns at that price point that I should consider? I thought about the XD line, but 400+ is a bit more then I can spend at this time. Some of the Highpower clones seem interesting, but I don't know enough about them to make an informed choice.
Oh, and I wanted to go to Virginia Arms the other day, but couldn't find it to save my life. Its a mess out there with all those major roads coming together off of route 28! lol
Thanks!
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