Under-valued 9mms?? Yeah, again.

[lsudave]

any metal-framed surplus or duty gun, especially if it's steel.

Get a fullsized metal frame in your twenties, and do just basic minimal maintenance, and you can pass it down to your grandkids one day in great condition.

 

[Rudedog]

Recently I bought a full size Rock Island 1911A2 .22 TCM, the one with the extra 9mm barrel and recoil spring. The .22 TCM is cool but the 9mm rocks! I bought Meggar P18 mags for it and the 9mm runs flawlessly. Everything about the pistol is excellent (trigger pull, fit and finish, etc) except the front sight which I had to paint it (old eye syndrome). For the $600 I paid for it ....I ain't selling it. Oh an I do like 1911s.

 

[Sistema1927]

While clearing bunkers in Iraq back in 91, we found crate after crate of brand new FEG Hi-Power pistols. Unfortunately, we were made to destroy them on the spot.

I hate you.

 

[Redcoat3340]

I'm suprised the SD S&W's get so little love. They really seem to be a decent pistol for the price.

I think they were tarred with the Sigma brush. Reportedly the Sigma has a terrible trigger...they fixed it with the SDs but the damage was done. When Apex did the drop-in you had a pretty good gun. I had one but traded it for something. Then discovered the S&W P99 which was even better....and that led me to the original Walther P99 AS which is absolutely bloody outstanding and I had to get the 99 compact in the AS (anti-stress) trigger. Next time in LGS or show...give one a try. I'd be amazed you don't buy it on the spot. It's striker fired with the striker visible (so you know if it's "cocked" in AS); shoots conventional double action; shoots AS which is as close to single action as you'll ever get without a hammer; and decocks with one up the spout so you carry conventional DA. But s very, very slight movement of the slide, say a quarter inch, puts it in SA/AS mode. Great ergos....great gun.

 

[Tallball]

These are ones I own. Some were already mentioned:

FEG High Power clone
Taurus Beretta 92 series clones
Tanfoglio CZ75 clones, especially if you have big hands
Star Super B
Norinco 213

I have all of them. They are all accurate and reliable. None of them cost very much.

 

[bannockburn]

ProphetiQ

Steyr series of polymer pistols

That's one I forgot about and I own one; an early M9! Slightly better (in my opinion), trigger than on my Glock, great ergonomics, a manual safety, and those trapezoidal sights all made for an interesting and somewhat unique 9mm. pistol.

 

[AZAndy]

In 1971 I went into my LGS to buy a Model 19 S&W. He was just placing a Model 59 in the display case when I walked in. $225 poorer and 10 minutes later I was out the door. At the time, other than the the Hi-Power, I believe it was the only other double stack nine available. I was in the Army then and it sure got a lot of attention at the range. Got a ridiculous trade (good for me) for it not long after I bought it thinking I could get another when I went back home. I was wrong on that as they tended to be pretty scarce and the two or three I did find were north of $300. Found a 39-2 stainless but it wasn't the same. The 59 is on my short list now. Hope to find a decent one in the next year or so.
Picked up a 50+ year old Argentine Hi-Power a few weeks ago. It has some issues but thanks to some folks on here I think I can get it running properly.

J&G has 59s right now for $279. Thinking about grabbing one myself.

 

[12Bravo20]

I hate you.

It made us engineers cry when we had to destroy all them brand new pistols.

 

[JD Pinardi]

P 89 Ruger, not very pretty, bought one in 93, don't know how many 1000's rounds never a hiccup and it eats anything.
It's not my carry gun, or even close to a favorite, but it's so damn dependable, I just can't part with it.

JD

 

[Pukindog12]

Bersa Thunder UC9 Pro. Most underrated 9mm out there IMO. Reliable, accurate, and the best damn SA/DA trigger I have ever pulled.

 

[Everready73]

I have a SAR b6p with over 1500 rounds and not one malfunction. It's a CZ clone. I paid $275 locally, but have seen them as low as 240 online. The Witness polymer can be had under $300 as well.

 

[FROGO207]

Lets see----for undervalued 9MM pistols I own
S&W 5906 several
Star B
Ruger P89 DC two
The dreaded Hi Point C9 several Yes they all work flawlessly for a brick type blowback.
All good solid reliable pistols that were dirt cheap when I purchased them. There were others but I had my wanted quota of inexpensive 9MM 's already so I stopped there. I am amazed that those 5906's have basically doubled in price the last few years.

 

[Alte Schule]

Alte Schule

Only drawbacks to the MAB P15 was it's weight (I think just about every part on the gun was made of steel), and that magazines and spare parts were hard to come by. Other than that the gun was accurate, reliable, and handled just about anything you could load in the magazine, from light target loads to some pretty warm reloads.

After I read your post last night I did a little research and then went out to see if I could find a MAB P15 for sale on line and came across this: http://www.simpsonltd.com/index.php?cPath=156_157&sort=2a&page=12 (scroll about 1/4 of the way down) and thought about it for a few minutes. It's C&R eligible but I thought the price was a little high. Decided I would call today and at least talk to someone about it. As you can see I waited to long.

AZAndy: That is tempting. Very Tempting.

 

[hemiram]

I have a bunch of these:

2 full sized Tanfoglio CZ clones, like the one in my avatar, over on the left.
1 compact Tanfoglio CZ clone.
SAR K2 P
SAR K2 45.
S&W 5906

I'm fighting the urge to grab up a Tristar P100 and P120.

 

[bannockburn]

Alte Schule

Well that's definitely a nice one but I have to say that prices have really gone up quite a bit (same thing with the Manurhin PP Simpson's has listed and that I once owned), since I bought mine so many years ago!

 

[Mayvik]

Another vote for FEG BHP clones. Also, the SCCY pistols, if you can get used to the trigger.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

Canik TP9 series. The originals weren't that great but everything after seems to get great marks. My TP9SA is a great shooter with a sweet trigger.






I'll also throw in my newly acquired Ruger P95, which I just picked up today. It's just a range toy for me, but it's a SOLID gun especially at just over the $200 I payed for it.

 

[Jim NE]

A real contender in this category would be the Taurus PT 111 G2. Sigma S&W as well.

 

[Old Dog]

I'm going with the Argentine Hi-Powers ... and FEG's Hi-power.

Any of the '80s-'90 Tangfoglio CZ clones.

Of course, the Taurus PT-92 (and the PT-99).

Everything made by Star. Excellent pistols.

I do not agree that the S&W 3rd Generation auto-pistols were ever under-rated. Those of us who were issued, or otherwise used them, back in their heyday, understand that most of us recognized that they were always worthy side-arms...

As for the Ruger P-85/89 series pistols, sheer junk. Those of use who got stuck with them back in the late '80s/early '90s went right out and bought the department-approved SIGs as soon as we saved up the money ...

 

[peacebutready]

Any of the '80s-'90 Tangfoglio CZ clones.

Of course, the Taurus PT-92 (and the PT-99).

The current Tangfoglio CZ clones are not as good?

Recent Taurus PT-92 are good? I thought Taurus went downhill.

 

[chardin]

S&W 469, lovely and unloved. Terrible DA trigger pull, wonderfully clean snag-free profile, comfortable in my hand, boringly reliable.

 

[armoredman]

peacebutready, some say that when Tanfoglio changed to the dual frame sizes, something was lost. I had heard the 10mm versions, the first generation of "large frame" size, had a bad cracking issue.

 

[Old Dog]

The current Tangfoglio CZ clones are not as good?

Recent Taurus PT-92 are good? I thought Taurus went downhill.

Can't speak to the recent PT-92, mine were both made in the early '90s and have been terrific. I'm glad I picked up a stainless model before the company started with the ugly rail, but as far as I've heard, the current PT-92s are still going strong. I don't think Taurus went downhill either, the company seems to sell more handguns than any other.

There were some worthy Tanfoglio pistols put out during the period of non-availability before the real thing was approved for import (one of which was not Springfield Armory's P-9). I had a great TZ-75 that was accurate and reliable; I can't speak to the current CZ clones such as the IWI or the Sphinx, but both have good reputations. My brother has an EAA Witness that seems pretty well-built, certainly looks good, but I've never shot it.

 

[hdwhit]

Taurus PT-111

 

[Deus Machina]

Another vote for the old Ruger autos here. God they're hideous, but they're known to work every time, until the end of time.
And I'm tossing in a vote for the Bersa line. Excellent guns for the price.