What is your favorite polymer frame center fire pistol?

[Gork10]

CZ p-09 all the way. Accurate, large capacity, and hammer fired. What more can you ask for?

 

[P5 Guy]

Glock.

P.S. You didn't include HK in the poll. The creators of "Polymer" frame pistols.

World's First Polymer Pistol was a Makarov!? -

In this age of polymer-framed pistols, it is interesting to take a look at the history and find out where it all started. If you have served in the military or if you are a hunter, hiker, outdoorsman or just carry a gun on an everyday basis, you'll agree that weight matters. When carrying a...

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The popular belief is that the first polymer pistol was HK VP-70. It is true and not at the same time. If we are talking about a production model, then yes, HK VP70 is the first one (introduced in 1970). However, if you are asking the first ever made working polymer pistol, then the answer is Russian TKB-023 (ТКБ-023), which is essentially a Makarov pistol with a polymer frame (designed in 1963)!

 

[red rick]

That’s a hard one between Glock and S&W . I liked Glocks years ago , but I like the S&W M&P 2.0 pro series and plus series now .

 

[9x56MS]

I have never handled a polymer framed handgun that “felt” right in my hand. I am partial to 1911’s, Walter PPK’s and Smith & Wesson revolvers. Can’t really explain why they just don’t seem to fit my hands.

 

[drobs]

Glock for me.

 

[Mike in Western Oregon]

Glock 29 for me. Small (enough), easy to carry, 10 + 1 in 10 mm or 40 SW. I like it a lot.

 

[Styx]

Most favorite is a HK P30(L) & USP (Expert & Elite), Beretta Px4 and APX, Walther, CZ (P07), and only the S&W M&P 45 Sheild (I'm not fond of any other M&Ps). HK polymer pistols are the best in class and best looking polymer pistols on the market IMHO.

My least favorite that I have experience with are Glocks, Sigs, Ruger, and Taurus. Not a fan at all of any polymer pistols from those manufacturers. I take that back, I'd like a Glock 23 Gen 5, but anything else from Glock is a no go.

 

[Old Dog]

Excuse me, did I accidentally stumble into the GlockTalk forum?

For the win:

 

[Styx]

Excuse me, did I accidentally stumble into the GlockTalk forum?

For the win:
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Apparently a lighthearted ribbing between the both of us that wasn't that serious and was a joke that we both were laughing about got under a mods skin. smdh

Do you own that specific model? The new steel frame ones are nice.

 

[DeepSouth]

Not on the list but KAHR for me, but to be fair the list of poly guns I like is really, really short.

 

[Tallball]

Not on the list but KAHR for me, but to be fair the list of poly guns I like is really, really short.

Yeah. That's my preference for carry, too.

 

[JDGray]

I had to vote Ruger, because my LCP is the only poly frame pistol I own.

 

[red rick]

I have 2 polymer pistols , a Glock 23 and a Kahr P9 that I use for CC . I am looking to get another one with the improvement in round capacity of the single stack pistols . I have handed all of them I believe . I like the feel of the Glock 43x the best , but I will probably go with the S&W Shield Plus because of the reviews it gets as an accurate and soft shooting small pistol . It just feels like they need to make the grip rounder feeling to me . My Kahr almost feels like a 1911 in my hand , it feels good . I did put a rubber grip sleeve on it and that improved the feel for me .

 

[Gun-Reck]

Will say this quietly, so that my beloved G23.4/.40S&W doesn't hear.

Glock slimline G36 .45 ACP.

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A constant companion.

 

[HKGuns]

 

[Freudianfloyd]

My VP9 is my favorite, but I shoot best with my Springfield XD.

 

[JeffG]

Glock 22 or 23. Carrying a 43 EDC.

 

[Old Dog]

Do you own that specific model? The new steel frame ones are nice.

Yes. Have not had occasion to handle or shoot one of the steel framed models, but this pistol comes in a bit sleeker, smaller than the 320 Carry and the trigger is delightful. (I didn't think our joking got too far out of bounds, either, but...)

The HK P30 gets my vote as favorite hammer-fired poly-framed pistol. I've not handled or shot the SK, but it looks cool.

In all fairness, gotta put this one in my top 5:

 

[commygun]

M&P 40C. Though I do think the Glock 30 is what all that perfection blabber was about...

 

[9mmepiphany]

Though I do think the Glock 30 is what all that perfection blabber was about...

Of the Glocks I've owned (G17, G19, G22, G30, G34), I tend to agree...but the G19 came very close

 

[InTheSwamp]

I really want a P30!

 

[Simple Shooter]

When I need to go small, the poly frame Sig P290 is my go to.

 

[SimonRL]

HK VP9 all day. No other pistol fills the hand like the VP9 and each version feels identical.

 

[jmorris]

By nearly every available metric, other than Sig's P320 marketing, the "grip module" is indeed the "frame".

Ok, SVI by a huge margin and I have lots and lots of Glocks.

If I could get one of these on a form 4, I already would have.

FA G17C

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[cfullgraf]

I like my HK P30SK pistols. One has the V3 trigger and the other the LEM trigger.