Which 9mm for target shooting?

Which 9mm target pistol?

  • Used SA 1911A1

    Votes: 38 20.3%

  • New CZ75B

    Votes: 75 40.1%

  • New or used Browning HP

    Votes: 51 27.3%

  • New Glock G34

    Votes: 23 12.3%
  • Total voters
    187
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Target Shooting 9mms? HK Elite, SIG P226 Sport Stock, SIG P210, S&W 952-1/952-2. Of course the price range of these are approximately $1050 - $1400 so I don't know if you want to spend that much.

45s? Colt Special Combat Government Competition --- fabulous!!!

I've owned all of those models I recommended but have recently sold the P210 and am getting ready to sell the Elite. The Sport Stock and the 952 just seems to balance in my hand better and as such I shoot them better. I WILL regret selling my Elite but I needed to sell a few guns and the Elite just had to go. It is (or seems) lighter than my other guns and I tend to shoot better with heavier guns. Certainly all the guns listed outshoot me and I will never shoot up to the potential of any of them....so I went with what felt good in my hand and what I had the most confidence shooting.

The Sport Stock has the least muzzle flip of all 9mms I've ever shot which is great for staying on the target. Guess it's due to it's weight. The Elite is also a very "soft" shooter and DOES have a 6" barrel so the sight radius is longer.

HK Elite
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SIG P226 Sport Stock
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S&W 952-2
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S&W 952-1
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Colt Special Combat Government Competition (hard chrome)
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Colt Special Combat Government Competition (2 tone)
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SIG P210-6 Heavy Frame
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You need to shoot them and then decide which one is most accurate for YOU. I know that is what everyone says but everyone says it because it is true.

A CZ may be the most confortable and best shoot gun for one guy and feel akward and not shoot well for another. There is a big difference between bench shooting accuracy of a gun and what you can do offhand. There is another level of accuracy in a gun that you intend to shoot at faster speeds.

For example, my old SIG 220 would do 2" groups at 25 yards from a rested position but more like 6" from a two handed standing position. If fired with speed with one hand, I was lucky to hit anything because it flopped around in my hand so much. It was not the recoil but the shape of the gun that made it behave this way.

Another example is, I had a Ruger P-95 that would give me fist sized groups at high speed shooting but still gave me fist sized groups at slow, rested shooting. It was not an accurate gun by traditional standards but I coud shoot it as well as any handgun at fast speeds. A SIG 210 would not have been able to shoot any better for me.

My point is, the inherent accuracy of a gun is not the most important thing. The most important aspect of accuracy from a handgun is how well YOU can shoot it. I have found that many handguns are more accurate than the owners will ever know because they can never be shot to the full level of accuracy. The best guns lend as much of their inherent accuracy to the shooter and make themselves easy to shoot. If it is not confortable, it is no good to you. If you can't shoot it, what good is all that inherent accuracy?

Try out several guns and I bet one will be more confortable and handle better than others. I bet if you shoot the top ten handguns, several of the most loved and respected guns will just not impress you.

I have not been impressed with CZ accuracy in the pistols but I know that many people swear they shoot them better than any other handgun.
 
QB Said;

Target Shooting 9mms? HK Elite, SIG P226 Sport Stock, SIG P210, S&W 952-1/952-2. Of course the price range of these are approximately $1050 - $1400 so I don't know if you want to spend that much.
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My $0.02 worth;

$1050 - $1400 is expensive for a service-grade 9mm. But another way to look at it is to consider what it would cost to accurize and customize one of your choices. That considered, $1,050.00 for a blued S&W 952 winds up being not quite so expensive. The 9mm STI Trojan is roughly the same price as a blued 952, and it is also something to consider. These are two excellent production 9mm Target Guns that I've had a chance to shoot.
 
I use the 9mm I carry for target shooting. Duh, that's why I know how to handle it.

By the way, it's a Glock 26. Great target gun; great ANYTHING gun!
 
Certainly there are less expensive 9mms than those I listed. There are also more expensive ones that I didn't list such as the SVIs I had. I've had STI build me a couple of guns and they were great also (but they were .38 super). I'm not sure what the definition of service-grade is but since the list I gave was considered service grade and that list included the SIG P210-6 I'm not sure where the SVI/STIs fit in. Some of the guns I listed cost more because they came with adjustable target sights, tuned triggers, match grade barrels, extended controls, etc. Start adding some of those options to other base 9mms and the price shoots right up there. I happen to like to purchase a gun that has the options I like available as FACTORY options (versus having a gunsmith do work on the gun after I purchase it). That's not always possible but I do try to get as many of the options I want from the factory and go from there. That's just my preference...no rhyme or reason to it. That's one reason I really like SVI.....options are endless.....in fact so many that it's a bit confusing at times.
 
Thanks for all the advice.

I finally bought a CZ75B last night. After I posted this poll, I bought a Ruger Blackhawk Convertible because I wanted a .357 for deer hunting. I decided to buy both a Blackhawk, which I got for $350, and a P95, which I could have bought for $310. My thinking was that I would get two guns for just a tick more than the $600 I was planning to spend on a 9mm.

But I procrastinated. I was having so much fun shooting the Blackhawk I decided to wait to purchase the P95. It turns out I am glad I waited, because last night I ran across a NIB C75B for $390. Needless to say I brought it home. At that price I was even able to tell my wife about my purchase. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet because I went fishing today, but on the way home I picked up 400 rounds of 9mm ammo and plan to hit the range as soon as it opens tomorrow morning.
 
why not buy a p226 9mm

if i were you,i prefer to buy p226 9mm as my first handgun,because i already just did:D
 
If I had to do it over again today, I'd buy a different 9mm. The CZ is a great, high-quality service pistol, but as delivered from the factory the trigger needed a lot of work to be a great target gun.

I am still happy I bought it, though. I bought a Kadet kit, and now the gun is a dedicated .22. I haven't had the 9mm slide on it for over a year. Many argue that the Kadet isn't as good a .22 target pistol as some guns with fixed barrels like a Smith 41, and they may be right, but I can't imagine shooting a gun any more accurately than I shoot the Kadet. It is my all-time favorite .22.

Also, I find that I almost never put the 9mm cylinder in the Blackhawk Convertible mentioned above. The accuracy is just too far off, especially when the barrel heats up. I also quit shooting .38 rounds in the .357 cylinder because of the carbon build up at the end of the chamber, which is a bear to clean out. I now stick with .357 rounds and the thing is a tack driver. I've yet to take a deer with it, however. Last year I shot three whitetails with my Tikka T3 and after that I switched to the Ruger, but after butchering three deer I'd about had enough and didn't put my back into hunting the final five days of the season.
 
I'm all for the CZ75 but I suggest the SP-01 model. It's awesome!

You may have to change the recoil spring. The stock spring is weighted for the hot loads used by the Czech police/military and is a little strong for standard 9mm. But that's a $5 fix and you're off and running with a sweet shooter!
 
Which is why he bought a CZ
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Got impatient and didn't read the whole thread before posting.. LOL

Good one, though. :D

For the record, I want a CZ myself... but I want everything nice that I see.

Still though - make that next gun a Sig.
 
Just a simple word of advice-STAY THE H*** AWAY FROM ALL CZ'S-THEY ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE! Not to mention they must be fed on a regular basis and that can get very expensive. Dont even go there!
 
Here's an even better option than the ones posted above....

USED CZ 75 B/BD

Cheaper, still reliable as heck, and you can use the $100-150 you saved to put a LOT of lead down range. :D
 
If I had to do it again, I'd do what I ended up doing anyway--buy a Glock. I finally realized I was powerless over Glocks and admitted I have a Glock problem--I shoot Glocks better than any other autoloaders. I recognized that a higher power--Gaston Glock--could and would help me with my problem.

Lately I've been thinking about going off the wagon and picking up a Taurus 1911, however.
 
I've got 3 of the 4 on your list. My first handgun was the CZ-75B, then later on a SA 1911A1, and even later was the FN Hi-Power.

If I could do it all again, I'd get the 1911 and likely make that my only full size handgun.
 
Lobotomy Boy,

I am surprised that you have not had a 1911, CZ, BHP, and G34 in the two years that this thread has been dormant.

Talk about raising the dead....
 
I shoot Glocks better than any other autoloaders. I recognized that a higher power--Gaston Glock--could and would help me with my problem.
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LB - I'm in the same boat as you, only I've come to realize that as much as I love CZ's, I shoot 1911's better.

Lately I've been thinking about going off the wagon and picking up a Taurus 1911, however.
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I'm thinking the same thing........ :)
 
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