emc
Member
First, the pistol met some requirements. These are:
1. Double action only. No DA/SA
2. The trigger pull had to be managable, with an acceptable level of effort. If it took standing on the backstrap and pulling with both hands to fire the piece, no thanks! For the XD9, it's quite nice.
2. I wanted more of a full size handgun. I already had a Kahr K9, which is a great pistol. I was interested in Kahr's T9, but no one in central Indiana seems to have one at this time, and I want to be able to handle a pistol and work with it first. The P99QA was not available for comparison.
3. Good fit for my hand. This is extremely subjective, but it worked, unlike all of the Glocks that I've handled. Too many of them felt like I was holding a bar of soap. Very blocky. I looked at the Steyr M series, which looked interesting, but the backstrap where the web of the hand fits is too squared off, and it just didn't feel comfortable.
4. The points above were confirmed with some very good feedback on TFL, and a very nice review on Chuck Taylor's website.
I chose 9mm for the following reasons.
1. I already have 9mm handguns, and am set up to reload for it. (I reload for practice and competition only.)
2. I have less time to practice than some, and it seemed to me that there would be additional range time needed to get competent with shot recovery with a .40 S&W.
3. I've learned that it's possible to use the .40 cal. magazine as an ersatz high capacity 9mm magazine.
4. The impression that I've gotten from many comments on TFL regarding the choice between 9mm and .40 S&W is that the .40 does have an advantage in effectiveness, but that the difference is not as major as might be suspected, and there are other considerations introduced, in terms of recoil, etc.
I haven't had the chance to shoot it yet, but hope to do so this weekend, once some of the snow is cleaned up.
FWIW,
emc
1. Double action only. No DA/SA
2. The trigger pull had to be managable, with an acceptable level of effort. If it took standing on the backstrap and pulling with both hands to fire the piece, no thanks! For the XD9, it's quite nice.
2. I wanted more of a full size handgun. I already had a Kahr K9, which is a great pistol. I was interested in Kahr's T9, but no one in central Indiana seems to have one at this time, and I want to be able to handle a pistol and work with it first. The P99QA was not available for comparison.
3. Good fit for my hand. This is extremely subjective, but it worked, unlike all of the Glocks that I've handled. Too many of them felt like I was holding a bar of soap. Very blocky. I looked at the Steyr M series, which looked interesting, but the backstrap where the web of the hand fits is too squared off, and it just didn't feel comfortable.
4. The points above were confirmed with some very good feedback on TFL, and a very nice review on Chuck Taylor's website.
I chose 9mm for the following reasons.
1. I already have 9mm handguns, and am set up to reload for it. (I reload for practice and competition only.)
2. I have less time to practice than some, and it seemed to me that there would be additional range time needed to get competent with shot recovery with a .40 S&W.
3. I've learned that it's possible to use the .40 cal. magazine as an ersatz high capacity 9mm magazine.
4. The impression that I've gotten from many comments on TFL regarding the choice between 9mm and .40 S&W is that the .40 does have an advantage in effectiveness, but that the difference is not as major as might be suspected, and there are other considerations introduced, in terms of recoil, etc.
I haven't had the chance to shoot it yet, but hope to do so this weekend, once some of the snow is cleaned up.
FWIW,
emc
