Best non Glock 3 gun starter pistol

[cdavis91]

I am wanting to start to get into competition shooting and want a good pistol platform to build off of. I personally just don't like Glock. So any suggestions on a polymer pistol that won't brake the bank? I want to be able to modify as needed and want 9mm.

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[Kasper]

For what you are asking Glock is the best choice. Cheap, Easily Modifiable as needed and in 9mm. Gloock17,19 and 26

 

[Shadowbat]

If you "just don't like a pistol" then you won't shoot well with it. For competition shooting the Springfield XDM is probably the best non-Glock choice but you might want to look at the Ruger SR9 too.

 

[jcreek]

Lots of competition shoots use m&ps.

 

[Kasper]

If you "just don't like a pistol" then you won't shoot well with it. For competition shooting the Springfield XDM is probably the best non-Glock choice but you might want to look at the Ruger SR9 too.

I really would not have bought a Glock because they are all so damn ugly, But Glocks make up for their ugliness by working with little maintenance needed to keep it firing when the trigger is pulled/squeezed.

Also I agree with you on the Springfield XDM probably being the best non-Glock choice.

 

[cdavis91]

How is the availability of aftermarket parts for the XDM line? I was looking at the XDM 5.25

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[mojoman]

I love my XDm .45 4.5 which is what I'm using now since my XDs is gone to the doctor office.

 

[Domineaux]

My Smith & Wesson M&P Pro 5" 9mm with the Apex Tactical Forward Set Trigger is absolutely amazing to shoot.

 

[THE REAL CAPTAIN JACK]

Put simply Glocks are ugly, they will grow on you. There is not another brand with as many after market parts as a Glock unless you go with 1911s.

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[Timothy Bryant]

I'll cast my vote for a Smith and Wesson M&P in the competition model. It's pretty much a Glock with better ergonomics.

 

[jcreek]

I'll cast my vote for a Smith and Wesson M&P in the competition model. It's pretty much a Glock with better ergonomics.

M&Ps are nice guns but they're not Glocks. I actually prefer the ergonomics of Glocks to M&Ps too

 

[Domineaux]

M&Ps are nice guns but they're not Glocks. I actually prefer the ergonomics of Glocks to M&Ps too

But the original request was for non-Glock ideas.

 

[jcreek]

But the original request was for non-Glock ideas.

I understand that, I was responding more to his comparison than the original OP. I don't feel that calling M&Ps, "Glocks with better ergonomics" is a fair comparison. They have similarities but they are not the same gun.

 

[Domineaux]

That is a pretty good description that is used by many as the M&P design is very similar to a Glock with the most notable external differences being ergonomics.
Of course, not everyone agrees with any ergonomic differences so some will like the feel of a Glock better still.

 

[CR Williams]

xD or M&P, I'd say. Sig Sauer maybe, though usually higher priced than the other two brands.