longslide10
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Springfield XD or XDm. Very well made and designed, very easy to disassemble for cleaning, a number of safeties plus indicators to let you know if one is in the chamber and ready to fire
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NCIC105
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Man you are killing me... With a wooden gun you can change to any caliber of rubber band you want!
OK seriously
Glock
Springfield
Para Ordinance
Oh did I mention GLOCK!
titaniumman
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I never handled an M&P...Is the trigger polymer like the Glock or metal, That picture posted by SGB has me curious! It looks pretty thin to be "plastic".Sorry about the thread highjack!
First off, as said by other posters on this thread, i would go to a gun range and try to rent as many different 9mm of that size and type and find the one you like best. That said, i like the springfield xd's and am partial to the ruger SR series, though i like the 40 over the 9.
As a practical matter, the current "state of the art" in reasonable priced handguns can pretty much be summarized by the Glock, the S&W M&P, the Springfield XD/XDm series and the Ruger SR series. Assuming reasonable competence by the operator, none of these pistols require a separate manually operated safety although the XD (grip) and SR (thumb) both have them and the M&P has a thumb safety as an option. All of these guns have a striker-fired mechanism that doesn't really fit in the SA/DA kind of naming structure; often the descriptor "light DA" or "preloaded DA" is applied. Like a DAO all have the same trigger pull round-to-round so to that degree are like DAO. On the other hand, the trigger on these guns is a fairly long pull that runs about 5 to 7lb unlike a true DAO which will be up at between 8 and 12lb.
If you truly are uncomfortable with the "light DA" trigger of something like the Glock, you might want to look at the S&W SD line (about an 8lb pull) or the Sigma (a long pull of about 12lb which give it a feel much like a DA revolver).
As others have said, the true hammer-fired DAO automatic is a dying breed. Even going back to the 1980s the DAO auto pistol did not have an safety other than the heavy trigger pull. The only true DAO autos being made these days are the H&Ks and 22X series SIGs, both of which are probably out of your price range, and the polymer framed SIG SP2022 which is convertible from SA/DA to DAO. On the other hand, there are lots of used S&W DAO pistols around which can be had for very attractive prices.
From my own perspective after 40-odd years as a fairly serious handgun shooter, if I were buying a new CCW pistol today it would be the S&W M&P compact without the thumb safety.
RSM
If you truly are uncomfortable with the "light DA" trigger of something like the Glock, you might want to look at the S&W SD line (about an 8lb pull) or the Sigma (a long pull of about 12lb which give it a feel much like a DA revolver).
As others have said, the true hammer-fired DAO automatic is a dying breed. Even going back to the 1980s the DAO auto pistol did not have an safety other than the heavy trigger pull. The only true DAO autos being made these days are the H&Ks and 22X series SIGs, both of which are probably out of your price range, and the polymer framed SIG SP2022 which is convertible from SA/DA to DAO. On the other hand, there are lots of used S&W DAO pistols around which can be had for very attractive prices.
From my own perspective after 40-odd years as a fairly serious handgun shooter, if I were buying a new CCW pistol today it would be the S&W M&P compact without the thumb safety.
RSM
dobleceroseite
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Look into a USP Variant 5. Little pricy but it fits what you are looking for. Probably gonna cost around a Grand.
Woody1960
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What are you using it for.Will you be carring it.From what I have heard,Beretta's are known to be heavy.{although I have never owned one**. My 1st thought would be the Ruger SR9.I love my SR9c.
Exactly my thoughts, yes you guys may have your favorites but, back it up with either experience or specifics about the gun. I am now looking at the caracal f or caracal c instead of the px4 storm type f. I intend to conceal carry and have some fun at the range and this seems like one of the top choices. It may not be a well known brand but, it is a well established engineer Wilhelm Bubits.
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It seems very similar to the springfield xd. So now the question is springfield xd or caracal? I like the caracals minimum flip up, large magazine size and they are both around the same price. I am not sure about the quicksight on the caracal, I will have to check it out at the next gun show.
