Originally posted by mrsleeve
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Originally posted by 325_e30
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Caliber is a good start when choosing a new firearm. What are you looking for in a pistol? Do you want a safety? Magazine capacity? How large/small can it be? Is this going to be a range toy or a concealed carry weapon?
Options to consider in the 9mm market:
Glock 17/19(c)/26(sc)
Glocks are the icon of reliability. However,they lack a manual safety, although you could drop the thing off an overpass 1000 times and it wouldn't go off. My personal opinion is that the best safety is the one between your ears, but my concealed carry weapon is an HK45 with a flip safety. Glocks are also relatively inexpensive, have a good aftermarket following and the mags are cheap.
Springfield XD9
The XDs are a relatively new offering that I don't know much about. They have an external safety and seem to well received by the pistol community. I'll let someone else chime in with more information.
Smith and Wesson M&P
Can best be described as another version of an XD. Again, I don't know much about them.
Heckler and Koch USP
HK's USP is another polymer frame pistol. They're held in high esteem, but mags are expensive and HK is proud of their name.
Sig Sauer
Sig has several 9mm offerings, all of them pretty good. What you get depends on what you're looking for.
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