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Looking for a new 9mm (vanity)

Posted on 06/10/2011 7:29:23 PM PDT by gop4lyf

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I’m no expert but I’d personally lean towards the XD or the SR9.

That said, have you considered a Glock 17/19, Smith & Wesson M&P or one of the less expensive Rugers?

FYI we have two Browning Hi-Powers and a CZ75 (not B) for 9’s. Next on the wishlist are a S&W M&P and a FN Herstal FNX in .40 and a 1911 (maybe a TAURUS). A Kel-Tec P9 and a Taurus .22 revolver are on the list as well.


81 posted on 06/11/2011 8:25:02 AM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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I looked at the FNP and FNX but the trigger pull on DA is so high that it really turned me off. Otherwise, that is probably what I would be buying.


82 posted on 06/11/2011 8:28:17 AM PDT by gop4lyf (Socialism is the political dream of the unachiever, the excuse maker, and the lazy.)
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To: adm5

“Also, to those .45 elitists on this thread: Would you care to volunteer in taking a few rounds in the chest with my puny 9mm?”

No thank you. However, I have heard of at least one instance where a woman was shot in the head with a 9mm and lived. Also, this report indicates that .45 caliber is the way to go:

http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/TLGR/TLGR6/tlgr6.html


83 posted on 06/11/2011 11:32:24 AM PDT by GenXteacher (He that hath no stomach for this fight, let him depart!)
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To: gop4lyf

I love the FNH. The Springfield XD9 is crap in comparison.


84 posted on 06/11/2011 12:48:03 PM PDT by WarEagle (Can America survive a President named Hussein?)
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To: gop4lyf
Strangers on the internet are not what I would consider a reliable source of information about firearms. Everyone with an smidgeon of testosterone wants to be the expert.

My 2 cents:
Find a gun range here: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=gun%20ranges, maybe take a class, rent and shoot a bunch of different types, and then buy the one you like the best. Just be sure to test it until you're confident that it will be reliable.

You wouldn't ask a people on the internet to help you pick out a pair of tennis shoes and buying a gun isn't much different from that.
85 posted on 06/12/2011 8:14:51 PM PDT by Sparticus (Tar and feathers for the first dumbass Republican that uses the word bipartisanship.)
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To: Gaffer
Im droolin'! Thats a bad ass finish.

Ho Hum...mine is only silver chrome. :(

86 posted on 06/14/2011 8:23:02 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Make your choice ! There are NO civilians.)
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To: RandallFlagg

I carry one and it felt heavy til I showed it to a guy who had some brand of 9MM and it felt like is was cast iron. He couldnt believe how light the Beretta was.


87 posted on 07/05/2011 6:24:26 PM PDT by Yorlik803 (better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
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It’s not too bad with the Supertuck IWB holster. Just ordered another one for my Springfield XDM .45.


88 posted on 07/05/2011 8:17:28 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Let this chant follow BHO everywhere he goes: "You lie. You lie. You lie.")
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