EZ: my CZ(75)!

Cheers!

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For a edc non-Smith it will be my replacement for my model 36(gave to my son) a plain Jane LCR

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Probably my SIG P-239's. I have several. I also have an HK P-30 SK but I don't shoot it very much.

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This is the favorite, a CZ-75D Compact PCR.



This Girsan compact Hi Power is however, on its way to possibly replacing it as my favorite concealed carry 9mm.




This is my favorite non S&W “used to be a handgun”. Since I had to register it as an SBR, I added an A2 stock and a suppressor to make it a whole lot more effective than it ever was as a braced pistol. That’s poorly thought out knee jerk gun control for you.

Had a Star Model 28, the forerunner of the Model 30. Great guns,

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Got to be those SIGS!
Bought a 365 X Macro.
Liked it so much bought a 365X.

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Probably this German SIG P226 X-5 or one of my other German SIG Master Shop pistols depending on which one I was shooting.

just like those darned potato chips... favorites over the years.. many were my late fathers... long gone...
Browning HiPower (1976)
Taurus PT99 (92 with adjustable sights)
Sig Sauer P226 ( W German)
Walther P38/P1
Kahr K9
Taurus PT111 G2
Sig P250
Sig P320
1911

My Korth Mongoose with 9mm cylinder.

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I only have one non S&W 9mm a Kimber Micro Nine.

Ooops that's not correct, I just remembered my Lugar of 1914 vintage. Doesn't matter the Micro 9 is still my go to.

I believe El Jefe is the spokesman for 9mm pistols.

I see a number of Tauri listed, of the PT99 flavor. I owned on too, and it was a great and reliable firearm, with the safety and the mag release in the proper locations. I recall reading that they had been built on Beretta machinery. A surprisingly good pistol!

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How many cases of 9mm thru it? Most Spanish handguns were meant for the nightstand and not a PPC or Combat Match. Never heard of any attendees at Thunder Ranch or Gunsite using one either.

You could say that many of the pistols suggested in this thread are more nightstand guns than competition or carry pieces.

Thunder Ranch and Gunsite concentrate on concealed carry. The size and weight of the 30M count against it for that kind of use, it's the same weight as a 1911. However, as a robust military sidearm, they meet the need. I have one and the later, 45 ACP Star Megastar (also available in 10 mm). They are both built like brick outhouses.

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Two Sig P365XL's, one fully stock, one with a Primary Arms barrel and Holosun red dot. Both have Hogue grip sleeves.

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Sig P365 for me - hands down.
Softest shooting 9mm CCW I've ever shot.
With 12-14 rounds in the mag (with Magguts kits installed) it is the most bang for the buck - and the most bang for its size - that I've seen or experienced...

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A 365 is my carry gun, but since the title says "favorite"...

A well-worn MKII Browning HP

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By default, my favorite non-S&W 9mm would have to be my SIG P320 compact. It is the only non-S&W 9mm I own. It is reliable and reasonably (but not outstandingly) accurate. Its best feature is its superb factory upgraded trigger: minimal takeup, quick reset, and extremely smooth. It's a genuine treat to shoot. That said, I don't shoot it as a 9mm any more, as I have converted it to .357 SIG using a SIG Caliber X-Change Kit. I much prefer the .357 SIG round, and the only reason I'd go back to using my P320 as a 9mm would be if .357 SIG ammo disappeared.

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Dan Wesson Pointman, PM-9

There’s a large ad populuum logical fallacy inherent in citing what’s popular with attendees at Thunder Ranch or Gunsite. Both are also largely irrelevant to armed citizen self defense shoots.

I bought a Star BM the second time they were being imported in numbers. They were selling for around $200, and of course the chicken littles were wailing about lack of spare parts availability, so I bought a spare. It’s right sized for a 9mm for concealed carry, being slightly thinner in but better proportioned than an officer frame sized 1911. The curved back strap gives it excellent pointabikity and the bobbed butt is very concealed carry friendly.



And then I traded off an absolutely awful S&W .380 ACP bodyguard for a third, about 12 hours after I bought the S&W.



The thing is that I shot the bejeezus out of my primary Star BM and have never broken anything. Maybe it’s because I don’t abuse them with stupid things like 2000 round torture tests, and in fact clean and lubricate my handguns on a regular basis.

This old vet does get shot every couple of years. My only striker fired 9mm

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I am also in the beretta boat. The 92 series is more accurate than most of us, myself included, will ever be. My m9a3 eats anything I feed it.

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The Model 30 was used by the Spanish Military as their sidearm for a number of years. Like I wrote I had a Model 28, which was the forerunner of the Model 30. It was a very good gun. Better made and fitted that the majority of the 9MM pistols that I have shot. The only down side to the pistol now, would possibly be the lack of spare parts available if case something did break. Why was one not seen at Gunsite or Thunder Ranch? Probably because the vast majority of them were and are still in Europe. Read this and wish you owned one! Star Firearms — Models 28, 30 & 31 I still kick myself for selling mine!

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This one for a semi-auto😋

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My 1966 Browning HP that I bought in 1967. The factory barrel shot my lead bullet reloads well. In recent years I have been shooting it with a Ciener conversion unit, that has done wonders to smooth out the trigger.

Browning HiPower. No question.
I don't know anyone who doesn't love the grip shape.
No part is any thicker or wider than it has to be, especially the slide.
It carries a reasonable amount of ammo. And those magazines are also no bigger than they need to be either.
They work, and shoot plenty accurate.

I'd still be carrying one now if my eyes could see iron sights well enough. For that, I sadly have to turn to the soulless newer handguns and their ease of mounting a red dot.

Probably the best looking 9 mm here, LOL, but I'd have to cheat and go with my 1957 Super 38... but I do have Sphinx AT-2000H that I really like...

Yeah, I've got a 3913 Lady Smith, and a 1968 P-35, the P-35 is OK, and I guess if I had to actually carry anything, the Lady Smith would do... but neither is as handy or accurate for me as that Sphinx.

Lots of pretty guns here gents, thanks for posting

Dang, I thought my Sphinx had run off,,, I do like the Sphinx,, I just wish I could find a couple of 12 round magazines for it,, it is the AT-2000H

Am never one to pass up yet another opportunity to vote for a BHP.

Until recently a Walther P88 - now a CZ T2 Blue. Subject to change.

I have a Series 70 Government Model in 9mm that I found back in the 90s at the Monroeville, PA gun show. It has low mounted adjustable sights, a National Match bushing and locks up like a bank vault. I figured it would be a great gun for PPC matches. Soon after my club had a PPC match and I took this gun. I was amazed when I was able to put 2 shots in the "A" zone which was about the size of a pop can.

My favorite 9mm is the CZ75 SP-01. I like it because it has an ambidextrous safety, which is required for left handed-eyed shooters like me. The best upgrade ever for this pistol is TRU-GLO front and rear sights!

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Also, this pistol is ridiculously easy to hit your target with.

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Browning Hi Power, Ruger EC9s, Luger, Glock 19.

I carried a Beretta M9 in Kosovo and in Afghanistan. Never liked it; always thought it was too big. The funny thing is that I shot a clean qualification every time I shot one.

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WAR EAGLE!

This Spanish pistol was a military firearm and can handle plenty of cases of ammo. it is all steel and built like a tank. Apparently you are ignorant of its origins and capabilities. Don’t care if no one used one at Thunder Ranch…..do some research instead of being an obtuse fool.

It’s a losing proposition to argue with the folks who know things because someone in authority said so. And that’s at the core of the influencer and course instructor based opinions.

What you are suggesting is actual experience with a firearm and evaluating it on its actual merits, rather than relying on “Authority” figures (who all have their own implicit biases and agendas).

The Spanish firearms also suffer from reputations for and claims of poor quality that are usually at odds with the actual quality of the Spanish gun making industry.

Glock 19 Gen3

Sig 365 XL.

CZ 75B
BHP

I agree completely. I bought the P210 target and was so impressed with the feel and the way it shot, I went back and bought the 210C for carry. Need a better holster now, but without a doubt, is smoother than any 9mm I have had to use on or off duty, and the target is the most accurate I have ever shot.

I lived about three or so miles from the Expo Mart in the early 1990's. Great gun shows at that time. The entire floor of the Expo Mart was used back then. Have heard it was down to a half of the floor later.

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Having a really hard time deciding between my Sp01 Shadow or my Browning badged HiPower. I'd have to flip a coin.

My new other favorite 9mm. When I can buy 9mm for less than half the cost of .38 Special this spaghetti gun makes a lot of sense. It came with 300 rounds of .38 and .357 - the 9mm cylinder looked unused. Not anymore….

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God only knows. I’ve got so many to chose from that are amazing shooters.

Here’s a few of them that I enjoy.




Phoenix AG of Switzerland






2011’s (I’ve got a lot of them)






1911’s (again, I have a bunch)







CZC A01-LD






Sig P210 Super Targets






Arma Zeka






Sig X Series






CZ Orange






AF Strike One Ergals







Laugo Aliens






Pardini GT






I also like some older collectables…

Walther P88






Sig P210-6






Walther P5






Korth AutoPistol

The Walther P5 is one of my favorites, not because it's the best shooter (it's not), and not because it's beautiful (it's not), but because of its design and engineering. Some features have carried over from other models, but the whole package makes for a very interesting pistol. The left side ejection port and pivoting firing pin safety are just two of the its unique features. I get interesting reactions from shooters at the range when they see ejected brass coming at them from their right side.

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The only one I have. CZ P01 Omega, with a little work done.

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About a dozen years ago, I asked Bill Laughrige at Cylinder & Slide to build me a custom 5 inch 9 mm 1911 for IDPA. Back just before I deployed to Saudi Arabia for Desert Storm, not being sure I would be issued a sidearm, I contacted Bill for a fast build of a Browning HP, and he sourced and tuned a MkIII, but as it were I was issued a 1911. Which by the way was impossible to keep from rusting overnite in the rain. Bill and his team at C&S have since worked on about 7 or 8 handguns for me.

Bill asked what I wanted on my only full custom pistol, and I just said do what he felt best. So he did a Fusion SS gun, cerakoted, with Barstow, a gold front sight, and the rest of his suggestions. As for markings, just a small and discreet serial number, and nothing else. It is a superb handgun, with a silky smooth action.

SF VET