I am in the market again to buy another handgun I want a 9mm so I went to the shooting range to check out three pistols that were in my price range and have heard good things about . I shot 15 round from each.
The Springfield XD 9mm was a definite no. The magazine is very hard to load, the trigger reset is all the way forward and it feels a little loose altogether.
The Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm felt okay. I had some problems with it though. The trigger reset was a little far forward, not as bad as the XD or my Sigma that I currently have. The trigger pull is a little long. The main concern with the M&P 9mm is, when you insert a full magazine the slide automatically moves forward and chambers a round. I spoke with a couple of people there and that is a common thing for the M&P, they said that could be dangerous because of the lack of a safety on the gun. This means the gun could and has accidently fired when a new loaded magazine is inserted into the gun.
The Glock 17 was the best I think. When loading the magazine, it's very easy to tell how many round are in it. There are indicators on the rear of the magazine so, every round you put into the magazine there is an eyelet behind it. The trigger reset is very short. I can fire the gun in rapid succession without ever coming off target, 6 rounds in 1 second. The angle of the grip is that so the recoil from the spent round comes straight back and the muzzle of the gun barley moves in an upward motion.
The Glock is the easiest the breakdown, hands down. The assembly of the Glock is almost identical to the Sigma.
The S&W is a little more complicated. And there is that issue with the slide.
The XD is not an option in my book.
All of these guns come with a lifetime warranty.
All these guns are on sale and $500 or under for the next 6 days
I am really leaning towards the dark side and thinking I am going to go with the Glock 17. I found a place where I can get the barrel with the fully supported chamber for $100. This has been my only gripe with Glocks. Oh, and the attitude of Glock Owners.
The Springfield XD 9mm was a definite no. The magazine is very hard to load, the trigger reset is all the way forward and it feels a little loose altogether.
The Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm felt okay. I had some problems with it though. The trigger reset was a little far forward, not as bad as the XD or my Sigma that I currently have. The trigger pull is a little long. The main concern with the M&P 9mm is, when you insert a full magazine the slide automatically moves forward and chambers a round. I spoke with a couple of people there and that is a common thing for the M&P, they said that could be dangerous because of the lack of a safety on the gun. This means the gun could and has accidently fired when a new loaded magazine is inserted into the gun.
The Glock 17 was the best I think. When loading the magazine, it's very easy to tell how many round are in it. There are indicators on the rear of the magazine so, every round you put into the magazine there is an eyelet behind it. The trigger reset is very short. I can fire the gun in rapid succession without ever coming off target, 6 rounds in 1 second. The angle of the grip is that so the recoil from the spent round comes straight back and the muzzle of the gun barley moves in an upward motion.
The Glock is the easiest the breakdown, hands down. The assembly of the Glock is almost identical to the Sigma.
The S&W is a little more complicated. And there is that issue with the slide.
The XD is not an option in my book.
All of these guns come with a lifetime warranty.
All these guns are on sale and $500 or under for the next 6 days
I am really leaning towards the dark side and thinking I am going to go with the Glock 17. I found a place where I can get the barrel with the fully supported chamber for $100. This has been my only gripe with Glocks. Oh, and the attitude of Glock Owners.
