I'm a pretty good shot with a handgun and am wanting a nice, accurate 9m/m with a good trigger for plinking, pest, and small game. I don't shoot at paper much or want to compete and I don't want to spend a lot of money, but I want at least a 5" barrel and thumb safety, and don't want another 1911. I was thinking of the M&P 2.0 tan color 5" gun and I have seen them priced at about $440 plus rebate. I don't really like the tan/FDE color but if I could get one with a great $100 trigger job and rebate I think it might make me happy. Any thoughts or other options?
Wanting a really accurate 9m/m.
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Triggernosis
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How about a Beretta 92FS? They're pretty darn accurate right out of the box, usually.
StakeOut
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If you can locate one and the asking price doesn't scare the heck out of you I think the Performance Center 5" IDPA version of the 3rd generation Model 5906 would be what you're looking for.
Ray1970
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Neither one fits your criteria but two of the most accurate 9mm's I own are my Sig P226 and my HK VP9. Neither has a five inch barrel or a thumb safety but they are both crazy accurate when I do my part. The Sig can be found in a SAO version with a thumb safety but it won't satisfy your "don't want to spend a lot of money" requirement.
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Have you considered a full-sized CZ?
Collo Rosso
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Sig P210. Not cheap though.
A CZ 85 Combat worked for me. 85 means a 75 with ambidextrous safeties that can be applied while the hammer is cocked. Combat means no firing pin safety for a lighter trigger pull, a more carefully adjusted trigger, a longer magazine release button and adjustable sights.
While I've never owned one I do not think S&W's M&P pistol line was ever intended to compete with single action pistols for best trigger pull.
Virtually any old S&W .38 or .357 revolver will group 2" or less at 25 yards and, as far as I know, an M&P's trigger can not be made nearly as good as their stock single action pull. They really are better guns for pests and small game.
Do you really need more than a .22 LR?
While I've never owned one I do not think S&W's M&P pistol line was ever intended to compete with single action pistols for best trigger pull.
Virtually any old S&W .38 or .357 revolver will group 2" or less at 25 yards and, as far as I know, an M&P's trigger can not be made nearly as good as their stock single action pull. They really are better guns for pests and small game.
Do you really need more than a .22 LR?
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You say you don't want a 1911, but what you described wanting would lead me straight to STI. The Trojan is the entry level now, at about $1200 MSRP. Very accurate and excellent trigger. I have two, and am considering converting one to .38 Super.
Ray1970
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I don't currently own either but the guys mentioning CZ or a Browning Hi-power have really hit the nail on the head when it comes to accurate 9mm's with thumb safeties.
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I've had a couple CZ 75s and they were very accurate and I liked them a lot. The last one I bought was an Omega and it had a great single action trigger but the double action was REALLY heavy. Their long barreled target model would be nice but they are really heavy and pricey.
bigwheelzip
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In the $550 price range you mentioned, you would probably do well in a CZ platform.
A side benefit of that choice is the aftermarket options available to make them even better if you choose. These parts are available for DIY upgrades or installed by well regarded smiths at CZ Custom and Cajun Gunworks.
Another path available once you have that platform is the .22LR conversion kit that's considered one of the best.
A side benefit of that choice is the aftermarket options available to make them even better if you choose. These parts are available for DIY upgrades or installed by well regarded smiths at CZ Custom and Cajun Gunworks.
Another path available once you have that platform is the .22LR conversion kit that's considered one of the best.
old&slow
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A really accurate 9mm?
Maybe a S&W 952 or a Sig P210.
I still think the CZ is the best kept sercet out there..
So, a CZ 75 TS or CZ 75 TS Czechmate.
Maybe a S&W 952 or a Sig P210.
I still think the CZ is the best kept sercet out there..
So, a CZ 75 TS or CZ 75 TS Czechmate.
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THE most accurate 9mm I ever fired was a S&W 952 AND get this....it shot CCI aluminum case Blazer better than anything we could handload!!
I know that it is not in the price range indicated.....however...WOW!
In the price range indicated....I would suggest as others have that you look at the CZ 75B...although my M&P 9mm Pro is right behind it and not by much either....
Randy
I know that it is not in the price range indicated.....however...WOW!
In the price range indicated....I would suggest as others have that you look at the CZ 75B...although my M&P 9mm Pro is right behind it and not by much either....
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For plinking, pests and small game? I'd forget handguns and go to rifles. Unless you really want to do all that with a handgun. Then, like someone else mentioned, I'd go with a .22. Why 9? Ammo is gonna be 4 times as much for just plinking, and there's plenty of .22 long barrel plinkers as accurate as you can make them.
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BigBill
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The cz75 or cz85db is the one you want. The double action first shot is awesome so is the accuracy. Larger mag capacity.
Cardboard_killer
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CZ or Beretta. No striker fired trigger will come close. For not much more you can get a CZ clone, the Tanfoglio Elite, which is like a CZ TS but for half the price. But they are hard to find in 9x19.
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I shoot mostly cast bullets in handguns, but I've used a good bit of jacketed ammo, just not recently. My results are based on samples of one gun only, but I've been shooting a Beretta 92F and a Sig P226 for almost thirty years. Both guns were purchased new and have been fired a lot. The 226 is somewhat more accurate than the Beretta, though the Beretta does shoot well. However, the Beretta is a huge, clunky gun, but never fails to fire and will feed anything reliably, even lead SWC bullets designed for the .38 Special. But, then, so will the slightly more compact Sig.
I've never been able to see the usefulness in a 15 -17-round capacity magazine and the attendant uncomfortable grip that goes with such guns. If you don't have a need for all that ammo, you might consider a pistol that uses a single-stack magazine. Good luck-
I've never been able to see the usefulness in a 15 -17-round capacity magazine and the attendant uncomfortable grip that goes with such guns. If you don't have a need for all that ammo, you might consider a pistol that uses a single-stack magazine. Good luck-
