New 9mm, what to get??? UPDATED WITH MY CHOICES

[shore]

Sig Elite 229 with 18+1 9mm fire power. Universal round found all over the world. This is a classic folks...
Carry, hiking, water proof, mud gun glock 26...

 

[Gunfighter]

No Sir... it's a striker... you cannot pull the hammer back with your thumb as noted in the photos listed below...

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Slide-Release.jpg

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_0850.jpg

Perhaps you used a different model than I had, or maybe you don't call this a "striker" ... but my point is that it's not a typical hammer like you would use on the P229 or P226.

In addition, the article featuring these photos also calls it a striker.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/04/chris-dumm/gun-review-sig-sauer-p250-9mm-2sum/

...no crack use here...

Regardless what you call it, the end result is a LOOOOONG trigger pull.

It has a hammer and a firing pin it is a hammer fired, not striker fired gun. Glock, m&p, fn fns, xd, xdm, walther p99 and ppq. All these are striker fired.

Beretta 92, CZ, 1911, Every HK (except VP70), FN FNP, FNX, These are hammer fired guns.

Why would a striker fired gun have a hammer? Its just silly.
By your definition a SW640 is a striker fired gun...

 

[jnv500]

Xdm 3.8

 

[derek81]

Sig Elite 229 with 18+1 9mm fire power. Universal round found all over the world. This is a classic folks...
Carry, hiking, water proof, mud gun glock 26...



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Good looking gun but the grip looks huge?

 

[sovietak474u]

The Taurus 92 clones are fine guns, actually were made on Beretta equipment at the beginning. I have 2 of them and they are perfect and many like the frame mounted safety better...

as much as I hate taurus, every pt92 I ever owned ran flawless. Never a single issue.

 

[dakota port]

Good looking gun but the grip looks huge?

you can always change grips, wood grips tned to be bigger then say hogue rubber grips or factory plastic, i know a small handed person who can hold a 226 with regular non-wood grips on it

 

[Retread]

The Taurus 92 clones are fine guns, actually were made on Beretta equipment at the beginning. I have 2 of them and they are perfect and many like the frame mounted safety better...

Some people are happy with Rossi too. I made the mistake 20 years ago buying a couple Taurus guns. I'd never trust my life on one again. Just because Beretta gave them the tools, doesn't make them as good as a Beretta. FWIW, I'd go Ruger before Taurus.

 

[chopper duke]

HK P30L, Sig 226

I never thought I would see the day we would agree on anything. Huh.

Anyway, any of the P30 series or P2000(sk) would be great or a 226/229 would also fit the bill.

 

[chopper duke]

It has a hammer and a firing pin it is a hammer fired, not striker fired gun. Glock, m&p, fn fns, xd, xdm, walther p99 and ppq. All these are striker fired.

Beretta 92, CZ, 1911, Every HK (except VP70), FN FNP, FNX, These are hammer fired guns.

Why would a striker fired gun have a hammer? Its just silly.
By your definition a SW640 is a striker fired gun...

Come on! The VP70 is a FINE weapon!

 

[Gunfighter]

Come on! The VP70 is a FINE weapon!

Only the VP70M!
But it is still striker fired...