Ok, I have decided to purchase a new firearm in the next few weeks, and I've hit a bit of a stalemate. So I figure why not make yet another "best gun for x dollars" and the obligatory "no way man, gun A is a piece of crap! gun B is waaaaaay better"
So here's the deal. I've decided to stick with 9mm as a caliber, and something a little bit on the compact side, but not sub-compact. I don't like not being able to grip a gun with my whole hand, no pinky dangle... It also has to have a light rail. I dig accessories and add-ons, but if I can find something that's perfectly fine out of the box, who needs em? So far I've been looking at Glock 19's gen 3 and gen 4. I've also been a very interested in the CZ P07 duty, or other CZ 75's (SP-01 tactical and phantom). I've also been eyeballing the Caracal full size and compact, gonna try to find one to handle this weekend and could use some help finding one in a store in the metro ATL area. I've had a M&P, and XD (first gen xd, not a XDm). And didn't mind the XD, and liked the M&P, but the lack of mags available for the M&P made it a no-go. Don't really know much about the XDm's, look cool though. Sig's are a little bit on the high side for my budget, $500, that might be able to be squeezed up to $600 for the right deal.
Just wanting to hear some banter and what-not from you guys on your choices with this dilemma, as I know we've all been there before. Gimme some insight, not just one word posts of "Glock" if you please. But I am leaning towards a Glock for ease of finding stuff for it. But not 100% sold just yet... Going to be handling as many as possible this week to start narrowing it down a bit.
So here's the deal. I've decided to stick with 9mm as a caliber, and something a little bit on the compact side, but not sub-compact. I don't like not being able to grip a gun with my whole hand, no pinky dangle... It also has to have a light rail. I dig accessories and add-ons, but if I can find something that's perfectly fine out of the box, who needs em? So far I've been looking at Glock 19's gen 3 and gen 4. I've also been a very interested in the CZ P07 duty, or other CZ 75's (SP-01 tactical and phantom). I've also been eyeballing the Caracal full size and compact, gonna try to find one to handle this weekend and could use some help finding one in a store in the metro ATL area. I've had a M&P, and XD (first gen xd, not a XDm). And didn't mind the XD, and liked the M&P, but the lack of mags available for the M&P made it a no-go. Don't really know much about the XDm's, look cool though. Sig's are a little bit on the high side for my budget, $500, that might be able to be squeezed up to $600 for the right deal.
Just wanting to hear some banter and what-not from you guys on your choices with this dilemma, as I know we've all been there before. Gimme some insight, not just one word posts of "Glock" if you please. But I am leaning towards a Glock for ease of finding stuff for it. But not 100% sold just yet... Going to be handling as many as possible this week to start narrowing it down a bit.
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