Hello everyone,
I hope everyone is doing well during the Christmas season. As usual, I can think of no better place to ask my gun-related questions that The ODT. I purchased my first handgun from The ODT (A Ruger P90) and have had nothing but pleasant experiences with it. However, now I am in the market for a 9mm. I've been scouting the internet consistently (a little bit too consistently, if you were to ask my fiance') for a decent 9mm for around $350-$425. I've narrowed it down to a few possibilities, but it would be amazing if I got the expertise of some ODT members. So, the few I've narrowed down to is: Ruger SR9 (picked one up in a gun shop once, it felt amazing in my hand), Ruger P95, Ruger P89, S&W SD9, Taurus PT 917 C, Sig Sauer Pro SP2022, and Rock Island Armory 1911-A1 9mm (I keep reading more and more positive things about Rock Island Armory/Armscor for a bare bones entry level reliable 1911, and I absolutely love the 1911 frame). I didn't list a Glock because from what I've seen, they are just too far out of my price range right now. Maybe I could get lucky somewhere, though. And now, I will list (because we all like lists, right)? the uses for this pistol/what I'm looking for:
- I will be keeping this pistol in a holster in my glove box in my car, for something I can easily clip on to my side when I go out and about.
- I would like this pistol to have a reasonable round capacity (which I'm fairly sure they all will).
- I would like to not have to worry too much about corrosion from leaving it in my glovebox.
- Definitely need it to be reliable, since it is going to be my new carry gun.
- Size really does not matter, as I'm not going to try to carry concealed.
- To note: I am left handed.
Thank you everyone for reading my post, and I look forward to seeing what The ODT members have to say!
I hope everyone is doing well during the Christmas season. As usual, I can think of no better place to ask my gun-related questions that The ODT. I purchased my first handgun from The ODT (A Ruger P90) and have had nothing but pleasant experiences with it. However, now I am in the market for a 9mm. I've been scouting the internet consistently (a little bit too consistently, if you were to ask my fiance') for a decent 9mm for around $350-$425. I've narrowed it down to a few possibilities, but it would be amazing if I got the expertise of some ODT members. So, the few I've narrowed down to is: Ruger SR9 (picked one up in a gun shop once, it felt amazing in my hand), Ruger P95, Ruger P89, S&W SD9, Taurus PT 917 C, Sig Sauer Pro SP2022, and Rock Island Armory 1911-A1 9mm (I keep reading more and more positive things about Rock Island Armory/Armscor for a bare bones entry level reliable 1911, and I absolutely love the 1911 frame). I didn't list a Glock because from what I've seen, they are just too far out of my price range right now. Maybe I could get lucky somewhere, though. And now, I will list (because we all like lists, right)? the uses for this pistol/what I'm looking for:
- I will be keeping this pistol in a holster in my glove box in my car, for something I can easily clip on to my side when I go out and about.
- I would like this pistol to have a reasonable round capacity (which I'm fairly sure they all will).
- I would like to not have to worry too much about corrosion from leaving it in my glovebox.
- Definitely need it to be reliable, since it is going to be my new carry gun.
- Size really does not matter, as I'm not going to try to carry concealed.
- To note: I am left handed.
Thank you everyone for reading my post, and I look forward to seeing what The ODT members have to say!
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! Thank you for the advice so far everyone.
