Hands down the best 9mm ever to grace a holster.

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Posted: 8/22/2004 9:36:31 PM EDT

What, in your opinion, is the absolute best ever made 9mm pistol in regards to being absolutely reliable, trustworthy, and functional.

Lets go for some reality... if you had only one 9mm pistol to fight off the zombies, what would it be? And since we are fighting zombies we have to remember we will be dragging it through the mud, blood, dirt, and zombie guts.

Glock? Sig? Beretta? S&W? XD? Something else?

Posted: 8/22/2004 9:39:32 PM EDT

[#1]

Browning MKIII Hi-Power.

Posted: 8/22/2004 9:41:41 PM EDT

[#2]

HK or Sig.

Posted: 8/22/2004 9:43:33 PM EDT

[#3]

Sig226

Posted: 8/22/2004 10:05:10 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Browning MKIII Hi-Power.

Been "on duty" for along time.

Semper Fi

Posted: 8/22/2004 10:08:43 PM EDT

[#5]

STI Trojan 1911 in 9 mm.

Posted: 8/22/2004 10:10:54 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Browning MKIII Hi-Power.

+1

Posted: 8/22/2004 10:14:43 PM EDT

[#7]

I love the CZ75BD we have.

Posted: 8/22/2004 10:16:35 PM EDT

[#8]

Browning Hi-Power

Posted: 8/22/2004 11:26:09 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Browning MKIII Hi-Power.

Yup, and it's silly that it's not even in the poll.

Posted: 8/23/2004 12:35:57 AM EDT

[#10]

My favorite 9mm is my Jericho 941FB. Something about the way it shoots, its just controllable, pointable, and compact. Next up would probably be a HK USP Compact, followed by the glock19.

Posted: 8/23/2004 3:34:13 AM EDT

[#11]

Ruger P89.

Now where is my Flame suit??? I have fired the Beretta, the HK, the Sig, the Walther, the Glock.

The accuracy and reliability of my $350 Ruger P89 has been equal or better to any of the above.

Its not very pretty, and it only fits the hand after Hogue grips are put on. But damnit it works, it works hard, and it has never failed me. I have TRIED to jam it. Got 4000+ rounds now through it. I've gone about 1200 rounds now without even cleaning it, still working like a charm. Fired lots of +P+ ammo in it. No problem.

Posted: 8/23/2004 3:45:14 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
What, in your opinion, is the absolute best ever made 9mm pistol in regards to being absolutely reliable, trustworthy, and functional.

Glock

No need to go any farther than this.

Mike

Posted: 8/23/2004 4:00:22 AM EDT

[#13]

S&W Model 39-2 or 59-2 Oldie but a Goldie

The third generation of the first 9mm adopted by LEO agencies across the country. Smith finally got all the bugs worked out to produce one hell of a 9mm. It was extremely light, acurate, and totally reliable.

Of course, Smith couldn't live with that so they quickly dropped the model for the 400 series.

Tj

Posted: 8/23/2004 4:07:39 AM EDT

[#14]

gotta be a CZ.......
but close second......

third:

Posted: 8/23/2004 4:22:35 AM EDT

[#15]

BHP

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:12:47 AM EDT

[#16]

If I had to run in the gun shop and grab one pistol to hit the treeline with, it'd be a Glock 17. Right out of the box, nothing can touch it for extreme reliability with ALL types of ammunition.

EDIT: And WTF is up with the graph code?

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:24:56 AM EDT

[#17]

Sig 210
Now that gun has style.
NoKarma

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:56:42 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Browning MKIII Hi-Power.

Yup, and it's silly that it's not even in the poll.

+1 on both accounts......the sports-car of 9mm's.

Posted: 8/23/2004 6:31:15 AM EDT

[#19]

CZ75/85
But then again, I'm biased!

Posted: 8/23/2004 6:44:31 AM EDT

[#20]

Sig. Perferably the 226

Posted: 8/23/2004 6:49:48 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Sig 210
Now that gun has style.
NoKarma

+1 on that!

Posted: 8/23/2004 7:12:51 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
HK or Sig.

+++++++++1

Posted: 8/23/2004 7:48:47 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
Sig 210
Now that gun has style.
NoKarma

Admittedly, it's one beautiful piece of engineering. Seems a little fragile for sh*t-storm type situations, though, huh? Lots of parts and tight tolerances don't really equate to longetivity under abuse.

I still want one, though!

Posted: 8/23/2004 7:58:06 AM EDT

[#24]

+1 on the Sig P210.

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:10:18 AM EDT

[#25]

I would have to vote something like this....

Not mine...I currently don't own one.

MT

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:28:44 AM EDT

[#26]

Luger.

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:58:54 AM EDT

[#27]

The Browning Hi-Power: It was the first service pistol I had to qualify on (Ingram version). Only issue is whether it's safe to carry with the hammer up on a loaded chamber (Condition 1). I am not alone in this concern. The IDF spends a lot of time training its personnel in a special draw method to chamber a round due to this issue. That said, given all the options, the IDF still prefers the pistol to the many alternatives. Once you deal with this issue, it is a dead reliable pistol that aims naturally and functions and is serviceable in almost any environment.

Of the ones on the list provided, I chose the Sig 226. I am in good company there. A lot of functional/design similarity to the Hi Power modified to a DA shooter, and I like it better than the HP DA version. DA eliminates the condition 1 issue and the Sig trigger is probably the best DA trigger I know of out of the box. The Sig 229 is nice too, and a little better for CCW.

One of the best shooters I have ever known will not give up his Sig 210 but it is a better match pistol IMHO, then a modern service weapon.

No matter how hard I try to appreciate the Glock, and the Glock evangelists won't give up trying to convert me, I just do not like the feel of the weapon. Look - I understand the mechanics and design, and understand that they don't rust - goodie for you!

The HK is nice, but I have found the Sig to be more reliable, abuseable, and serviceable, all at much lower cost.

I won't say much about the Beretta. It's a good pistol, I just don't consider it in the same class as the others. Neither does USSOCOM evidently, so again, I am in good company.

Posted: 8/23/2004 9:17:55 AM EDT

[#28]

Sig or XD

Posted: 8/23/2004 9:28:53 AM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
Quoted:
What, in your opinion, is the absolute best ever made 9mm pistol in regards to being absolutely reliable, trustworthy, and functional.

Glock

No need to go any farther than this.

Mike

+2

Gotta love a gun you can clean in the dishwasher!

Posted: 8/23/2004 2:58:48 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
Browning MKIII Hi-Power.

+13

Posted: 8/23/2004 3:12:02 PM EDT

[#31]

Walther P99

Posted: 8/23/2004 3:16:34 PM EDT

[#32]

Browning Hi Power

Posted: 8/23/2004 3:24:18 PM EDT

[#33]

Kimber 9mm Stainless Target II. And it's a 1911. nuff' said

Posted: 8/23/2004 3:25:23 PM EDT

[#34]

Looks like a lot of Glocksters out there.

Posted: 8/23/2004 3:42:55 PM EDT

[#35]

Just one of the best...a Siggy 228, perhaps a G19 as being size effective and meeting the specs as laid out in the poll.
Nearly all 9MMs of today are reliable, prices not withstanding.
So the word "best" is subjective.
I voted Sig, best all around by a whisker.

Posted: 8/23/2004 3:50:52 PM EDT

[#36]

sig 226 hands down

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:13:59 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
If I had to run in the gun shop and grab one pistol to hit the treeline with, it'd be a Glock 17. Right out of the box, nothing can touch it for extreme reliability with ALL types of ammunition.

+1

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:38:05 PM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
What, in your opinion, is the absolute best ever made 9mm pistol in regards to being absolutely reliable, trustworthy, and functional.

Glock

No need to go any farther than this.

Mike

+2

Gotta love a gun you can clean in the dishwasher!

And it floats!

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:49:23 PM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Sig 210
Now that gun has style.
NoKarma

+1 on that!

+2

Posted: 8/23/2004 6:13:53 PM EDT

[#40]

IMI Jericho 941F. EAA Mag compliant Polygonal bore all steal cocked and locked or double action no mag safety.

Posted: 8/23/2004 6:54:55 PM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:
Kimber 9mm Stainless Target II. And it's a 1911. nuff' said
www.hunt101.com/img/190238.jpg

Best .22LR? .22 conversion on a 1911

Best carbine? carbine conversion on a 1911

Best shotgun? 1911 with CCI shotshells

You are developing a 'Da Bears mentality.

Posted: 8/23/2004 7:56:08 PM EDT

[#42]

Sig P226 (make sure it has an anchor on the side). My favorite weapon.

I'd at least give those zombies a run for the money........

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:20:48 PM EDT

[#43]

since you said RELIABILITY, and FUNCTIONALITY.

Its gotta be the USP. All the reliability of the glock, but a much more user friendly setup. More standardized setup. Grip angle isn't so drastically different that it makes the gun point upward, and the trigger...albiet not the best, but hey, it isn't a glock trigger.

I'm not a glock fan, but I do respect what they can do. Not a flame at all up there, just my personal preference.

Frankly, I'd feel damn good with ANY 9mm handgun on the poll. They all are excellent firearms.

Posted: 8/23/2004 10:00:31 PM EDT

[#44]

Well...

Looks like Glock is leading the pack thus far. Everyone else is pretty much neck-and-neck at this point.

Posted: 8/23/2004 10:07:09 PM EDT

[#45]

I would have to go with a Glock 17 for me. I think its a near perfect gun. One thing I look at is availability of extra mags. If I am fighting off thousands of Zombies then I would have to assume everyone else is, and in a SHTF scenario the availability of extra, reliable mags is very important. I don't think you would have any problems finding extra 9mm Glock mags anywhere.......can't wait till the sunset to buy some new, Glock factory 15 and 17 rounders for my babies........