First Target/Range pistol

[excelerater]

all 4 of those are great

I lean to the CZ and the SR9 first
both great shooters,ones striker fired and ones DA/SA fire
pick your poison

 

[pilpens]

From the list, it would either be the Beretta 92 or the CZ 75 whichever one fits your hand better.

I would also consider the following:
1. EAA witness match.
2. Sig 226, 228, 229 (Used).
3. STI Spartan 1911 ( but you already have a 1911).

 

[RC20]

Just an update for anyone who cares.

I found a NIB Beretta M9A1 at a gunshow and picked it up for only $525. Added a TLR-1

Looking forward to going to the range.

Well I care and am interested but find it odd that the thread momentum keeps going without pause or acknowledgment even when you have made your purchase.

I hope you enjoy the gun!

 

[sigarms228]

Well I care and am interested but find it odd that the thread momentum keeps going without pause or acknowledgment even when you have made your purchase.

I hope you enjoy the gun!

That is because most post to a tread and never read any of the replies!

'88Scrat

Congrats on your new Beretta. Good choice!

Let us know how you like it.

 

[jmstr]

Enjoy your Beretta. They seem to be fine guns. Some disagree, but that is true on ANY issue/choice.

 

[TailGator]

You are going to enjoy that Beretta. It is a bit of a classic, and a nice shooting pistol. I personally think they are one of the better values out there from the standpoint of price versus quality.

Consider a .22 soon though - the savings on ammo costs pays for a decent .22 pretty fast.

 

[chadio]

So 88Scrat, how do you like the Beretta?

 

['88Scrat]

Sadly I have yet to take it out.
Pheasant season is winding down here in Kansas so I been using all the extra time I got to take out the ol' 870 and try and bag some birds.

Season ends tommorrow so I should get a chance to take the Beretta out this weekend.

 

[Martowski]

Good choice with the Beretta. I own all the guns you listed (and then some) with the exception of the SR9. My 92fs is one of my favorites.

 

[BleedinPurple]

maybe throw the PPQ into the mix...i have not shot one myself, but i have yet to see a bad review regarding them...the trigger is the thing that narrowed it down for me...ill be buyin a PPQ once my tax return comes in

 

[AlBundy]

Out of what you listed I would definitely go with either the CZ75B or the Beretta 92/M9, whichever fits your hand better. They have very good reputations and they're steel frame, which I think is better. Plus since the only 2 pistols you have are steel frame you'd probably adapt faster then you would with a polymer gun. I love Glocks but it's nice to see a steel frame once in a while. If you haven't ever shot a .40 I have to give you a fair warning that it's definitely a handful. Maybe it's just my pistol, but I think it feels like 2 or 3 times the recoil of a 9mm and close to 2 times a 357 Magnum(with factory loads). The ballistics are impressive but if I could do it all over I would have just gotten the 9mm. It's cheaper, more plentiful, and can do anything you need it to.

EDIT: Nevermind lol, you already got the Beretta. Nice choice. Let us know how you like it when you get a chance to shoot it.

 

['88Scrat]

I know this is way overdue but I finally got a chance to take out the new M9A1 and all I can say is WOW!

I didn't really have any complaints: I love the size of it (I'm a big guy some of the other 9mm I looked at, the SR9 in partcular just seemed kinda small really) and the sights from the factory were very accurate. I put 200 rounds through it and had zero FTF or FTE. Another bonus that I didn't realize at first was that the 2 mags that came with it have some sort of special coating on them and the mags alone retail for about $55 apiece.
Lastly,I prefer having a hammer instead of a striker fired pistol; though this came down to nothing more than nostalgia of some kind...

My only two very minor complaints with it are:
1. It came with a plastic guide rod... ***?
but this is easily fixed with an order to Beretta
2. I put a TLR-1 on it and it is now (very slightly) barrel heavy. This is remedied with practice I suppose.

Anyway I think I got a great firearm at a great price and I woudn't hesitate to buy another. Thanks to all those that contributed!

 

[jmstr]

Glad it is working for you. Enjoy!

 

[TailGator]

Thought you would like it.

Don't worry about the plastic guide rod - they hold up fine by all reports. If you want to change it, fine, but you probably should consider it to be a cosmetic change rather than a functional one.