The next local gun show is coming in about three weeks, and I'm looking to get a 9MM pistol. Can you give some ideas based on your personal experience, that might fit my requirements!
I'm looking to buy used, from a non-dealer, so something with a great reliability reputation would be great.
Next, I'm wanting something that would be suitable (from a magazine capacity and barrel length standpoint) if I finally "man-up" and go to an IDPA shoot.
If it could meet that requirement, as well as be somewhat concealable for carry purposes, so much the better. My hands are kinda small, so something with a really large grip would be a problem.
Last but not least, I'd like to leave Glocks out of the equation (feel free to flame away, lol).
Thanks for any feedback you can give me.
OK, I’ll bite; Why no Glocks? striker fired?, no safeties? plastic?
IDPA has a max mag capacity of 10 rounds.
I think you can use a high cap pistol but you can’t load more than 10.
Well, there’s a lot of good options out there. For me, I’m kind of an XD guy. They are super reliable and they won’t break the bank.
But that’s just me, everyone here will have their own preference. And they will all be good options.
I think “IDPA” and “somewhat concealable” are mutually exclusive. I think you’re talking full size. I’m a Glock man because of reliability so I won’t beat that dead horse. For a full size 9mm there’s some at my range that swear on the CZ-75.