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re: Best compact 9 mm in $500 price range?

Posted on 4/22/12 at 3:16 pm to
Posted by MSWebfoot
Hernando
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 3:16 pm to
I like my Springfield XD.
Posted by Gtiger9757
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 3:51 pm to
m&p 9c
Posted by LeMarteau
Hoover, AL (B.R. native)
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 4:17 pm to
carry options also important - my personal fav is a glock 19 with a CompTac kydex holster which is extremely easy to conceal. Or you could go with the 26 with mag extensions.
Posted by El Josey Wales
Greater Geismar
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 4:34 pm to
Glock 19. It is my favorite pistol that i own.
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
20018 posts
Posted on 4/22/12 at 4:40 pm to
Springfield XDM 9MM. Go to Auctionarms on Internet, search for 9MMs, see what they go for new and used, and get a great average going rate. You can register to bid or do a "buy it now", have it sent to an FFL near you and Pow, you are in business.
Posted by Nascar Fan
Columbia La.
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 5:19 pm to
Ruger sr9
Posted by Chesapeake
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 5:22 pm to
Great minds think alike
Posted by BarDTiger81
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 5:24 pm to
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Great minds


Matter of opinion.





Posted by Nascar Fan
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 5:35 pm to
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Great minds think alike

Don't worry about Bar he's
Posted by bryso
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 7:59 pm to
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S&W M&P Shield is in that price range.


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Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 8:24 pm to
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glock 19


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extremely easy to conceal


Wouldn't have thought that.
Posted by Capital Cajun
Over Yonder
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 8:31 pm to
The one that fits your hand and that you can operate and shoot accurately.

Everyone will have an opinion on the best but it's all up to personal fit and feel. Go somewhere where you can rent and shoot a few difference styles/manufacturers.
Posted by Crawdaddy
Slidell. The jewel of Louisiana
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 8:33 pm to
G19
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 8:35 pm to
Do all you G19 blowers carry them?

If I get my CCL I'll have a hard time rationalizing to myself why I should get something other than a glock. I want an SP101, but it's realllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy hard for me to argue with a G19.
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 8:40 pm to
Everything I've read about the sr9s is pretty positive. I have a glock 23 and really like what Ruger has to offer.
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 8:42 pm to
Glock



Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 10:01 pm to
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Do all you G19 blowers carry them?


I do.
Posted by NimbleCat
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 10:14 pm to
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Do all you G19 blowers carry them?

I rarely CC my pistols. I don't know why, but going into the grocery store strapped seems odd to me. Pistol is always in my truck, in my back pocket (if CC), or beside bed.

I haven't had a FTF from a Glock since the 1990s -shooting Blazer Aluminum Ammo. I don't think it has ever FTF on brass Winchester. (watch it jam all to hell next week.)
Posted by TigerOnThe Hill
Springhill, LA
Member since Sep 2008
6811 posts
Posted on 4/22/12 at 10:16 pm to
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The one that fits your hand and that you can operate and shoot accurately.

Everyone will have an opinion on the best but it's all up to personal fit and feel. Go somewhere where you can rent and shoot a few difference styles/manufacturers.


AMEN!

I'm not exactly sure what your defintion is for a "compact." I'm gonna guess the Bersa BP9CC, Walther PPS, Kel-Tec PF9, Beretta Nano, Kimber Solo, Taurus Slim and other small, single stack 9's are small than what you're looking for. If the gun is NOT for concealed carry, I'd suggest looking at the different compact models of Springfield XD, Glock, Ruger SR and S&W M&P. The M&P "Shield" will probably be a quality gun, but I'm personally hesitant to buy a model that's brand new to the market. Wait at least a few months to be sure the bugs have been worked out.

If the gun is for concealed carry, I'll put the Kahr series (especially the CW9 if $$ is a factor) at the front of the list. I know the round capacity of the Kahr is much less than w/ the double stacks, but, for me, a single stack magazine gun is MUCH easier to conceal.

Of course, for those who are willing to spend the time to learn its manual of arms, the 3.5"-4.25" 1911's are great carry guns.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 10:29 pm to
How hard is it to conceal?

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