Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Your vote for the BEST wondernine?

Please elaborate...

I've also carried Beretta M-9 as an issue weapon. I think the Army made a good choice. But like you I have a preference for the BHP. With a little gunsmithing it fits and shoots so well for me! Superb ergonomics

Another BHP favorite...
Bob

I am a little surprised that the BHP does not get at least as much consideration as the 1911, as far as serious fighting pistols.

Because that's like comparing the M1 Carbine to the M1 Garand.

Military warfare isn't about fighting with pistols. The M1 Carbine was an excellent substitute for any pistol. Be it chambered for .45ACP or 9mm Luger.

Most pistol ammo was fired from a submachine gun, not a pistol. In which any advantage the 45 would have over the 9 is a moot point.

Above all the wounded don't care whether they were shot with a 9mm or a 45. And neither would a combat Medic trying to keep a wounded soldier alive.

More along the lines of the Garand to the M14 (same design lineage; increased capacity vs lighter slightly less powerful in military form round, both seriously battle proven, etc.).

If one likes the p35, one has to look at it's son, the cz line of pistola's. Same lockup as the highpower, with double/single action, decockers on some, and larger mag capacity.
I have always liked hipowers, but these cz's are getting really fascinating to me. Oh, and no mag safety.
He was sure looking at some older guns when these were designed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CZ_75

The nicest, most reliable, and best shooting nine I ever owned was a Walther P88. It rusted every single day.

Best is subjective, but if you're gonna actually use it...Glock all the way.

I bought a G19 a little while ago to see what all the fuss was about, and I'd have to say people are right.

It's ugly.
It's simple.
It shoots great.

I'm going to have to start laying in 9mm ammo while it's cheep, and the government isn't taking it away to the FEMA camps.

"I trusted" or "It rusted"???????
:-)

RUSTED. Going in and out of air conditioning and living in humid climate, it rusted every day. No way I would carry that.

Don't know about best. But I've had an XD-9 since 2005 (between Katrina and Rita). I like it a lot. Have often considered tripping it and getting a HP, 92 or 75 for sometime now. I've put about 1.5k rounds through it and it has NOT had a single firing, extracting or feeding issue in the last 10 years. Only issue I've discovered a year or two ago (playing those run and gun games), is when it's cold outside and the handgun is cold too, the polymer shrinks a little bit and the magazine doesn't free-fall from the gun. It needs to be yanked out.

I've shot in many matches where Indians have brought far superior arrows to a match and wonder why they didn't win. It happens. There was a time when I thought I needed the best arrow, some learn others look for new arrows

Like that Browning, Bob.. even more with that wrong-handed safety installed.

Very clean. Thanks for the pic.

I have no idea how "Best" would be defined nor determined……Glocks are obviously the 800 lb. Gorilla in the marketplace……..I won this FNS at Hornady's Zombie shoot a few weeks ago:


….has the slide length of the G-19 and the grip of the G-17 with 17 round mags. Comes with 3 mags and has a much nicer trigger than any stock Glock and fits almost perfectly in a S&W M&P holster that I had…..so far I like it…..am taking it to a John Farnam class next week and will see how it handles concentrated shooting.