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Tamara · May 28, 2000, 07:43 AM

I'm gonna cheat, and go with 5 most important:
1: P-08- the gun that established 9mm.
2: P-35 Hi-Power- showed the way to 9mm's raison d'etre: mag capacity.
3: P-38- Demonstrated that a rugged service auto can be DA.
4: *&* M659- Combined DA, high capacity, and stainless steel in one gun.
5: Glock 17- Altered the face of combat 9mm's for good with a rethink of just what a 'combat' auto should be.

Runners up would be: *&* M39, SIG P-225, H&K P7, and Beretta 92 for, repectively; legitimizing the DA 9mm in America, Proving that a DA auto can function as well w/o a safety as a DA wheelgun, approaching the idea of a combat auto from an entirely new (too new, probably) direction, and setting a new standard in 9mm service pistol reliability and ruggedness (at the expense of size and weight).

Just my thoughts...

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"..but never ever Fear. Fear is for the enemy. Fear and Bullets."
10mm: It's not the size of the Dawg in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!

[This message has been edited by Tamara (edited May 28, 2000).]

May 28, 2000, 07:43 AM	#9
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	I'm gonna cheat, and go with 5 most important: 1: P-08- the gun that established 9mm. 2: P-35 Hi-Power- showed the way to 9mm's raison d'etre: mag capacity. 3: P-38- Demonstrated that a rugged service auto can be DA. 4: & M659- Combined DA, high capacity, and stainless steel in one gun. 5: Glock 17- Altered the face of combat 9mm's for good with a rethink of just what a 'combat' auto should be. Runners up would be: & M39, SIG P-225, H&K P7, and Beretta 92 for, repectively; legitimizing the DA 9mm in America, Proving that a DA auto can function as well w/o a safety as a DA wheelgun, approaching the idea of a combat auto from an entirely new (too new, probably) direction, and setting a new standard in 9mm service pistol reliability and ruggedness (at the expense of size and weight). Just my thoughts... ------------------ "..but never ever Fear. Fear is for the enemy. Fear and Bullets." 10mm: It's not the size of the Dawg in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog! [This message has been edited by Tamara (edited May 28, 2000).]