The best looking polymer 9mm pistol ever made is...

turtlehead · October 20, 2017, 08:03 PM

not the PPQ. Which is sad but true.

So what do you think? Not about the PPQ. It's just downright ugly.

It's like a really ugly baby. But it's your baby. So you still love it.

Kvon2 · October 20, 2017, 08:07 PM

My FNX is my ugly baby, but I think it's beautiful.

I would imagine someone is going to make a case for the PX4 storm. Those little things are hideous! Shoot well though.

turtlehead · October 20, 2017, 08:10 PM

I guess this thread could go either way. Ugly or beautiful.

OhioGuy · October 20, 2017, 10:10 PM

I can't say any polymer pistol is especially good looking, though some are uglier than others I guess. The PX4 is a funny looking gun although not bad in normal and compact sizes. The PX4 subcompact is possibly the ugliest polymer gun I've seen.

None of these will win any beauty contests, but I actually think the new 2.0 M&P is a pretty good looking gun. It doesn't have the blocky, "I was carved from a brick" look of the Glock and XD guns. It looks like a serious tool.

I actually think my Walther PPQ Q5 Match is a decent looking gun! The longer barrel and the slide cuts kinda spruce it up a bit.

TXAZ · October 20, 2017, 10:42 PM

S&W M&P family.

MandolinMan · October 20, 2017, 10:45 PM

I don't own a polymer pistol yet, so I guess that makes me somewhat objective. In my mind, the Sig P320 stands out as being less ugly than the other plastic offerings on the market.

sigarms228 · October 20, 2017, 11:00 PM

As far as poly pistol, looks don't mean much to me. I personally think the PPQ is decent looking as far as polymer pistols go. IMO HK makes some of the better looking poly pistols but looks are very subjective.

Targa · October 20, 2017, 11:25 PM

I would say Glock....because it doesn't try to be good looking. I am not a fan of all the swoopy little lines, curves and contours that manufacturer's use to try and make a polymer gun look good.

BOOGIE the oily · October 20, 2017, 11:54 PM

IMO, the Walther Q5 match and the Sig SP 2022. But if I had to choose between the two, I'd go for the Sig.

Ibmikey · October 21, 2017, 01:36 AM

When looking for a self protection weapon i look for function and reliability not how well it will do with a pose on the cover of Guns and Ammo. If a CC pistol is in it's proper place ( holstered and concealed) no one will comment upon the beauty/ ugly issues.

hemiram · October 21, 2017, 01:55 AM

Easy, it's the CZ SP-01 Phantom.

Looks just like the steel one:

Why do so many polymer guns look, well, stupid?

JDBerg · October 21, 2017, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sigarms228:

IMO HK makes some of the better looking poly pistols but looks are very subjective.

I agree, but more importantly I think HK’s often make better looking punctured targets! I think that my recently acquired HK P2000 v3 9mm is possibly the best out of the box pistol I’ve ever owned, I would not change a thing on this one!

armoredman · October 21, 2017, 03:07 AM

hemiram, you just might be right.

TJB101 · October 21, 2017, 04:48 AM

CZ P07.

Brit · October 21, 2017, 05:57 AM

I have never owned a CZ pistol, but have handled them.

With their inboard slide and most ergonomic grip, they feel, and look awesome!

But I am in love with my constant companion, the Gen 4 Glock 19. That has never failed to feed, fire, and eject. So will continue to admire the CZ from afar.

fourbore · October 21, 2017, 06:41 AM

Quote:

The best looking polymer 9mm pistol ever made is...

No such thing. Least ugly, perhaps

muzzleblast... · October 21, 2017, 06:45 AM

Best looking 9mm poly pistol? H&K P9S:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_P9

Siggy-06 · October 21, 2017, 06:47 AM

HK USP Full size.

wild cat mccane · October 21, 2017, 06:47 AM

It's not the PPQ. It's the P99

PSP · October 21, 2017, 07:39 AM

My admiring eye drifts toward the sleek and long HK USP Elite.

ritepath · October 21, 2017, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brit

I have never owned a CZ pistol, but have handled them.

With their inboard slide and most ergonomic grip, they feel, and look awesome!

But I am in love with my constant companion, the Gen 4 Glock 19. That has never failed to feed, fire, and eject. So will continue to admire the CZ from afar.

Your 19 sounds likes it's as reliable as my 3 CZ's...Or my Shield.

Haven't all your other pistols have been as reliable as your g19?

Reliability isn't a unique to glock trait.

disseminator · October 21, 2017, 09:19 AM

Compared to what? To each other? Then I feel like the M&P's look the best. I also like them the best for other reasons. But they all look like cheap plastic next to a nice SIG or a S&W Revolver.

.02

burrhead · October 21, 2017, 09:24 AM

Glock. Simple and all business.

otasan · October 21, 2017, 09:32 AM

my G17, but I know that it is one of the ugliest pistols ever made.

But it has really grown on me. I CCW it everywhere here in VT.

lifesizepotato · October 21, 2017, 11:58 AM

USP 9mm or Steyr M9A1

October 20, 2017, 08:03 PM	#1
turtlehead Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2015 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,203	The best looking polymer 9mm pistol ever made is... not the PPQ. Which is sad but true. So what do you think? Not about the PPQ. It's just downright ugly. It's like a really ugly baby. But it's your baby. So you still love it.

October 20, 2017, 10:42 PM	#5
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	S&W M&P family. __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes

October 20, 2017, 11:00 PM	#7
sigarms228 Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 2011 Posts: 1,768	As far as poly pistol, looks don't mean much to me. I personally think the PPQ is decent looking as far as polymer pistols go. IMO HK makes some of the better looking poly pistols but looks are very subjective. __________________ “When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic.” ― Benjamin Franklin

October 20, 2017, 11:54 PM	#9
BOOGIE the oily Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2017 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 110	IMO, the Walther Q5 match and the Sig SP 2022. But if I had to choose between the two, I'd go for the Sig. __________________ "The world is my country, mankind is my brethren, and to do good is my religion." (Thomas Paine) "Alcohol doesn't solve anything, but then again, neither does milk."

October 21, 2017, 06:47 AM	#18
Siggy-06 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 1,148	HK USP Full size. __________________ Flicks just like a lighter, just a different kind of fire.

October 20, 2017, 08:07 PM	#2
Kvon2 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2016 Posts: 757	My FNX is my ugly baby, but I think it's beautiful. I would imagine someone is going to make a case for the PX4 storm. Those little things are hideous! Shoot well though.

October 20, 2017, 08:10 PM	#3
turtlehead Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2015 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,203	I guess this thread could go either way. Ugly or beautiful.

October 20, 2017, 10:10 PM	#4
OhioGuy Senior Member Join Date: August 11, 2016 Posts: 1,089	I can't say any polymer pistol is especially good looking, though some are uglier than others I guess. The PX4 is a funny looking gun although not bad in normal and compact sizes. The PX4 subcompact is possibly the ugliest polymer gun I've seen. None of these will win any beauty contests, but I actually think the new 2.0 M&P is a pretty good looking gun. It doesn't have the blocky, "I was carved from a brick" look of the Glock and XD guns. It looks like a serious tool. I actually think my Walther PPQ Q5 Match is a decent looking gun! The longer barrel and the slide cuts kinda spruce it up a bit.

October 20, 2017, 10:45 PM	#6
MandolinMan Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2013 Posts: 339	I don't own a polymer pistol yet, so I guess that makes me somewhat objective. In my mind, the Sig P320 stands out as being less ugly than the other plastic offerings on the market.

October 20, 2017, 11:25 PM	#8
Targa Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2014 Posts: 2,084	I would say Glock....because it doesn't try to be good looking. I am not a fan of all the swoopy little lines, curves and contours that manufacturer's use to try and make a polymer gun look good.

October 21, 2017, 01:36 AM	#10
Ibmikey Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2013 Location: Now relocated to Texas Posts: 2,943	When looking for a self protection weapon i look for function and reliability not how well it will do with a pose on the cover of Guns and Ammo. If a CC pistol is in it's proper place ( holstered and concealed) no one will comment upon the beauty/ ugly issues.

October 21, 2017, 01:55 AM	#11
hemiram Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2005 Location: Toledo, ohio Posts: 762	Easy, it's the CZ SP-01 Phantom. Looks just like the steel one: Why do so many polymer guns look, well, stupid?

October 21, 2017, 03:07 AM	#13
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,299	hemiram, you just might be right.

October 21, 2017, 04:48 AM	#14
TJB101 Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2017 Posts: 498	CZ P07.

October 21, 2017, 05:57 AM	#15
Brit Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 1,934	I have never owned a CZ pistol, but have handled them. With their inboard slide and most ergonomic grip, they feel, and look awesome! But I am in love with my constant companion, the Gen 4 Glock 19. That has never failed to feed, fire, and eject. So will continue to admire the CZ from afar.

October 21, 2017, 06:45 AM	#17
muzzleblast... Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2015 Location: Obwat, TN Posts: 285	Best looking 9mm poly pistol? H&K P9S: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_P9

October 21, 2017, 06:47 AM	#19
wild cat mccane Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 3,627	It's not the PPQ. It's the P99

October 21, 2017, 07:39 AM	#20
PSP Senior Member Join Date: June 2, 2006 Location: Bowling Green Virginia Posts: 4,487	My admiring eye drifts toward the sleek and long HK USP Elite. Last edited by PSP; October 22, 2017 at 05:33 PM.

October 21, 2017, 09:19 AM	#22
disseminator Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2016 Location: Minnesota Posts: 960	Compared to what? To each other? Then I feel like the M&P's look the best. I also like them the best for other reasons. But they all look like cheap plastic next to a nice SIG or a S&W Revolver. .02

October 21, 2017, 09:24 AM	#23
burrhead Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 1999 Location: Chihuahuan desert, Texas Posts: 1,148	Glock. Simple and all business. __________________ Join the GOA, SAF and the TSRA I'm offended by people that are easily offended.

October 21, 2017, 09:32 AM	#24
otasan Junior member Join Date: April 17, 2005 Location: Hartford, Vermont Posts: 519	I'd nominate my G17, but I know that it is one of the ugliest pistols ever made. But it has really grown on me. I CCW it everywhere here in VT. Last edited by otasan; October 21, 2017 at 06:48 PM.

October 21, 2017, 11:58 AM	#25
lifesizepotato Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2011 Posts: 210	USP 9mm or Steyr M9A1