Help me decide my next semi auto

Hansj3 · April 16, 2013, 08:00 AM

So i am looking at one of four handguns in the rung above hipoint. My first option is a ruger p95 for around $330. Second is an eaa sar b6 for $330 third is a police trade beretta 96d for around $360 shipped and last is a smith sigma .40 used in the area for $260. I am in school and this price range is about the max of what i can afford. I thought about a cz 82 but i cant find them anywhere near $300 and makorov is hard enough to find. I also cant do compact or small size so any other suggestions, please take that into effect.

Of the aforementioned options what would you pick and why?

Kevin_d77 · April 16, 2013, 08:35 AM

If you look around hard enough, you can get a brand new Springfield XD 4" barrel service model w two mags, hard case and loader for $399. That would be my choice in either 9 or 40

jmr40 · April 16, 2013, 08:44 AM

I'd buy the P-95.

ScotchMan · April 16, 2013, 08:48 AM

At that price range I'd be trying to find a Walther PPX, or failing that, a Ruger SR series.

Of your options I'd go with the Beretta.

pat701 · April 16, 2013, 09:16 AM

Look at a Sig SP2022 save up another $100.

Gaerek · April 16, 2013, 10:01 AM

Those being the only options, I'd probably go with the Beretta. But I think if you're willing to wait and shop around a bit and even save some $$$, you should be able to find better.

Something like a Ruger SR9 (or 40, or 45, depending on what you want...), the above mentioned Sig SP2022 (keeping in mind it only comes with one magazine, and spares before the panic were $40-$50 each) or something similar.

Wreck-n-Crew · April 16, 2013, 10:31 AM

If capacity and price matter....I have a SD9 VE and it functions flawlessly. 16+1 capacity and comes with 2 mags.
The drop Down Barrel system makes feeding ammo a breeze. The newer VE models have the SDT Trigger pull down to About 5.5 lbs.

For Reliability and Hi-cap I recommend it.

Not Familiar with the 96d having that Hi-cap option. I am only Familiar with the 10+1 mags for it.

If you can get the Sigma used for $260 used...and you don't want it or they have more than one...Please let me know. I cannot find them that cheap and i would love to have it for the price.

Beretta is a quality gun that i would love to have a 92bs (black stainless).

draidt · April 16, 2013, 10:38 AM

Why buy used when a new Ruger SR40C can be had for a hundred or so more ? Sold my Glock 23 Gen1 and adding 50 bucks more got me a new KSR40C, to me it feels "right" and out of the box more accurate then the Glock even after being fine tuned. PS I am NOT a Glock hater.

Kevin_d77 · April 16, 2013, 11:57 AM

I didn't even think of the Ruger. I saw those online, SR9 and SR9c for $409 shipped yesterday.

blackamos · April 16, 2013, 12:16 PM

"Not Familiar with the 96d having that Hi-cap option. I am only Familiar with the 10+1 mags for it."

Mine came with 11rd magazines and now Beretta had 12rd magazines for sale on their web site.

loose_holster_dan · April 16, 2013, 12:30 PM

xd or p95

ranchito457 · April 17, 2013, 07:57 PM

Got the beretta 96d.Can not say a bad word about it.1500 round and not so much as a hiccup.For whats its worth

LakeCruiser · April 17, 2013, 09:51 PM

I have one and I like it a lot. It has handled all sorts of different ammo without fail and it shoots great. Very accurate. I like the feel of it ... good balanced feel. At least for me.
I don't think you'd be sorry with the purchase.

riggins_83 · April 17, 2013, 10:03 PM

I'd go Ruger SR or P series.

Ben Dover · April 18, 2013, 12:57 AM

Were I to be in yojur position, I think that I would seek a good used SIG-Sauer, Glock, Beretta, HK or CZ.

I would prefer used high quality to new medium quality.

6.8 · May 3, 2013, 06:04 AM

Buy the p95, Ruger is hard to beat. In fact for the price, $325.00 their is no competition IMO

TerryElliott · May 5, 2013, 08:48 PM

1. Under $550, maybe under $500.
2. Shoots like butter.
3. 10+1 or 17+1, since you get both mags.
4. Adjustable backstrap means it fits almost anyone.
5. Accurate, reliable. Not snappy even with +P ammo.

Terry

Wreck-n-Crew · May 5, 2013, 09:14 PM

Quote:

The SR9C

I think he is looking for a full size not the compact and hes looking for an entry level around the low $300 range. If you want to suggest a Ruger in that range it would be the P95.

They are a good entry level after you break in the mags.

6.8 · May 5, 2013, 11:34 PM

I'm about to buy a P95 Myself. Are the Mag springs kinda stiff when new? Any body know if these are made in house by Ruger ? Or Mec-gar ?

Pops1085 · May 6, 2013, 02:08 AM

The last cheap gun THAT I BOUGHT

Just kidding

I'm fairly certain most modern handguns are fairly reliable. The way I've been doing it is just picking the caliber I want, figuring out the type of gun it's gonna be (open carry, conceiled, range master

) and then just finding the cheapest used one I can find. Best of luck

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April 16, 2013, 08:00 AM	#1
Hansj3 Junior Member Join Date: April 16, 2013 Posts: 1	Help me decide my next semi auto So i am looking at one of four handguns in the rung above hipoint. My first option is a ruger p95 for around $330. Second is an eaa sar b6 for $330 third is a police trade beretta 96d for around $360 shipped and last is a smith sigma .40 used in the area for $260. I am in school and this price range is about the max of what i can afford. I thought about a cz 82 but i cant find them anywhere near $300 and makorov is hard enough to find. I also cant do compact or small size so any other suggestions, please take that into effect. Of the aforementioned options what would you pick and why?

April 16, 2013, 08:48 AM	#4
ScotchMan Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2011 Posts: 1,368	At that price range I'd be trying to find a Walther PPX, or failing that, a Ruger SR series. Of your options I'd go with the Beretta. __________________ Everyday Loadout NRA Instructor NRA Member

April 16, 2013, 10:31 AM	#7
Wreck-n-Crew Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,820	If capacity and price matter....I have a SD9 VE and it functions flawlessly. 16+1 capacity and comes with 2 mags. The drop Down Barrel system makes feeding ammo a breeze. The newer VE models have the SDT Trigger pull down to About 5.5 lbs. For Reliability and Hi-cap I recommend it. Not Familiar with the 96d having that Hi-cap option. I am only Familiar with the 10+1 mags for it. If you can get the Sigma used for $260 used...and you don't want it or they have more than one...Please let me know. I cannot find them that cheap and i would love to have it for the price. Beretta is a quality gun that i would love to have a 92bs (black stainless). __________________ If you ever have to use a firearm, *you don't get to pick the scenario!*

April 16, 2013, 12:16 PM	#10
blackamos Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 580	"Not Familiar with the 96d having that Hi-cap option. I am only Familiar with the 10+1 mags for it." Mine came with 11rd magazines and now Beretta had 12rd magazines for sale on their web site. __________________ Know of that you speak, Amos

April 16, 2013, 12:30 PM	#11
loose_holster_dan Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2011 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 2,461	xd or p95 __________________ Favorite range gun for the money - CZ 75B or STI Spartan V 9mm Go-to carry setup - Walther PPS or PPQ in FIST kydex holster 1AK Favorite semi-auto design - HK P7 "A Sig is like a lightsaber - not as clumsy or random as a Glock."

April 16, 2013, 08:35 AM	#2
Kevin_d77 Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2012 Location: SW FL Posts: 953	If you look around hard enough, you can get a brand new Springfield XD 4" barrel service model w two mags, hard case and loader for $399. That would be my choice in either 9 or 40

April 16, 2013, 08:44 AM	#3
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,808	I'd buy the P-95.

April 16, 2013, 09:16 AM	#5
pat701 Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2005 Location: South west Missouri Posts: 315	Look at a Sig SP2022 save up another $100.

April 16, 2013, 10:01 AM	#6
Gaerek Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2012 Location: Arizona Posts: 939	Those being the only options, I'd probably go with the Beretta. But I think if you're willing to wait and shop around a bit and even save some $$$, you should be able to find better. Something like a Ruger SR9 (or 40, or 45, depending on what you want...), the above mentioned Sig SP2022 (keeping in mind it only comes with one magazine, and spares before the panic were $40-$50 each) or something similar.

April 16, 2013, 10:38 AM	#8
draidt Member Join Date: February 3, 2013 Posts: 18	Why buy used when a new Ruger SR40C can be had for a hundred or so more ? Sold my Glock 23 Gen1 and adding 50 bucks more got me a new KSR40C, to me it feels "right" and out of the box more accurate then the Glock even after being fine tuned. PS I am NOT a Glock hater.

April 16, 2013, 11:57 AM	#9
Kevin_d77 Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2012 Location: SW FL Posts: 953	I didn't even think of the Ruger. I saw those online, SR9 and SR9c for $409 shipped yesterday.

April 17, 2013, 07:57 PM	#12
ranchito457 Senior Member Join Date: April 2, 2013 Location: Manhattan,Illinois Posts: 179	Got the beretta 96d.Can not say a bad word about it.1500 round and not so much as a hiccup.For whats its worth

April 17, 2013, 09:51 PM	#13
LakeCruiser Member Join Date: January 26, 2010 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 75	P95 I have one and I like it a lot. It has handled all sorts of different ammo without fail and it shoots great. Very accurate. I like the feel of it ... good balanced feel. At least for me. I don't think you'd be sorry with the purchase. __________________ Be Safe!

April 17, 2013, 10:03 PM	#14
riggins_83 Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Location: Wherever I may roam Posts: 1,506	I'd go Ruger SR or P series. __________________ l've heard police work is dangerous. Yes, that's why l carry a big gun. Couldn't it go off accidentally? l used to have that problem. What did you do about it? l just think about baseball. -Leslie Nielsen

April 18, 2013, 12:57 AM	#15
Ben Dover Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2013 Location: High up in the Rocky Moun Posts: 665	Were I to be in yojur position, I think that I would seek a good used SIG-Sauer, Glock, Beretta, HK or CZ. I would prefer used high quality to new medium quality. __________________ The soldier's pack is not so heavy a burden as the prisoner's chains. Dwight Eisenhower It is very important what a man stands for. But it is far more important what a man refuses to stand for.

May 3, 2013, 06:04 AM	#16
6.8 Junior member Join Date: February 21, 2013 Posts: 316	Buy the p95, Ruger is hard to beat. In fact for the price, $325.00 their is no competition IMO

May 5, 2013, 08:48 PM	#17
TerryElliott Junior Member Join Date: May 5, 2013 Posts: 3	The SR9C 1. Under $550, maybe under $500. 2. Shoots like butter. 3. 10+1 or 17+1, since you get both mags. 4. Adjustable backstrap means it fits almost anyone. 5. Accurate, reliable. Not snappy even with +P ammo. Terry

May 5, 2013, 11:34 PM	#19
6.8 Junior member Join Date: February 21, 2013 Posts: 316	I'm about to buy a P95 Myself. Are the Mag springs kinda stiff when new? Any body know if these are made in house by Ruger ? Or Mec-gar ?

May 6, 2013, 02:08 AM	#20
Pops1085 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2012 Posts: 369	The last cheap gun THAT I BOUGHT Just kidding I'm fairly certain most modern handguns are fairly reliable. The way I've been doing it is just picking the caliber I want, figuring out the type of gun it's gonna be (open carry, conceiled, range master ) and then just finding the cheapest used one I can find. Best of luck

May 6, 2013, 02:23 AM	#21
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