Top 3 sweetest 9mm right now?

[Lexspeed]

Such a fun question to ask to see each responders three choices. But, amusement aside, it's more pointless subjectivity. For example, does anyone care to hear about what everyone's subjective opinion is regarding their three favorite pizza toppings? Not really as long as they can have the three toppings that they like best. No one can argue what toppings are best or "sweetest". They can only state what their tongue enjoys touching the most.

But, having said that I will join in the fun:

Luger LP.08
HK P30
Sig P210

[Black Wolf]

I like how people keep listing the VP9 and PPQ like they're two different guns

[Spats McGee]

Originally Posted by dvdcrr

Hi folks a buddy is getting ready to buy, if you had to pick the top 3 9mm striker fired polymer pistols right now, which ones?
I guess my recomm. right now is1. VP9 2. PPQ. 3. FN 509

You'll get much better recommendations if we know what the purpose of this pistol is? There are a metric ton of good 9mm striker fired pistols out there, but they're not all equally suited to all things.

[OhioGuy]

What's up with all these strikers?

For guns someone would actually carry (i.e. affordable and practical):

1. CZ P-07 -- my own, and an underrated gun if ever there was one. Price point is awesome, has run flawlessly for me for several thousand rounds, trigger is very good, and now works even better with an RMR on the slide!

2. S&W M2.0 -- Smith nailed it with this new model. I just love everything about it, and if it were a DA/SA hammer gun I'd buy it

3. HK P30 or VP9 -- first DA/SA, other striker, both among the best-shooting and ergonomic guns I've ever used -- just a little fat for carry.

For guns you probably wouldn't carry?

1. CZ P-01 Shadow II
2. CZ P-01 Shadow II
3. CZ P-01 Shadow II

[Fishbed77]

As of May 2018, for me it’s the following:

1): CZ P07: Honestly this pistol is an amazing shooter-better than it has any right to be. Unlike the still-questionable P10C (with its still-unaddressed slide rear plate/striker issues), the second-gen P07 is a sorted pistol that’s beautifully-made and ridiculously accurate and reliable. The only downside at all are expensive mags - CZ, you need to do better in this regard. But at least the over-priced mags are extremely well-made.

2): Glock 19: Despite the awkward ergonomics, it’s still a very easy gun to shoot incredibly well, is the right size (why can no one else make a 15-round gun that is truly the same size or smaller?), and the factory and 3rd party support is undeniable.

3): Walther P99AS: As others in this thread have mentioned, the P99AS is superior to the PPQ in essentially every way. You have to experience it to understand. Also the most reliable pistol I’ve ever encountered, bar none.

Honorable mention:

Sig Sauer P226: Don’t pay SIG prices for the new US made guns. Do yourself a favor and get yourself one of the superior German-made guns easily found for half the price on the suplus market. An extremely accurate and proven pistol that feels fantastic in hand. Ingore the “high bore axis” nonsense. These pistols shoot amazingly.

CZ CZ-75B: Probably the best all-steel service pistol ever made. Recoil is nonexistent and ergonomics and balance are perfect. Why do so many makers (even CZ with some of their newer pistols) find this so hard to master?

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[Nathan]

CZ CZ-75B: Probably the best all-steel service pistol ever made. Recoil is nonexistent and ergonomics are perfect. Why do so many makers (even CZ with some of their newer pistols) find this so hard to master?

Well, maybe you meant CZ75BSA or CZ75B SP-01 converted to SAO!

[Fishbed77]

Well, maybe you meant CZ75BSA or CZ75B SP-01 converted to SAO!

No - I meant the CZ-75B. Frankly I find it to be the more flexible trigger variant, and find the balance of the standard frame superior to heavier SP01. YMMV.

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[Fishbed77]

I like how people keep listing the VP9 and PPQ like they're two different guns

Except one of them is better-engineered, better-made, and more durable. And it’s not the HK version.

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[kymasabe]

I'm gonna throw an extra gun in the running...Beretta Nano

[keithdog]

1. Ruger Security 9
2. Ruger Security 9
3. Ruger Security 9
It's not striker fired. It uses a hammer. But if it wasn't obvious, I really like the Security 9. Then again, I have girl hands and my girl hands really like the grip better than any double stack 9mm wonder gun I've ever held.

I suppose nothing beat the Glock 19, though. Or the P99, which is good enough for James Bond.

[cannonfire]

CZ P10c, all day, every day. VP9 is really nice as well but P10c is significantly less expensive and has a better trigger IMO.

[Cosmodragoon]

Walther P99 AS (yes, I prefer the 99 AS over the PPQ)

I'm also in this boat and not just because I prefer DA/SA with a decocker. The transition is easy and once in single action, the P99 trigger is even better than the PPQ trigger. That said, the PPQ M1 is still an excellent choice. (I have no experience with the M2 so I can't comment.)

Both of those guns are light, nicely ergonomic, and carry very well for their size and capacity. However, there is a minor trade-off. Some people find them a tad snappy. It isn't a problem for me, even after being made more recoil sensitive by multiple health issues. If you want a very comfortable shooting experience, even with .40 S&W, I'd definitely recommend checking out the Beretta PX4 Storm. It is the softest-shooting polymer gun I've shot. If you plan on carrying it though, definitely look into the low-profile replacements for those bat-wing safeties.

[stangbangr]

1. G19
2. M&P 2.0
3. CZ P10c
I haven’t tried the APX or FN 509.
If not for the size of the VP9, I would have it in second place.

[TunnelRat]

Personally I find the P99 much more ergonomic than the PPQ.

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[74A95]

Originally Posted by Fishbed77

CZ CZ-75B: Probably the best all-steel service pistol ever made. Recoil is nonexistent and ergonomics and balance are perfect. Why do so many makers (even CZ with some of their newer pistols) find this so hard to master?

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Recoil is nonexistent? Only if all your ammo were duds.

C'mon people. Enough with the BS.

[Fishbed77]

Recoil is nonexistent? Only if all your ammo were duds.

C'mon people. Enough with the BS.

Uh-oh. Another guy on the internet out to prove he's the no-nonsense smartest guy around with his control of semantics in a thread based on personal opinion and emotional or experiential responses to inanimate objects.

Maybe this text suits you better:

"Felt recoil is minimal to the point of having little to no perceptible physiological or mental influence on the shooter expressing his opinion and experience with the firearm in question."

[stephen426]

If you are talking about the top 3 sweetest 9mms, they would probably have to be the Sig P210, the Sig P226 X-Five, and the H&K P7M8. Better have a fat checkbook though.

For those with slimmer checkbooks, I'd say Walther PPQ, Glock 19, and H&K VP9.

[Brownstone322]

Based on your criteria, these are my faves:

1. Glock 17/19/19X
2. S&W M&P9 M2.0
3. SIG P320

If you relented on the striker-fired requirement:

1. CZ P-09/07
2. Beretta PX4 Storm
3. SIG SP2022

I openly acknowledge that I don't cast as wide a net as many.

[DanPop]

Going in a slightly less expensive way here just to be different. Not many that have been mentioned are under $500. I own all 3 and wouldn't give them up.

Beretta PX4 Storm 9mm
Walther PPS m2 9mm
Sarsilmaz K2P (now Sarsilmaz CM9)

[sir_n0thing]

CZ P10c
S&W M&P 2.0
Walther PPQ

That said, I highly prefer DA/SA hammer fired pistols.

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[WannabeMiculek]

-CZ P-10
-Walther PPQ
-VP9

[bjw741]

I'm a DA/SA guy, so I'm only aware of one striker-fired polymer pistol using that trigger action:

Walther P99 AS (or the compact version Walther P99c AS)

If you can go with hammer-fired polymer pistols, then I would also add these two:

Springfield XDe
HK P30 SK

[Brownstone322]

Originally Posted by bjw741

I'm a DA/SA guy, so I'm only aware of one striker-fired polymer pistol using that trigger action:

Walther P99 AS (or the compact version Walther P99c AS)

If you can go with hammer-fired polymer pistols, then I would also add these two:

Springfield XDe
HK P30 SK

I named three above:

1. CZ P-09/07
2. Beretta PX4 Storm
3. SIG SP2022

I'm sure there are others.

[5whiskey]

Hmmm... I have to ask what the use will be? Deep CCW piece or Duty sized? Range use, HD, or carry? These questions are relevant. But, I'll play. Just note, these aren't really rankings, just my preference for a particular pistol type...

Kahr CW9- Yeah, the CM9 is smaller and lighter, but the CW9 is slim and carries REALLY well, while still offering a full grip, a great trigger, great reliability, and good accuracy.

Glock 19- I'm not a Glock fanboy. I don't particularly like Glock. If I had direct good experience with the XD, M&P, P10, P320, etc. line, I may would opt for them. But I could not in good conscience recommend any of those over a G19 for a duty sized 9mm right now.


And I will venture from your criteria, mainly because the title says the 3 sweetest 9mms right now. Here is my personal "sweetest" 9mm...

CZ P07- Dead nuts accurate and reliable. Ergonomically delicious, despite the billboard sized slide release and decocker. Trigger is good out of the box, spend $50 on a spring kit and a couple other upgrades at CGW and it will blow a Sig trigger out of the water and still be right at $500. I love DA/SA triggers, much prefer them over strikers.

[Cheapshooter]

What's up with all these strikers?

Because they actually read the question! Also why there is so many polymer guns, and current production guns mentioned.

Hi folks a buddy is getting ready to buy, if you had to pick the top 3 9mm striker fired polymer pistols right now, which ones?

For the OP, many good choices are mentioned that fit your requisite of 9MM striker fired polymer frame. The most important for your friend is that they try the ones he is most interested in to see how well they would work for them. This type of question always end up with a fan base. But not all "favorite" guns are favored by every shooter.