The best looking polymer 9mm pistol ever made is... - Page 4

Dirty_Harry · December 10, 2017, 11:29 PM

HK P30 Longslide

Mackie244Bud · December 11, 2017, 06:53 PM

OK
How do I insert a picture from my Puter?

Thanks,

Mackie244 / Bud

Tactical Jackalope · December 11, 2017, 09:40 PM

HK P30L, hands down.

cslinger · December 11, 2017, 09:50 PM

Look I have a P30 and it’s a fairly handsome pistola but for me it’s all Walther P99

Neal_G. · December 12, 2017, 02:02 PM

I'll second the Walther and say the Walther P99 Compact is the best looking. Just something about the front slide cuts, compact proportions, and it's overall euro-germanicness that I think looks awesome!

Armybrat · December 12, 2017, 02:34 PM

Armybrat · December 12, 2017, 02:36 PM

Then there is the Ruger SR series...

kramden · December 12, 2017, 08:03 PM

Ask 10 people..................

jackstrawIII · December 12, 2017, 09:30 PM

Walther P99. Sexyyyyy.

otasan · December 21, 2017, 07:06 PM

I still vote for my Glock 17.

Pilot · December 21, 2017, 07:13 PM

Ahhhhh, none of them?

shafter · December 21, 2017, 07:20 PM

Sig 2022

Elliottsdad · December 23, 2017, 10:01 PM

I actually think the Walther PPQ is handsome! I really like the looks of that new Smith M&P Compact, too.

cannonfire · December 24, 2017, 01:19 AM

I'm cheating but I'm saying HK SP5k with SB Tactical "brace".... still technically a pistol! and the pistol grip is polymer...

Go_Ordnance · December 24, 2017, 04:50 PM

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cocojo · December 25, 2017, 11:26 AM

You did say polymer? I think the Beretta handguns are the best looking of them all with the open top design, so my pick for polymer is the Beretta 9000.

sixgunluv · December 25, 2017, 09:39 PM

Best looking 9mm polymer? That's easy, the S&W M&P 9c in FDE.

batmann · December 25, 2017, 10:46 PM

My Glock may not make the top 10 in looks, but over 3,000 rounds it has never failed.

Prndll · December 26, 2017, 12:35 AM

There are many fine polymers to choose from. Plenty to fit a wide range of personalities. Although I can completely understand why people get turned off by 'plastic' guns. I'll admit, I'm not a real big fan of strikers.

For me though, I will likely never own a Glock. But that's ok. There seems to be more than enough people that do like them. I don't see myself ever buying a Remington pistol either.

Walther makes some very nice looking pistols and certain FN's have caught my eye. M&P isn't bad, just not high on the list.

My vote goes to the PX4 for the best looking polymer.

turtlehead · December 26, 2017, 10:33 AM

I would love to try the PX4. Hear so many good things. But IMO it may actually be one of the few guns uglier than my PPQ.

I'm surprised this thread is still going.

**Mike Irwin** · December 26, 2017, 11:43 AM

I know the answer!

NONE of them!

jglsprings · December 26, 2017, 12:47 PM

https://stiguns.com/guns/dvc-carry/

GarandTd · December 26, 2017, 06:18 PM

According to the link, that STI DVC carry has an aluminum frame.....not polymer

jglsprings · December 26, 2017, 10:03 PM

Quote:

@GarandTd
According to the link, that STI DVC carry has an aluminum frame.....not polymer

Yep you are correct and I was so smitten with the platform I missed it entirely...

Here is the Guardian model and a NRA review...

https://www.americanrifleman.org/art...pistol-review/

Quote:

The Guardian features a two-piece frame; the upper portion being Cerakote-finished aluminum, while the lower portion is made from glass-filled polymer. Like all the 2011 series, the lower grip frame has a squared-off trigger guard for those shooters still lost in the ’70s. The grip panels are steel reinforced polymer and are of the shorter, Officer Model type—STI calls it their 2011 VIP grip. The company claims the polymer lower portion flexes enough to soak up some of the recoil, but I have no way to measure or determine whether that is true.

But I believe all of the 2011 models are of the two part / metal / polymer construction Sorry if I led anyone astray.

GarandTd · December 27, 2017, 10:56 AM

That hybrid polymer and aluminum frame is interesting.

December 10, 2017, 11:29 PM	#76
Dirty_Harry Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,484	HK P30 Longslide __________________ "The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have laid down." "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." -John Wayne

December 11, 2017, 09:50 PM	#79
cslinger Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,045	Look I have a P30 and it’s a fairly handsome pistola but for me it’s all Walther P99 __________________ "Is there anyway I can write my local gun store off on my taxes as dependents?"

December 12, 2017, 09:30 PM	#84
jackstrawIII Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2016 Location: Upstate NY. Posts: 901	Walther P99. Sexyyyyy. __________________ In God we trust.

December 21, 2017, 07:06 PM	#85
otasan Junior member Join Date: April 17, 2005 Location: Hartford, Vermont Posts: 519	I still vote for my Glock 17. Last edited by otasan; December 21, 2017 at 07:17 PM.

December 21, 2017, 07:13 PM	#86
Pilot Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2000 Posts: 4,193	Ahhhhh, none of them? __________________ Pilot

December 11, 2017, 06:53 PM	#77
Mackie244Bud Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2017 Location: South Florida Posts: 252	OK How do I insert a picture from my Puter? Thanks, Mackie244 / Bud

December 11, 2017, 09:40 PM	#78
Tactical Jackalope Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2010 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 6,429	HK P30L, hands down.

December 12, 2017, 02:02 PM	#80
Neal_G. Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2010 Posts: 226	I'll second the Walther and say the Walther P99 Compact is the best looking. Just something about the front slide cuts, compact proportions, and it's overall euro-germanicness that I think looks awesome!

December 12, 2017, 02:34 PM	#81
Armybrat Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2009 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 976

December 12, 2017, 02:36 PM	#82
Armybrat Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2009 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 976	Then there is the Ruger SR series...

December 12, 2017, 08:03 PM	#83
kramden Member Join Date: December 27, 2015 Posts: 72	Ask 10 people..................

December 21, 2017, 07:20 PM	#87
shafter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2009 Posts: 1,624	Sig 2022

December 23, 2017, 10:01 PM	#88
Elliottsdad Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2010 Location: Glenwood, Iowa Posts: 238	I actually think the Walther PPQ is handsome! I really like the looks of that new Smith M&P Compact, too.

December 25, 2017, 11:26 AM	#91
cocojo Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2000 Posts: 500	You did say polymer? I think the Beretta handguns are the best looking of them all with the open top design, so my pick for polymer is the Beretta 9000.

December 25, 2017, 09:39 PM	#92
sixgunluv Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2008 Posts: 200	Best looking 9mm polymer? That's easy, the S&W M&P 9c in FDE.

December 25, 2017, 10:46 PM	#93
batmann Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2004 Location: Greenwood, IN Posts: 773	My Glock may not make the top 10 in looks, but over 3,000 rounds it has never failed.

December 26, 2017, 12:35 AM	#94
Prndll Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2017 Location: Texas Posts: 123	There are many fine polymers to choose from. Plenty to fit a wide range of personalities. Although I can completely understand why people get turned off by 'plastic' guns. I'll admit, I'm not a real big fan of strikers. For me though, I will likely never own a Glock. But that's ok. There seems to be more than enough people that do like them. I don't see myself ever buying a Remington pistol either. Walther makes some very nice looking pistols and certain FN's have caught my eye. M&P isn't bad, just not high on the list. My vote goes to the PX4 for the best looking polymer.

December 26, 2017, 10:33 AM	#95
turtlehead Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2015 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,203	I would love to try the PX4. Hear so many good things. But IMO it may actually be one of the few guns uglier than my PPQ. I'm surprised this thread is still going.

December 26, 2017, 11:43 AM	#96
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	I know the answer! NONE of them! __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

December 26, 2017, 12:47 PM	#97
jglsprings Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2009 Posts: 1,827	STI - DVC Carry https://stiguns.com/guns/dvc-carry/ __________________ Let's eat Grandma. Let's eat, Grandma. Commas save lives...

December 26, 2017, 06:18 PM	#98
GarandTd Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2016 Location: Rural PA Posts: 1,639	According to the link, that STI DVC carry has an aluminum frame.....not polymer __________________ 22lr, 20 gauge, 8mm Mauser, 35 Remington, 30-06, 5.56x45/223, 9mm, 380acp

December 27, 2017, 10:56 AM	#100
GarandTd Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2016 Location: Rural PA Posts: 1,639	That hybrid polymer and aluminum frame is interesting. __________________ 22lr, 20 gauge, 8mm Mauser, 35 Remington, 30-06, 5.56x45/223, 9mm, 380acp