I Said No More 9mm’s

44caliberkid · May 29, 2025, 11:14 AM

I mean, 8, or is it 9, is enough, right? Well I just got two more. Couldn't pass them up. An old school Smith & Wesson 459, came with 3 factory mags, original box and Houge rubber grip. I put the black and pearl scorpion pattern grip panels on it. Makes it a little thick to grip. I like the factory black plastic grips the best for shooting. Paid $450.
The Beretta PX4 Storm is a cool service/ duty style weapon. I’ve been watching used ones go for around $430. This one wasn’t getting any love with my $299 bid riding it out till the last minute. It had what looked like some bad scratches on the slide and some other blemish on the frame. I had to throw one more bid at it and paid $335. Either there was some glitch with the pictures or they sent me a different gun, because there was nothing wrong with this one. What looked like a blemish on the frame was Italian proof marks. The scratch on the slide is minuscule and only visible if you know it there. The same day it came to the LGS I received 2 extra 15 round, and one 20 round Beretta magazines in my mail box.
Both guns shoot to POA at 15 yards. Running all your mags at silhouette targets rapid fire is a blast. Best of old time and modern time DA/SA combat guns.

Shoots Left · May 29, 2025, 03:54 PM

I’m not usually big on flashy guns. Black/blued finish is good enough for me but that 459 wears those grips quite nicely

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Can’t say I blame you buying/ not buying any more 9mms. It’s a paradox we all suffer from occasionally.

1972RedNeck · May 29, 2025, 09:48 PM

I don't like 9mm (but I have a bunch) and I hate the way PX4s look yet I have several of them.

stephen426 · May 29, 2025, 10:17 PM

Good luck with that. I've been seriously contemplating unsubscribing from all gun sale websites. I don't know how many "last guns" I've bought. LOL

Seven High · May 30, 2025, 09:47 AM

I find it easy to resist buying any new 9mms. Most look and operate just like the Glock 19.

**4V50 Gary** · May 30, 2025, 12:37 PM

One of the early SA/DA 9mm wondernines!

(OK, the P-38 which had SA/DA and a firing pin block falls short b/c of its single stack magazine)

BarryLee · May 30, 2025, 01:05 PM

I like the old S&W 9mms. I still have a 5903 and had another smaller all black double action only maybe Model 469 which I regret selling.

bamaranger · May 31, 2025, 10:05 PM

I bought a 469 back when they first came out and had no gripes with it, other than the fact that 9mm ammo was still not completely common and everywhere like it is now. Then the FBI Miami shootout occurred and I abandoned 9mm for a long time.

These days my two 9mm's are Glocks.

Pumpkin · June 1, 2025, 02:25 PM

I have five 9mm’s, last one bought about 6 months ago was a Ruger Original Police Carbine. Absolutely love it.

BrianO · June 3, 2025, 01:20 PM

Man, that’s a score! Especially the 459. It’s pure old-school cool.

Drm50 · June 4, 2025, 06:34 PM

I got about 5 9mm left. 3 S&W m39s , one M59 and one Browning HP comp model. I have decided to keep one M39 and the Browning
HP comp. It’s most accurate 9mm I’ve ever owned out of dozens.

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jmstr · June 11, 2025, 04:09 PM

If you are moving away from 9mm, what are you moving to?

I kind of understand why people don't care for 9mm for self-defense use.

However, for accuracy AND affordability, it beats the others- at least in my ammo market here in california.

I think I have my last 9mm also- but said that a few 9mm ago as well.

I have sold a few, but still own more 9mm than any other caliber other than 22lr.

However, for pure satisfaction, I like the feel in the hand of the .45acp more. And I am leaving out references to revolver cartridges or black powder calibers- which also tick my satisfaction index at the higher side.

13.45 · June 19, 2025, 10:59 PM

A Smith & Wesson 459 is a very nice pistol.

orionengnr · June 23, 2025, 08:46 PM

Like the 459. Over the last 25 years, I have owned at least two (probably three) 469s.
Unfortunately, I keep selling them. And then buying another. Similar to P7s.

May 29, 2025, 10:17 PM	#4
stephen426 Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2005 Posts: 3,879	Good luck with that. I've been seriously contemplating unsubscribing from all gun sale websites. I don't know how many "last guns" I've bought. LOL __________________ The ATF should be a convenience store instead of a government agency!

May 30, 2025, 12:37 PM	#6
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 22,301	One of the early SA/DA 9mm wondernines! (OK, the P-38 which had SA/DA and a firing pin block falls short b/c of its single stack magazine) __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

May 30, 2025, 01:05 PM	#7
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,965	I like the old S&W 9mms. I still have a 5903 and had another smaller all black double action only maybe Model 469 which I regret selling. __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

May 31, 2025, 10:05 PM	#8
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,799	469 I bought a 469 back when they first came out and had no gripes with it, other than the fact that 9mm ammo was still not completely common and everywhere like it is now. Then the FBI Miami shootout occurred and I abandoned 9mm for a long time. These days my two 9mm's are Glocks.

June 19, 2025, 10:59 PM	#13
13.45 Member Join Date: June 1, 2004 Location: Cheyenne, WY Posts: 53	A Smith & Wesson 459 is a very nice pistol. __________________ Thanks very much, Robert (13.45) NRA Benefactor Life Member Cheyenne, WY

May 29, 2025, 03:54 PM	#2
Shoots Left Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2024 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 128	I’m not usually big on flashy guns. Black/blued finish is good enough for me but that 459 wears those grips quite nicely . Can’t say I blame you buying/ not buying any more 9mms. It’s a paradox we all suffer from occasionally.

May 30, 2025, 09:47 AM	#5
Seven High Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Posts: 663	I find it easy to resist buying any new 9mms. Most look and operate just like the Glock 19.

June 1, 2025, 02:25 PM	#9
Pumpkin Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2020 Location: Seguin Texas Posts: 991	I have five 9mm’s, last one bought about 6 months ago was a Ruger Original Police Carbine. Absolutely love it.

June 3, 2025, 01:20 PM	#10
BrianO Junior Member Join Date: May 29, 2025 Posts: 10	Man, that’s a score! Especially the 459. It’s pure old-school cool.

June 4, 2025, 06:34 PM	#11
Drm50 Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2014 Posts: 1,496	I got about 5 9mm left. 3 S&W m39s , one M59 and one Browning HP comp model. I have decided to keep one M39 and the Browning HP comp. It’s most accurate 9mm I’ve ever owned out of dozens. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

June 11, 2025, 04:09 PM	#12
jmstr Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2001 Location: San Joaquin Valley, CA Posts: 1,304	If you are moving away from 9mm, what are you moving to? I kind of understand why people don't care for 9mm for self-defense use. However, for accuracy AND affordability, it beats the others- at least in my ammo market here in california. I think I have my last 9mm also- but said that a few 9mm ago as well. I have sold a few, but still own more 9mm than any other caliber other than 22lr. However, for pure satisfaction, I like the feel in the hand of the .45acp more. And I am leaving out references to revolver cartridges or black powder calibers- which also tick my satisfaction index at the higher side.

June 23, 2025, 08:46 PM	#14
orionengnr Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2004 Posts: 5,210	Like the 459. Over the last 25 years, I have owned at least two (probably three) 469s. Unfortunately, I keep selling them. And then buying another. Similar to P7s.