Favorite current-production metal framed 9mm?

D spring is the ONLY way to run a 92 Variant IMO. Totally changes the feel of the gun.

JTQ said:

I'm not Cokeman, but it looks like a Mitch Rosen 5JR Express line.

https://mitchrosen.com/products/express-line/

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Yep. They are sold by Kahr on their site.

Browning Hi Power improved by Novak’s.

460Shooter said:

D spring is the ONLY way to run a 92 Variant IMO. Totally changes the feel of the gun.

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Agreed—and it's a dead simple install, too. It might be my imagination (since I don't have a trigger pull gauge) but I think it decreases the SA pull a bit, too.

I've owned a lot of 9mm's over the years, wish I still had the BHP I traded for a 1911.
I'm now down to three, a Kahr P9 which doesn't count in this post but of all the different models I've tried out my CZ 85 Combat is the most accurate and comfortable to shoot. Liked it so much I bought a PCR to go with it. Both have proven to be 100% reliable and accurate.
They both seem to fit my hand just right.

I'd have to say I'm a 1911 guy. I have a Dan Wesson PM9 which I love. And I have an Alchemy Custom Weaponry .45 on order.


But I have recently "discovered" CZs and they are pretty awesome. I have a Shadow 2 and a P-01.

My favorite is my CZ TS Orange. Waited too long to get it, but it was worth the wait.

Another CZ-75B fan. One of those rare guns that makes you appear to be a better shot than you are.

I just ordered an all steel Tristar S 120. It will be here in a few days. It's a CZ 75 clone. We'll give it a good work out and report back.

Even with as much of a 1911 nut as I am (and 9mm full sized 1911s are sweet shooting..!) My vote has to be for the CZ-75.

Problem is a 1911 in punybellum is blasphemy.
Each time you pull the trigger JMB rolls in his grave and wonders why you aren't shooting his marvelous 38 Super.

The gun I always come back to is the CZ 75 series. They have always been a favorite of mine. One of my first handgun purchases was a TZ 75 because the CZ was not being imported at the time.

The Beretta 92/96 is also high on the list.

I used to woulda said a classic-series Sig. Now my answer is CZ-75.

Anchorite said:

I’m tired of polymer. What’s your favorite current production all metal 9mm? I’m not a Sig P series fan, but there is the Beretta (Taurus), Kahr, a 1911, maybe a CZ....what else am I missing?

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All STEEL? CZ-75B. All metal, the alloy frame CZ-75 PCR, best hammer fired compact CCW pistol ever made, IMHO.

My Beretta 92FS Inox.

Let's see

Jericho 941 - like the smoothness of the action, the weight of the steel, and it's accuracy BUT disliked the finish and the heavy DA trigger pull
CZ P01 - like its lightweight but performs like a full sized pistol and also accurate BUT dislike the curved trigger and if you have big hands, the slide is a little bit funny when you rack it
CZ Sp-01 tactical - eats recoil and shoots flat and accurate BUT dislike the curved trigger and the slide concern I have with the P01
Beretta 92X full size and centurion models - very ideal pistols (the decocker only versions), smooth racking slide and plenty of real estate for big hands, and the way the barrel retains its "being straight" while shooting it BUT still wary of the locking lugs (although it is now on its 3rd gen) and some trigger springs if you are not much of a maitenance guy
STI and SVI guns - excellent 1911 based pistols, there is nothing more I can ask BUT they are expensive
Dan Wesson 1911s - they are probably for me the best production 1911 pistols. they have the best materials, fitting, finish, etc. BUT also expensive
Arex Rex pistols - what can I say? for their price and performance they are to grab for

brutus51 said:

Problem is a 1911 in punybellum is blasphemy.
Each time you pull the trigger JMB rolls in his grave and wonders why you aren't shooting his marvelous 38 Super.

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Yeah, you are probably right but the fact remains that Ol' John is long gone and probably worn down to less than the size of lead pencil from all the rolling he's had to do in the years since 9mm 1911's became kind of popular. I have say, with apologies to John, that my stainless PT 1911 is one of the nicest shooting nines I have managed to get my hands on. Throw on one of those ebay steel muzzle brakes and the thing is a pussycat in the recoil department. I find with the added weight hanging out on the end of the barrel it hangs nicely on the target too and I need all the help in that department that I can get.

valor1 said:

Beretta 92X full size and centurion models - very ideal pistols (the decocker only versions), smooth racking slide and plenty of real estate for big hands, and the way the barrel retains its "being straight" while shooting it BUT still wary of the locking lugs (although it is now on its 3rd gen) and some trigger springs if you are not much of a maitenance guy

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So not even the Brigadier slides ameliorate your concerns about the locking lugs?

I just bought this about a month ago and I'm in love with it !!!!!

zaitcev said:

So not even the Brigadier slides ameliorate your concerns about the locking lugs?

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He may still feel the same about a Beretta with a Brigadier slide, but for clarity, the 92X models don't have the Brigadier slide.

I recently added a CZ 75B to my collection and it has quickly become my favorite!
I have tried some 1911s over the years, but I just can't seem to warm up to them.

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He may still feel the same about a Beretta with a Brigadier slide, but for clarity, the 92X models don't have the Brigadier slide.

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The 92X Performance does.

zaitcev said:

The 92X Performance does.

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True, but I don't think that was the model in discussion.

While I really enjoy shooting my 9's primarily because of the cheap ammo and low recoil for serious usage I'll pick a 1911 platform in 38 Super over the 9.
124gr bullet @ 1150 for the 9 compared to 1350 for the Super, American design measured in inches as opposed to sillymeters, what's not to like.
Kinda like the difference between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers.