SwampWolf
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For a target pistol chambered in 9mm, you could do a lot worse than the discontinued Smith & Wesson Model 952. Worth the search though, and the "going for" price (around a thousand dollars or less).
Why plastic?I've been thinking about a new target 9mm for a while. I recently ordered a new Glock 22 Gen 5 MOS but am wanting another 9. There are so many good choices to choose from, though finding one is another matter.
I'm primarily a paper puncher now, occasional steel challenge. This will be solely a range gun, no home defense/ccw use.
I'm drawn to the following models, they're all polymers. I'm not looking into a Glock 34 as I've got enough Glocks.
Here are the contenders:
Springfield XDM Elite OSP 4.5
Walther Q5 Match
Sig X5 Legion
Canik TP9SFX
Let me know what y'all think, I'm opened minded to all suggestions and have no brand bias as I have some experience with each brand and have had good experiences.
Why plastic?
For a target pistol chambered in 9mm, you could do a lot worse than the discontinued Smith & Wesson Model 952. Worth the search though, and the "going for" price (around a thousand dollars or less).
Oddly enough, the trigger is what kept me from buying the Legion from my buddy. It wasn't bad, but there was grit in the take up, and a hitch before release....completely ruined what was otherwise the best feeling gun I've held in a while. Again, not because it was bad, but because everything else about it felt so good. Thought it might have just be new gun blues, but we put something like 600rnds thru it that day, and another few hundred the other time it was out....still feels the same.From your list, the easy choice is the SIG P320. It's got an excellent trigger for a striker fired, and besides I'm not a fan of the trigger safety for a range gun.
I think you're mixing the 952 up with the 52, which is chambered in .38 Spl.
Dan Wesson DWX
But of your choices I would go with the Walther Q5, they are very nice. I haven't shot one personally but handled one. I've always been impressed with my Walther's and a steel framed Walther with their trigger would be sublime for a range gun.
Unfortunately, USP Expert is a worse unobtanium than SIG X6.If polymer construction is desired, an excellent, IMHO, polymer target pistol is the HK USP Expert.
GotchaI have plenty of metal pistols in the safe already.
USP Tactical or Expert come with adjustable sight, very accurate , in fact the most accurate (for me) compared to any other gun I shoot. You can find them used for under $1100 if you are patient.I have plenty of metal pistols in the safe already.
$1000 or less?For a target pistol chambered in 9mm, you could do a lot worse than the discontinued Smith & Wesson Model 952. Worth the search though, and the "going for" price (around a thousand dollars or less).