One more "what pistol should I get?" thread

[Igloodude]

I've been reading all the related threads with interest, and was wondering if you could help me out with my own similar-but-different question.

I'm about to get a non-resident Mass carry permit (to add to my existing NH carry permit) so that I can carry a pistol in my car when I go to work (live in NH, work in Mass). I've been shooting bullseye over the past few years but little else. Because of that, I have a complete disregard for 1911-style slide safeties and so I think I need to look at DAO or DA/SA pistols. I much prefer autoloader to revolver mostly because I'm far more familiar with them and also for greater magazine capacity. I reload .45 and so would actually prefer a caliber other than that (40S&W comes to mind) just so I can keep bullseye and carry separate, but that isn't written in stone. Finally, I'm looking for a pistol that will resist rust and corrosion as part of the time I'm driving a car that rain is somehow leaking into and it'll be sitting out there while I'm in my firearm-free-zone workplace.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[R.H. Lee]

Glock? XD-9? Stainless CZ75?

 

[middy]

Buy a Sig. They have the one of the best DA triggers and are very reliable and accurate. The P239 is mostly stainless steel and aluminum.

 

[ggamyang]

CZ-75, affordable, accurate, fit like a glove (to my hand at least) choice of calibers (9mm or .40)

 

[Jiml3]

If you want 40 S&W I would suggest you look at the Sig P229. It will fit all the needs that you suggested. They are located in N.H. Perhaps you could contact them to possibly visit and try one on their guns at their range. They have one of the best traditional double action triggers and are very accurate. Many gov't agencies use them, i.e. navy seals, FBI, air marshalls police departments,etc.
They just last week won a government award for 50,000 pistols. They are expensive, but worth it.

good luck!

 

[Igloodude]

Thanks for the replies (and particularly the suggestion to visit Sig). One semi-related question: I've got virtually no experience with non-.45 centerfire pistol calibers, are there significant differences between the .40/9mm/10mm that should push me to one over another? I've heard the .40 has the greatest velocity but in the Glock at least has a not-fully-supported chamber. Is the 10mm any different?

 

[Chipperman]

You probably already know this, but the way you wrote it was a little ambiguous.

While in MA, the gun must be under your direct control (ie CCW) or unloaded and locked in the trunk.
You cannot load it up and just stick it in the glove box or have it on the seat.

 

[RUT]

>>I'm about to get a non-resident Mass carry permit <<

I maintained one of these for years, but it got to such a pain in the kiester to renew it EVERY YEAR I said to hell with it. By the time they send you the renewed permit it's almost time to do it again. Only in Mass!! My Maine permit, on the other hand, is good for 4 years, and is renewed without all the B.S.! Luckily, I no longer have to go to the Socialist Republic of Massachusetts on business, so it isn't a big deal anymore.

Good Luck!!

===RUT===

 

[Marshall]

HECKLER & KOCH USP COMPACT

Features:

• Corrosion proof fiber-reinforced polymer frame
• Grooved target triggers
• Polygonal bore profile for increased velocity, easier cleaning, and longer barrel life
• Can be converted to any of nine trigger firing modes
• Specially designed recoil spring assembly with polymer absorber bushing
• Choice of corrosion resistant “Hostile Environment†blued finish or stainless steel slide
• No snag, bobbed hammer
• Flared recurve trigger guard
• Choice of flat and extended floorplate magazines
• One piece machined steel slide
• Universal mounting grooves for installing accessories
• Ambidextrous magazine release lever
• Contoured, extended slide release
• Extractor doubles as a loaded chamber indicator
• Patented Lock-Out Safety device
• Lifetime warranty

 

[albanian]

Since you say you intend to carry it at least some of the time, I think most of the full sized duty type guns are probably out of the question unless you feel that you can and will carry a large gun. I will assume you are looking for something at least in a medium size if not smaller. With that in mind, there are tons of guns that would fit the bill. If you need a high level of corrosion protection, be careful on buying a SIG, some of them do not resist rust very well. The SS and NyKote ones do well but the plain blue rust if given a chance. I had a NyKote 220 that never really had a problem but every once in a while I would notice a little rust on some of the parts like the mag or the hammer.

SS alloy or plastic frames are going to be the best as resisting rust but Glock has a coating that is supposed to be several times more rust resistant than plain SS. The Glock 26, 27, 19, and 23 may work for you.

Kahr is by far the best handgun you can ever lay your hands on period. If anyone tells you different, they are lying because they hate you. Just joking but they are my favorite auto for CCW and they some in 9mm and .40S&W. They are small and well made and worth a look. They either fit people like they were made for them or people find them a little too small for confort. I think they fit like a glove but I have medium sized hands with short fingers so they would fit me better than someone with longer fingers or a larger hand.

 

[Black Majik]

Sig P229R in .40 S&W

 

[boo17]

well I live right down the street from the sig factory but I havent been there. I would suggest a Sig or a walther p99 (getting one) because it has a polymer frame that does not rust. It comes in either 9mm or .40 and is relatively cheap ($500) and very nice looking.

http://waltheramerica.com/p99_specs.htm

Also MA sucks when it comes to gun rights. A clas A license (to carry) I think costs close to $100. My dad lives there and some areas are not the greatest. Maybe thats why the gun laws are so harsh.

 

[Super Trucker]

I like my XD-40, very similar is a Glock 23 I think, I think H&K is an over priced Glock, but that is only my opinion. The Kahr P40 or PM40 are also nice. I saw a few recommendations for a sig, but I thought they have the safety that you didn't want, maybe I am wrong I have never used a Sig so that is only a guess. Good Luck. Let us know what you end up with.

 

[Onmilo]

Because of your location and the nature of your question I am in a rare instance, and without hesitation, going to recommend an H&K P7M8 as the best choice.
Federal 115 jacketed hollowpoints are as effective as anything else out there and this pistol meets all the parameters required from both states.