High end autos

[DeanWinchester]

My searching skills suck. I look but can never seem to find what I'm looking for.
So, two things for discussion here;

What's the nicest, highest quality 9x19 handgun out there. Is there anything other than a 1911? I know Korth builds a ridiculously fine specimen.

Also, who would be the premier pistol smiths for auto loaders. Again, non-1911.
Theres gotta be someone out there that can do with a S&W 659 or 5906 what Hamilton Bowen does with a Blackhawk.

Life would be much easier if me and the 1911 could get along but we can't.

[osteodoc08]

Stock, Current production?

Sig. Look at the Mastershop series. They will not disappoint.

[fecmech]

What's the nicest, highest quality 9x19 handgun out there.
The Sig 210 would be close to the top.http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p210-legend-super-target.aspx
A steal at only $3998.!

Is that high enough??

[paul s]

S&W 952? If ya can find one!

[lefty o]

if i wanted a hi end 9mm, i'd have Ted Yost of heirloom precision build me a browning hi power.

[DeanWinchester]

if i wanted a hi end 9mm, i'd have Ted Yost of heirloom precision build me a browning hi power.

Just looked that up. HAVE MERCY!!!!!!
I always forget about the HiPower too. I'm struck on the 39/59 series of S&W autos. I forget the HiPower was JMB's real brain child and one seriously fine pistol. Thanks.

[DeanWinchester]

S&W 952? If ya can find one!

Yeah good luck finding one. I've fired one. The claim of "most accurate 9mm in the world" might not be far from the truth. They'll make some very tight clusters for sure.

[dragon813gt]

What exactly are you looking for? Is it a pretty pistol? Or one that flat out performs? I'm partial to CZs. Their custom shop puts out some pistols that perform. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I'm one that likes the way they look. They have their CZechmate line which is meant for gun games.

[Love Life]

Beretta 92 set to Sam's Custom Guns with a large check.

[DeanWinchester]

I had a 92F once. It was great but a bear to cast for. To cast for it, you had to approach it like a wildcat, not a 9x19. It was more of .359-9mm. LOL!

[Tatume]

H&K P7 is the finest 9mm handgun I've ever owned. Extremely accurate and reliable, easy to shoot well, comfortable to shoot, and easy to carry. It's everything a concealment gun was ever meant to be.

[dilly]

I don't have any experience with them but I'd just throw out there the name Sphinx.

[nicholst55]

The Sig 210 was once considered the holy grail of high-end 9mm autos. I'd talk to someone like Wayne Novak about fancying up an S&W autoloader - he did some pioneering work in that arena many years ago.

[9.3X62AL]

The SIG P-210-6 would get my vote for best 9mm currently commercially available.

[Jupiter7]

STI 2011's are stupid accurate, but plastic grip frame and high end don't usually occur in the same thought. SVI is even nicer and I believe a metal grip frame is an option. I'd have to vote the p210 or one of the new X5's even though I love my 2011.

[jayjay1]

CZ 75 Sport II, to bring something new into the ring.

Most accurate pistol I´ve ever shot.

If you really want a bullseye champion, take it with the SA-trigger.

[Petrol & Powder]

I vote for the SIG P210. I can say from personal experience that it is built like a Swiss watch that shoots.
The slide rides inside the frame rails and the rails run the full length of the frame. Very tight tolerances, all steel and the fitting is perfect.
The barrel locking to the slide is sort of a cross between a 1911 and a Browning Hi-Power. The hammer/sear/mainspring is located in a removable unit.
It's single action only and has a European style heel magazine release. It is not built for games like IDPA but it is built very well.

It is probably one of the most accurate semi-auto's I've ever shot. Unfortunately, the P210 is NOT cheap.
For slightly better "combat pistol" features and almost the same level of accuracy, the H&K P7M8 comes very close in my opinion. The P7M8 is a much more complex pistol but almost as accurate and very fast to get into action.

[Petrol & Powder]

H&K P7 is the finest 9mm handgun I've ever owned. Extremely accurate and reliable, easy to shoot well, comfortable to shoot, and easy to carry. It's everything a concealment gun was ever meant to be.

I concur. A truly remarkable concealable combat pistol.

[Scout800a]

Another vote for a CZ75. Find a Shadow and worry about not being able to keep enough rounds loaded.

[MtGun44]

Bill Laughridge at Cylinder & Slide builds a really wonderful Browning HiPower.

Give him a call and just jaw about it a while.

Bill

[9.3X62AL]

My "P-210" selection was based on the OP's question concerning "high-end" variants. In terms of value received/price paid ratio, the Glocks or the CZ-75 and its cousins are very difficult to beat. Again, the OP was NOT interested in 1911s, but a Springfield Armory 1911 9mm "Loaded" model I fired a few years back shot VERY well in box-stock condition.

[bobthenailer]

SIG 210 is the top of the line for non 1911 9mm's , they are expensive ! i think they now make a less costly version ?

about 4 months ago i bought a EAA TZ75 Elite Match in 9mm its a lot of gun for $580.00 discount price,
it has many desirable features and is accurate with cast boolets but is a all steel railgun so its a little heavy up front > CHECK THEM OUT! They also make even higher end models up to about 1,000.00

[FergusonTO35]

Commercial Hi-Power all the way!!

[jayjay1]

Well then,
"High end autos" and need for accuracy, I never would suggest a CZ Shadow.

A 6" barrel is a must, in my opinion.

CZ 75 Sport II SA is a very different kind.
Want to add the SigSauer P226 X-Six.

[Andyd]

I have plenty of personal experience with two SIG P210s that are original Swiss guns. One is a SIG P210-4 that I gave my oldest son when he got admitted to med school and I then replaced it with a SIG P210-6 with adjustable sights.

The tolerances on those guns are kept at a minimum but still I have experienced very few malfunctions with them and those were usually caused by my experimental loads.

The P210-6 has an incredible trigger pull that is better than the P210-4 - something I had thought impossible before. I had shot some loaned P210-6s before, sighting them in for friends and shot the new P210 Legend but the P210-6 that I have is my favorite! My Colt 1911 Customs is falling behind it a little bit and only a Swiss Hämmerli 212 that I have can be compared to the 210-6.

I am still trying to find the perfect load for it and am playing with coated bullets but the results are already very encouraging.


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