Fatdaddy said:
I'd get a 3rd Gen Glock 22 or 23 for the following reasons:
-high capacity
-reliability
-very durable finish
-holster and aftermarket parts everywhere and cheap
-cheap mags
-decent out of the box trigger, easily improved with a Ghost or Lone Wolf connector
-you can change to 357sig with nothing more than a $100 barrel change
-you can change to 9mm with nothing more than a $100 barrel change and a $20 magazine
-accurate
(Too bad the SR40 or 40c wasn't out at the time of the OP)
Thanks for the Glock suggestions. I'm afraid I've been "spoiled away" from them, though.
The P89 accuracy problem will either get fixed, or I'll sell it and use the proceeds on another of my new favorites - a CZ.
While kicking tires for a 40 S&W, I spotted a CZ 75B in the dealers' cabinet. I didn't know anything about it. But, as I looked at other 40 cal offerings (some over twice the price), I kept going back to look at the CZ. I was captivated by its workmanship, fit & finish - as well as some unique things about its design.
One was the narrower profile and tighter fit afforded by CZ running the slide
inside the frame instead of the typical "outside and over" the frame design.
The other was the CZ's unique rear lock-up scheme in which a lug protruding from the rear of the chamber positively locks into a hole in the face of the bolt (or receiver if you like). Lockup in battery was better than any other 40 that I inspected.
When I got home I hit the web to learn about CZ. Needless to say I came away impressed.
I went back and bought the CZ - and no regrets. Friends that own Glocks, and have shot my CZ 75B, have offered to trade me any
two of their Glocks.
[This is
not Glock-bashing. I know they are good guns and give them credit where credit is due.]
I'm now making acquaintance with my second CZ, a 97B in 45 ACP. Wow! So far, I'm lovin' it.
So, if the Ruger P89 can't be redeemed, I'll likely consider a CZ (model undecided) in 9mm.