P94/GP100
Single-Sixer
I have a late-production (August 2007) P89 that literally shoots 1" to 1.5" groups at 15 yards (and probably further, but that was the test/zeroing distance). It is an exceptionally accurate, reliable and durable pistol. Mine is used for carry and IDPA; in my 2014 IDPA year, I used it as my primary IDPA pistol throughout the year, including in a state championship sanctioned match.
I've found the ergonomics on the P89, especially on the later-production ones with the revised/final safety levers to be quite good. The only modifications that I've done to mine are to have replaced the grips with a set of Hogue rubber Cobblestone fingergroove grips, and to have painted my front sight dot with Testors Florescent Neon Green, and the rear sight dots with Testors Fluorescent Orange-the paint speeds up my sight acquisition and using the diferent colors for the front and rear sights prevents any confusion between the two when acquiring at speed.
I seem to index very naturally with the P89, and my index, combined with the quite adequate OEM sights make shooting on the move and at smaller/more distant targets (such as the IDPA headbox) much easier than on other platforms.
The P89 is significantly overbuilt for the 9mm cartridge, a legacy of the XM9/XM10 DoD tests of the 1980s. It remains an exceptionally viable weapon today, and is hardly rendered obsolescent by any of the other platforms bandied about in this thread in my opinion.
Best, Jon
I've found the ergonomics on the P89, especially on the later-production ones with the revised/final safety levers to be quite good. The only modifications that I've done to mine are to have replaced the grips with a set of Hogue rubber Cobblestone fingergroove grips, and to have painted my front sight dot with Testors Florescent Neon Green, and the rear sight dots with Testors Fluorescent Orange-the paint speeds up my sight acquisition and using the diferent colors for the front and rear sights prevents any confusion between the two when acquiring at speed.
I seem to index very naturally with the P89, and my index, combined with the quite adequate OEM sights make shooting on the move and at smaller/more distant targets (such as the IDPA headbox) much easier than on other platforms.
The P89 is significantly overbuilt for the 9mm cartridge, a legacy of the XM9/XM10 DoD tests of the 1980s. It remains an exceptionally viable weapon today, and is hardly rendered obsolescent by any of the other platforms bandied about in this thread in my opinion.
Best, Jon
