On the budget 9mm front...

[SteyrAUG]

Why is the word 'budget' a concern for an item whose primary purpose is the defense of your life, family, or property. Is the $100 or $150 saving seriously worth it? Glocks are historically reliable and accurate handguns and really not at all expensive. One can find a gen 3,4,5 Glock 19 or 17 for $500 or less.

There are people in the world who will buy a Brand X ballistic vest over a known quantity because they have a 10% off coupon.

[hemiram]

I was looking at gun videos on YT and saw this, a Girsan MC9 Match, also called an MC9 T. I jumped on it for $360. The gun is supposedly an S&W M&P clone. I don't know much about the red dot, but so far it works fine. I put a couple of hundred through it without a hitch, the gun itself is very accurate.
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[henri]

I was looking at gun videos on YT and saw this, a Girsan MC9 Match, also called an MC9 T. I jumped on it for $360. The gun is supposedly an S&W M&P clone. I don't know much about the red dot, but so far it works fine. I put a couple of hundred through it without a hitch, the gun itself is very accurate.
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To each his own...If you are comfortable with your choice of defensive firearm and it works for you, Great ! I'm a bit conservative and stick to known brands.

[hemiram]

Girsan has been around about 3 decades, so I wouldn't consider it "unknown". The thread was budget 9mm's, so it definitely qualifies. About the only thing that maybe isn't as good as the gun it's a clone of is the EAA labled red dot. So far, it works fine and I have other ones that will go on if it does die. If I was to pick a single gun of mine as my sole defensive weapon, it would be this:
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I don't know what happened to the 629-1, but I'm old and the recoil of .44 magnum isn't fun anymore.
If I had to go semiauto, it would be this one, just because I've put a couple thousand rounds through it:
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I paid $325 for it a long time ago, so I guess it would be a budget gun too.

[Stopsign32v]

Girsan has been around about 3 decades, so I wouldn't consider it "unknown".

"But it ain't no Glock son!"



Glocks suck. I'd buy something else just to not have one.

[hemiram]

"But it ain't no Glock son!"



Glocks suck. I'd buy something else just to not have one.

They are.....OK, but not something I would ever buy, IMHO the grip ranges from fair to just awful. I have a friend who is a total fanboi about Glocks. I don't get it, but he doesn't get my CZ/Clone love either. I have a few polymer guns and they are fine, but do I really care about them? Nope. They are like a drill or impact driver. Use it, if it dies, move on to another. The wood and metal ones are another story. I wouldn't want to see any of them go away.