9 mm suggestions for shooting steel.

Yall throw out some suggestions on 9mm's for steel shooting. I am leaning toward the xd tactical version (5 inch barrel). What do Yall use or recommend I try ?

Glock 34 or 17

If you are leaning polymer framed:

M&P Pro or 9L
Glock 34
XD Tactical or XDM

Probably in that order for me, but they are so close it is just a matter of personal preference as they are all very good. You wouldn't go wrong with any of them.

If interested in a steel frame:

1911 - double or single stack, limited only by your budget. Full custom, SV, STI, Kimber, Springfield, and others. I have heard some decent reports on Taurus' 1911 and I think it is offered in 9mm, but I would expect to replace some internal parts if it were me (extractor/fire control). STI Spartan is tough to beat as a bare bones platform, but of course the more you spend the nicer they get.

CZ or Sig X5 - both have pluses and minuses, but the right models can be "cocked and locked" which I would personally prefer for steel matches.
Browning HiPower - forgot about the HP.

DBChaffin pretty much covered them all. For the steel frame fans, a 1911 in 9mm can be a very sweet shooter for steel.

msredneck wrote:Glock 34 or 17

You outta let me borrow your 34 and try it out then!

Xdm is really sweet. Gotta shoot one before you decide.

I've held the xdm side by side with the xd, and the xd felt better. have not done a side by side shoot comparison, tho.

The xdm might have had the wrong back strap in. hint hint

and if your like me 19 rounds of ammo is a big help when shooting steel.

I'm with XD, I love my XDm and like he said the 19 rd mags always helps........haha