Are there any major differences between modern dual stack 9x19mm semi auto pistols or does it come down to personal choice? There's a huge range of prices and I don't see an equivalent range in functional differences.
What qualifies as a major difference to you
A few.
Slide or frame mounted safeties.
Trigger types (SAO, DA/SA, DAO, "Safe action" and whatnot).
Magazine release type.
Type of operation (Mostly short recoil, but there are some notable exceptions).
Other than that, I guess it comes down to stuff like how good the aftermarket is, if you need it to be lefty-friendly or what.
>>29946471
Basically no. Unless you're talking about minor things like DA/SA, striker fired, polymer, aluminum, etc. Functionally the vast majority of pistols out there are good to go.
>>29946642
That's what I suspected. Thanks.
>>29946642
>Mostly short recoil, but there are some notable exceptions
Care to name a few? I thought all the popular semi pistols these days would be short recoil.
>>29946471
Major differences. There's single action, double action, DA/SA, striker fired, steel frame, polymer frame, alloy frame, and any manner of other things. Polymer framed striker fired pistols are the current trend.
>>29946671
Walther CCP?
>>29946655
No problem, man.
>>29946671
The Steyr GB or H&K P7 both use gas delayed blowback, for instance.
There are also guns like the Beretta PX4 Storm that, while still short-recoil, use a rotating barrel instead of a tilting barrel (which is the norm by far).
>>29946697
>>29946708
>Gas-delayed blowback
Nice. I'm getting kinda tired of only shooting short recoil.
Are there any gas operated handguns aside from the Deagle that you know of?
>>29946721
Walther has one, not sure what it is off hand though.
>>29946690
>alloy frame
"Alloy" just means it's a metal that has more than one element in it. Each alloy has it's own specification based on the exact composition and the quantity of each element in it. All steels are alloys. You'd also never use pure aluminum for anything other than maybe its electrical properties. It's always going to be an alloy.
>>29946721
Well, there are a lot of "pistols" out there that are gas operated... But in terms of designs built from the ground-up to be pistols? Not really.
There are also a few companies that made straight-blowback 9x19's, though they are either xbox huge (hi-point) or their springs are too stiff for many to chamber a round.
>>29946747
Ah well. It's a kinda silly operation for a pistol anyway but a man can dream.
Now what I would really like to own is something like pic related in a modern cartridge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpsHcamGv24
>>29946721
Walther CCP comes to mind off the top of my head.
>>29946727
CCP?
>>29946793
I'm thinking of the gun in this video, so probably.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PHh6iDKHa4
