Yup!! It's just about that time!! I bought a scar 17, but my wife is right, it is a little much for home defense, and it'd take a little while longer to get into the fight compared to a pistol. So I decided I'm buying a pistol. Preferably striker fired with no pain in the ass safeties ( beretta m9 cough cough px4 cough cough). I am leaning towards glock, as I have smaller hands. Probably a g19 or g23. I've heard you can swap barrels for different calibers on the 23, but not the 19. I appreciate anybody's input, or suggestions. I am not considering 1911's, as I can't manipulate the slide release without moving my firing grip. Who knows maybe I just suck lol

Yup!! It's just about that time!! I bought a scar 17, but my wife is right, it is a little much for home defense, and it'd take a little while longer to get into the fight compared to a pistol. So I decided I'm buying a pistol. Preferably striker fired with no pain in the ass safeties ( beretta m9 cough cough px4 cough cough). I am leaning towards glock, as I have smaller hands. Probably a g19 or g23. I've heard you can swap barrels for different calibers on the 23, but not the 19. I appreciate anybody's input, or suggestions. I am not considering 1911's, as I can't manipulate the slide release without moving my firing grip. Who knows maybe I just suck lol

HK VP9!
 

HK VP9!
 

Yeah if you want to spend $60 per extra mag ! 

Get the glock and the extended slide release.
Or a m&p or a XD. Depends on the grip angle you like and how it fits.
You gotta check them out and handle them.

+1 VP9

I just bought the VP9 and it's a great pistol. But you can't go wrong with either a Glock 17/19 or M&P Shield.

I've been looking at the Walther PPQ M2, and I think that might be the next one I get. It's a toss up between that and the Glock 41.

I would recommend the Sig Sauer P320 full size 9mm.  You won't find a better priced new Sig.  It's striker-fired.  You can buy conversion kits to change grip size, slide size and caliber (eventually -- still kind of new, so kits are catching up to demand). 

Buy the full size version first, then decide later if you want to convert to a smaller profile.

Hickok45 Review - P320 Full Size

I have medium hands and feel M&P's fit better than my Glock 34, Glock accessories are so much cheaper though.

I'm a big fan of the M&P's.

Sig p320 or Walther PPQ.  2 more to consider.

Walther has a good trigger.

S&W m&P is comfortable.  You gotta hold 'em and you'll fall I love with at least one.

I still say first pistol, get a glock. Then your second and third........

Just one more......

I really think it's gonna come down to what feels best in my hand, because unfortunately it's not like I need to get a smaller pistol to conceal, because out here in this gun hating state it's not even possible to conceal carry lol. What's so great about the vp9?

You have to take a look at the glock 19 gen4.awsomeness

I don't own any plastic guns, but I do like the 9mm glocks.
But today I test fired a vp9 and that thing felt really good in my smaller sized hands.

You let me know what weekend your available and I'll you shoot my VP9 and M&P in 4.25 and 5"

I k,ow you said striker fired, but if you dont like safeties, id consider a sig p226 or a cz 75 bd.

Both ha e no safeties but the hammer design gives you a second strike and theyre both really proven designs.  And ergonomically, both are miles ahead of the glocks, imo.

Thanks for all the replies, so just based on what I've read around the popular choices are glocks, m&p's and vp 9's. The 60 dollar mags don't sound good at all, I'm stocking up on the new m3 25 round pmags for my scar now and those are expensive enough as it is lol. But aren't all handgun mags fairly pricy?

I k,ow you said striker fired, but if you dont like safeties, id consider a sig p226 or a cz 75 bd.

Both ha e no safeties but the hammer design gives you a second strike and theyre both really proven designs.  And ergonomically, both are miles ahead of the glocks, imo.

How is the trigger on the cs? The reason I'm not fond of hammer fired pistols is the triggers aren't as great, at least that's how the m9 is lol

The cz trigger starys a bit rough but it smoothens up a lot with a few hundred rounds, or even just dry firing.  The sig trigger is pretty nice too.


As for pistol mags, yeah, theyre expensive.  Its because tjeyre not standard across pistols, unlike rifle mags.

What's so great about the vp9?

it's an HK
german engineering
high quality materials/fit and finish
sm/med/large backstraps and side panels so you can fit it to your hands
ability to get a higher
short reset on trigger
ambi slide locks and mag releases
it's an HK for around $650

cons
mags are difficult to obtain
and are EXPENSIVE
people will rag on you for owning a hawaii kai pistol

But aren't all handgun mags fairly pricy?

Biggest upside to Glock for me, Magpul recently released these.  Wonder if 10rd are available yet.

https://www.magpul.com/products/pmag%C2%AE-17-gl9-%E2%80%93-glock%C2%AE-g17

Even their Factory Mags aren't that bad

Once you buy HK VP9 and you don't like it. Sell it, I bet someone will buy it fast. Us HK owner is a different breed, we like exotic and quality. VP9 no need to change anything, maybe a new sights. Have not seen many negative remarks online except finding mags.