alright guys so im looking at getting a carry pistol. im trying to keep it under $500 too but i know some are more than that. heres what ive narrowed it down to based on hand fitment and such:
Springfield XDM 40 compact. (perfect with the extended mag)
Sig P250 (need to see how it feels with extended mag, ok without tho)
Sig P229 (my brother in law carries,equinox with wider grips, feels nice ive shot it plenty of times)
Glock 23 (ive shot but dont remember much, this is what my other brother in law carries)
also throwing around the Beretta storm (it felt nice and comfortable)
bonus to the Sigs is that you can get aftermarket grips. and i theme all my stuff to black and white, and hogues checkered aluminum is pretty slick looking. so i could in turn theme my sidearm as well! also they have a combo to where you can get the fullsize and compact together, since its the firing mechanism that has the serial it can be swapped.
glock and sig both have .22 conversion kits for those guns which is a bonus as well.
whatever i get will be a compact and fire .40. mainly because both brother in laws shoot .40 and we can all buy in bulk to get a discount online. i was undecided between 9mm and .40 but that kinda swayed the decision.
my number one choice right now is the XDM. so im really hoping its a dream to shoot as well.
i know i need to go shoot them all, which we are doing next week, but i would like to know what everyone opinion of them is. anyone have any first hand experience with all or any of them? know of any other pros and cons to any specific ones?
tia Josh