Also if you're newly getting into hammer fired guns, i wouldn't start with a subcompact hammer gun. I would start with something more full size to get the hang of DA/SA. Perhaps a sig P229, HK P30, HK USP or something along those lines. The 3rd gen S&W hammer guns such as 5906 and 3913 are also fantastic shooters. After a 1000 posts read and many trips to the gun shop I decided to buy an HK p30. I saved for a month and set off to buy the HK. I test fired the HK and test fired the Sig p229 sas gen 2.
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Hi,
I am looking for a SA/DA pistol and have been looking at these three. I am a lefty and cross-eye dominant. I like each gun for different reasons but have been leaning towards P30L for being fully ambidextrous and John Wick of course. The Sig is nice but not great for lefties and the Beretta is a nice gun with a great track record but isn't as friendly for lefties. Can anyone vouch for the P30L or any other SA/DA guns that I should look at? Thanks
Edit: I’ve ruled out Beretta since a moves with that hammer that rubs against my hand. I played with a used p226 and man was that thing nice. My LGS no longer had the P30L so I couldn’t compare them but the 226 has made it a lot closer than I thought.
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03-07-2017, 10:44 AM | #1 |
Banned Location: Birmingham, AL Likes Received 4237 | HK P30 vs Sig P229 I've been contemplating getting a DA/SA pistol for EDC/GP defense, and I've really narrowed it down to these two. I've looked at the FN and CZ, but these two really seem to fit me better. I'm quite familiar with the Sig, but I am and have been intrigued by the P30 ever since my cousin introduced his to me several years ago. I opted instead to go with the VP9 at the time it came out simply b/c I considered the P30 to be too expensive ($900ish at the time I learned about its existence), so when the VP9 came out I jumped on it. Some six months and a couple thousand rounds later I came to the conclusion that the VP9 wasn't the gun for me mainly b/c of the position of the slide lock. I had to change my entire grip to accommodate it so that my thumb would not touch the lever locking the slide back, and at the end of the day I just didn't want to do that when no other gun I liked forced me to do that. Now I have the opportunity to buy a like new (I'm assuming a factory reconditioned gun like Sig does) P30 9mm, and I have it set aside at my LGS. I like everything about the gun as I handle it in the store. It is very intuitive and seems like it is a solid winner, but I would like to see if I can hear from some of you P30 owners out there, or if you're shot one but don't own one. Are there any drawbacks? Have you experienced any issues which you don't like? Anything you've learned about them that you're not going to see in a review? |