What would be a good side arm for Zday?

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Permalink Reply by InFredAble on July 21, 2011 at 6:56pm

I heard the new Gen4 Glock 22 is pretty awesome. I don't know anything about the other 2. I myself am probably going to get the glock pretty soon.

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Permalink Reply by James McDonald on July 21, 2011 at 11:29pm

I have four suggestions for you. I own one of each of these, and have put many rounds through them.. Love all of them

 

Sig P226 is a great gun. Accurate as hell, and work all the time everytime.

 

Springfield XDM .40 caliber I love it.

 

S&W M&P .40. this is a great gun. To my knowledge it doesnt have much field service behind it to gie it a lot of feed back. I have used mine a lot though, and its just as dependable as any pistol Ive ever shot. My only negative feed back for it is that its really top heavy. You really need to practice with it a lot to get consistant with it.

 

Glock 22 great pistol, can't really say anything bad about it. The only thing I don't care for is the feel of the grip, and the sights. If you upgrade the sights its a way better pistol.

 

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Permalink Reply by James McDonald on July 21, 2011 at 11:32pm

Oh and one more than I don't own myself, but Ive shot. Sig p250 is a great pistol too. I love the way it breaks down. its really accurate, easy to control, and has good balance for a little large frame.

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Permalink Reply by Wildman Brown on July 22, 2011 at 4:39am

I'm with you on the Glock 22. Had one for a while, but didn't like the grip either, that's what I use a Glock 23 which is the compact model in .40 S&W. Trijicon night sights are a must though; hate the factory sights. 

 

I had a S&W M&P 40 for a while myself and while it was reliable, I didn't like the trigger on it. To me it felt mushy and didn't have a crisp reset like the Glock does. 

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Permalink Reply by James McDonald on July 22, 2011 at 10:35am

I agree about the trigger reset on the smith. I upgraded my trigger. I reduced the trigger put from 7lbs to 4 lbs. It makes the reset more crisp. I like a lighter trigger pull it make it easier for me to acquire my target with less reset time. As far as the trigger mush goes, that seems to go away after the trigger mods. Im not really sure what caused it, you would think with a lighter trigger pull that it would get more mushy. It doesnt though, makes a really great gun with a couple of mods. I use it as a carry gun a lot of time, when I want a little more ass behind my shots.

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Permalink Reply by Testabar on July 22, 2011 at 3:40am

Browning Buckmark- headshot after headshot, unstopable!

 

My side are would be a Glock 17. 

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Permalink Reply by Zombie Hunter 223 on July 22, 2011 at 6:46am

Glock 22 is definitely a good choice. Im actually in the process of trading my second generation in for a third generation.

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Permalink Reply by Michael T. Douglas on July 22, 2011 at 10:09am

Any gun in 9mm, its the most common pistol round on earth. I'm a .45 guy, but given the circumstances, 9mm is lighter and easier to find. In any other situation, I'd go with the HK45, but in the z-poc I'd go with its 9mm variant, the P30.

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Permalink Reply by James McDonald on July 22, 2011 at 10:27am

9mm isn't the most common law enforcment round anymore. .40 calibe took that spot about 5 years ago. I do agree that 9mm is very common round, but considering its lack of stopping power I would go with the .40 cal.

 

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Permalink Reply by Michael T. Douglas on July 22, 2011 at 5:01pm

Thats good, cause the P30 can be chambered in .40 S&M. I guess I'd go with that then.

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Permalink Reply by Wildman Brown on July 22, 2011 at 6:45pm

As much as I hate the 9mm round, against Zeds, it wouldn't be that bad. Unless you hit a solid piece of skull, a 9mm ventilate the cranium just as effectively as the .40 or .45.

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Permalink Reply by Jericho Syndrome on July 22, 2011 at 8:39pm

i still have my IWI Baby Eagle in .40 S&W. my first pistol and supposedly with a polygonal barrel allows it to hit like its one caliber higher than what's chambered, *i have not tested against other .40 pistols* unofficially i have owned it since i was 16, officially i have owned it since 18 and its only ever jammed on me twice...both times my fault.......

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