Home Defense Pistol

[FrankW]

Hi Newageroman,

Since you have the TP-9 listed you might consider the TP9SF which has 18 rounds and 4.5" barrel.  Great trigger out of the box and a $70 replacement if you don't like the take up in the trigger.  Good reliability and accurate.  Makes a good range/HD gun if you don't mind the size.  Cost in the $380 range.  Century ARMs provides excellent support.

You should also take a look at the TP9SF Elite.  The Elite has a 4.2 barrel and 15 round capacity.  The people who have the Elite like them a lot.  You wife might like the shorter grip and barrel.  Cost in the $400 range. 

If you really want the hammer and DA/SA then you should take a look at the Caniks imported by TriStar.  They offer Caniks that are patterned after the CZ guns.  They are also good shooters, reliable and extremely well made.

Frank

[Earl Keese]

Our general purpose HD gun is a P-07 Duty with mag extensions, tritium sights, Olight PL Mini, de-cocker installed. My wife shoots it well and has decided it is her gun so it was a natural choice. My only complaint is the long trigger reset but that is an easy fix, I just haven't gotten around to it. The trigger is metal.

And you get my first chuckle of the day.  I know exactly what you mean/what happened to you.  My wife appropriated my XDM 3.8" 9MM because she shot good groups with it.  Then, when I had to buy here a CZ75 Compact in order to keep my .40 S&W P09.  The last one is I lost my CZ75 Compact to her (the original one bought for the CZ85 conversion project) because it shot better groups than the first Compact I bought her.

In the end, they get what they want.

And, I neglected to mention in my first post, that my wife keeps here CZ75 Compact with the DP Pro installed on it as her bedroom gun.

It's funny, she gets mad when I take it to the range to keep it exercised. If she'd shoot more, I wouldn't need to.

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[Chicago Dude]

I have 3 loaded handguns strategically positioned in my house, but my main HD weapon is 12 Ga Remington Pump shotgun.
Short barrel, pistol grip, and with the flash light on it.
NOTHING beats that for HD. Period.

[recoilguy]

I have loaded 3 handguns strategically positioned in my house, but my main HD weapon is 12 Ga Remington Pump shotgun.
Short barrel, pistol grip, and with the flash light on it.
NOTHING beats that for HD. Period.

That is a very good Home defense weapon in my opinion. Nicely played!
If I had to pick a pistol I would use a P-01. Why? Because I love
that gun!

RCG

[newageroman]

Pawn shopping on the lunch break!!!

First stop a guy that works there actually told me "a decocker is like a safety really. It turns the trigger into a really long heavy pull". My meek "ohh... ok..." reply did not not disguise the sarcastic wide-eyed grin.
Second stop, the guy swept me, did not check the chamber, kept mag in the gun and just handed it to me. "Whoa dude, just keep it, bye Felisha!" - sheesh...

• didn't like the trigger on the canik TP9s
• didn't like the sigs (nice trigger, but no safety)
• P07 was ok, but I just don't want a decocker and it wasn't an omega

Showed the new mini o light that came in yesterday to wife, she was less than impressed and asked if it would fit on a shield -"yes". She needs a carry gun, but I am still also looking for a HD pistol.

Search continues...

[Earl Keese]

Pawn shopping on the lunch break!!!

First stop a guy that works there actually told me "a decocker is like a safety really. It turns the trigger into a really long heavy pull". My meek "ohh... ok..." reply did not not disguise the sarcastic wide-eyed grin.
Second stop, the guy swept me, did not check the chamber, kept mag in the gun and just handed it to me. "Whoa dude, just keep it, bye Felisha!" - sheesh...

• didn't like the trigger on the canik TP9s
• didn't like the sigs (nice trigger, but no safety)
• P07 was ok, but I just don't want a decocker and it wasn't an omega

Showed the new mini o light that came in yesterday to wife, she was less than impressed and asked if it would fit on a shield -"yes". She needs a carry gun, but I am still also looking for a HD pistol.

Search continues...

All P-07's are Omega. Shield doesn't have a rail iirc.

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[recoilguy]

I may be wrong but all P-07's are omegas...
whats wrong with a decocker?
you don't like Sigs? What a shame...?.

Have you tried a Ruger SR9 might be what you are looking for!
RCG

[M1A4ME]

You can't carry most SIGs cocked and locked, which factors in if you used to be a 1911 guy/girl.

Yes, people say all the time you can get used to the DA first round and SA succeeding rounds.  Why?  I won't run a hollow point in the chamber of my 1911 and run ball in the magazine.  I won't carry a shotgun with an empty chamber just so I can rack the slide to show I mean business.  And I don't drive a car with a 4 banger either.  Sorry, had to throw that one in there.

And, a hammer SIG usually costs enough more than a CZ that you can take that extra money (if you still want to spend it) and have some nice work done on the CZ.  I hear/read guys here and arfcom talking about how amazing their CZ is when they get it back from CGW or CZ Custom.  I can't think of anyone bragging about how amazing their out of the box SIG is (then again, maybe they do and I don't pay attention to it because I have not SIG - except for the two rifles they no longer make).

Yeah, P07's are Omega guns.  I've read about people buying P07's with the decocker levers installed and no safeties in the box. I've also read that if you contact CZ USA and tell them your pistol came without safeties they might send you a pair (of the safeties.)

[mkd]

i'm sorry but if i was going to have a gun by the bed for self defense it would be a 23" barrel turkey gun! 20 gauge for the misses in a pump action !

[Earl Keese]

I'd be very concerned about a female or anyone untrained short stroking/clearing a shotgun under stress. But that would be for another thread, the op asked for hand gun recommendations.

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[JFen]

SP-01 with a TRL-4 bedside when I go to bed.
PCR holstered with me in the living room with a handheld tac light next to it.
Mossy 12 ga next to the bedroom door just in case.
I have 2 teenage boys who shoot with me regularly at the range so my comfort level with loaded weapons out at night is high. In the morning all go back in the safe except my EDC PCR


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[ZanderMan]

92A1 or SP-01

[Jiva]

I have 3 loaded handguns strategically positioned in my house, but my main HD weapon is 12 Ga Remington Pump shotgun.
Short barrel, pistol grip, and with the flash light on it.
NOTHING beats that for HD. Period.

Agreed. Mine sits next to the night stand cruiser ready 😎

[newageroman]

We also have little fingers around the house so that is one of the main reasons that I'm looking for a DA/SA with safety.
I do keep an 870 within close rage to the bedroom. If it were just me Id go for that first, but having others in the house I could see definite benefit of having one hand free.

I'm still leaning to the SP-01 but I'll take a look at the polymers with omegas. I shoot a 75B in local comps, but I have it converted SAO - hence my reason for posting here and personal bias toward CZs!

Cheers, Have a great Friday!
Thanks for the tips guys.

[radagast]

   After a few range sessions with my P07, the wife decided on one in ODG for her side of the bed. Previously a staunch advocate for wheelguns, her S&W now resides in the kitchen cause the stainless matches the appliances better. Ya gotta love'em !  LOL