The Mastiff wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 2:58 pm
I'd like a recommendation for a 3.5 to 4.5 inch 9mm. It must have a real safety ( I already have Glocks and don't consider this a real safety) . 10 round minimum with 15 preferred.
Under $600.
One that I've been looking at is the Girsan clone of the Browning Hi-Power/FN P35. Specifically, the compact version:
https://eaacorp.com/product/girsan-high ... mc-p35-pi/
This is a copy of the old FM (Argentina) "Detective" model. Hence the "PI" name.
If you're willing to buy a gun made in Turkey, this would meet your requirements: 3.9" barrel, 15+1 capacity, and $585 MSRP (so presumably retail price will be a little less). And since it's single-action, it has a real safety.
I've shot a real Browning HP a lot, so I'm very familiar with the HP platform. But I don't have any first-hand experience with the Girsan. The regular (longer barrel) version has gotten pretty good reviews though.
(Sadly, I probably won't buy this or any other gun until/unless I move out of WA. The gun laws in WA were pretty good for many years. But in the last 10 years or so, they've gone kaput. WA isn't as bad as CA or IL yet, but it's only a matter of time.)