Thread: Buying my first handgun

I am looking to purchase my first handgun. My gf is in the police academy right now and thought it would be good to keep practicing with her as a thing to do together and keep her practiced.

She an a Springfield Armory XD 9mm. It is a good gun but doesn't fit what I like to shoot at the range. The trigger pull is long, feels a little small for me, and obviously made for what she'll use it for, carrying as a cop.

I'm also looking for a 9mm pistol since the ammo is cheap, powerful enough, and makes it easy for her to shoot too. I'm also wanting to meet the need that if her gun does ever have an issue that she can use mine as a carry gun on the job while springfield repairs hers.

The two guns I've come down to are the CZ SP01 and the Taurus PT92.

The taurus is obviously a bit cheaper and mimicks the 9mm of my dads i've been shooting (maudi made 9mm from an old beretta factory). I also was able to shoot one at the range that another fellow had and good god did the thing have the smoothest action and amazing trigger pull. Accuracy was good considering how poor a shot I am since I have not shot pistols much.

The taurus is obviously riding on their reputation for reliability as a negative for her to use it as a police weapon. The safety seems to be well made and thought out that it is secure enough for her to carry. Reliability of the 92 though on all the message boards I've seen has been quite amazing. So for $400 would it be trusted to be used for a couple months while another pistol got fixed?

The cz's always feel the most comfortable to me when I hold them. The sp01 has a rail like the 92 but seems more oriented to be used by a police officer in all aspects. The trigger pull looks to be a bit heavier with a 12lb double action and in the 6's for single action. To lower this, also adds onto the cost making the pistol without work $200 more than the taurus and with it $300 more.

Which should I chose? I don't know enough it seems to be certain but i seem to be letting the reputation get in the way of taurus and the price on the cz.