Polymer 9mm Pistols: Green, Dark Earth, and Black Beauties

During a visit to Top Gun Range in Houston (topgunrange.com), one of our favorite retail gun shops, two colorful 9mm polymer pistols caught our eye. One was the Springfield Armory XD Service Model No. XD9201HCSP06, with an olive-drab-green frame and black slide, $543. The other pistol was the Sig Sauer P250 Compact No. 2509205, with a dark-earth-colored grip and Melonite-black slide. Both of these pistols were double-action-only, but from the operators' point of view, their unique triggers gave each gun a different personality. A comparison test was in order but we

The Sig Sauer P250 Compact (shown) was one gun that every member of our staff could shoot accurately with very little practice. The serial-numbered fire-control system, along with the barrel and slide, could be swapped into different grip modules without affecting legal registration. Our Flat Dark Earth pistol was a limited edition model, but Sig Sauer regularly offers other colors as well. The Streamlight TLR3 light was a real flamethrower, and it fit all three pistols. The CZ USA P-07 also proved versatile. It could be fired as a traditional-double-action pistol with ambidextrous decocker or single-action-only with thumb safeties. We liked the CZ best as a lightweight high-capacity single-action-only pistol that we think more sophisticated shooters will prefer. Our third test gun, the Springfield Armory XD9 O.D. Green, simply offered outstanding ergonomics and a rapid-action trigger.