Steyr Arms M9-A1 9mm Pistol – Review

By Patrick Roberts

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- If you have been a long time reader of Ammoland, you might recall that Mike Searson wrote a review of the Steyr M9-A1 back in 2015, but since the updated Steyr A2 pistols were announced at SHOT 2019, I felt as though the all too often overlooked Austrian pistol might be worth looking at again.

Since understanding why a pistol was brought into existence is always helpful when evaluating its merits, some background on the Steyr M series of pistols is in order. According to the book Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej, tom 4 (Encyclopedia of the latest firearm, volume 4 in English) written by Ryszarda Woźniaka, the M series development started in the early ’90s with both law enforcement and civilian shooters in mind.

The pistol was ready to be unveiled in 1999 just after SHOT and Steyr showed the new M40 to the public. Later the line was expanded to add 9mm, as well as .357 Sig, chambered service pistols and a pair of …Read the Rest

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