Steyr’s M9-A1 : The Other Austrian Pistol

By Ammoland

By Mike Searson

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- As a shooter and collector, the author rotates his CCW pistol every once in a while.

Sometimes it’s an HKP7M8, other days a Glock 19, in bear country a 3” S&W Model 657, but for the most part it has been a Steyr S9-A1.

A compact pistol based on the Steyr M9 series. In a rare move (we typically go with compact versions of handguns after enjoying their full size counterparts for a while) we reached out and ordered the full size version some three years after we picked up the compact.

Steyr was kind enough to send us a full sized Steyr M9-A1 Pistol for some testing along with a factory threaded barrel.

For those not familiar with the design, it is a polymer framed, striker fired pistol with an accessory rail. (Right, just like every other one out there!). However, due to the design genius of Wilhelm Bubits, these pistols have a lot more going for them than you might think.

Steyr M9-A1 Pistol : The Good

We used to think the S&W M&P pistol fit our hands perfectly until …Read the Rest

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