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Hello from a fellow (southern) northerner. What parts you from?
Welcome to the forum! Coming from Canada how’s the steyr selection?
I have a bit of a funny story. My licensing was delayed as they shut down our safety courses for over a year, after finally convincing my wife that guns don't just walk around the house shooting people. I've been around guns for a significant amount of time but am new to ownership.
My first gun was a GSG 16 as they aren't restricted and the small caliber and low recoil means I can more easily introduce my wife, nephew and eventually kids to firearms without overwhelming them.
My experience with handguns was pretty well null, and I had my heart set on a Walther PDP, mainly due to positive reception and reasonable cost.
I was checking the new arrivals on my local gun store's web site and sorting by price low to high.
At this point my pistol experience was limited to a .22 Luger MkIV which I'm not a fan of, despite being so accurate a star wars stormtrooper could win a gun fight with it.
So I happen to find this 1st gen m9 but had literally never heard of this Steyr brand. I nearly shrugged it off as some cheapo off brand and scrolled on, but, at the 399 (CAD) and with my Wife Acceptance Factor now revolving around cost, it was an avenue that could not be ignored.
Looking it up, this gun looks like it's practically unknown, not exactly plentiful but very well loved.
Living in a border city, I like to think of myself as American by proxy but I can only dream of having that "lead flowing though my veins" level of knowledge but I tend to trust the opinion of Americans when it comes to handguns over pretty much anyone.
I know this was a long story but the main takeaway is that these aren't exactly common and aren't exactly well-known, but I would LOVE to see more talk about them.
Since I'm a right chatty-kathy I'll gladly do my part.