David Mayeur
Regular Member
Extending this from the FB group:
Searching for topics on the P-09 has not proven to be fruitful. I know a few members and the staff here are fans of the P-09 (and P-07), but have not seen much discussion about the pistol. The recent DA/SA threads and podcasts gave me the itch to finally pick up a non-Glock, and I found a good deal on a brand new P-09.
I took it to the range, benched it at 25, shot a few drills at 7 to 15 yards, which included the 10-10-10 drill, and I am happy to say I am pleased with the accuracy of this gun. The DA pull isn't terrible, but the SA pull leaves a lot to be desired. I have been recommended the CGW upgrade kit as a must have, but have not found much else for these guns outside of Cajun Gun Works. (I know... that's probably a clue)
Here is where my conundrum lies; I cannot find any information from a credible source on the good and bad of modifications for these pistols. It was mentioned that the frames are soft and don't stipple well, but I've seen many stippled. I've read that magwells don't fit factory magazine base pads. I've read that certain pins break frequently in dry fire. There is a ton of he said she said out there and not enough quality info.
I picked it up from a local dealer that had a single P-09 and was looking to get rid of it for right at $425.
Here it is with my Glock 34 Gen 4.
I forgot my squeeze bag, so the rest was a little unstable, but I'll chalk up the fliers to my poor eyesight.
20 rounds of SIG Elite Performance 115 gr FMJ at 25 yards from the rest. Ignoring the one lower 9 ring shot and few oddball fliers, the P-09 put out a roughly 3-3.5" group with this ammo. Not amazing, but not terrible either. Again, this was two magazines fired with my poor eyesight. I'll be reshooting soon.
Ken Hackathorn's / Larry Vickers' drill "The Test" a.k.a. 10-10-10 Drill
Although I despise the factory sights, they were easy to track during this drill. I'll take 100 any day.
After shooting a few drills with the remaining SIG 115 gr and Federal American Eagle 115 gr, I benched the gun once again with Federal HST 124 gr +P and Hornady Critical Duty 135 gr +P. Again, a few fliers (more so with Hornady). Something to note, the POI shift from the 115 gr to 135 gr +P is very noticeable.
My Dawson Precision sights just arrived, so after installation I will bench the P-09 again.
Searching for topics on the P-09 has not proven to be fruitful. I know a few members and the staff here are fans of the P-09 (and P-07), but have not seen much discussion about the pistol. The recent DA/SA threads and podcasts gave me the itch to finally pick up a non-Glock, and I found a good deal on a brand new P-09.
I took it to the range, benched it at 25, shot a few drills at 7 to 15 yards, which included the 10-10-10 drill, and I am happy to say I am pleased with the accuracy of this gun. The DA pull isn't terrible, but the SA pull leaves a lot to be desired. I have been recommended the CGW upgrade kit as a must have, but have not found much else for these guns outside of Cajun Gun Works. (I know... that's probably a clue)
Here is where my conundrum lies; I cannot find any information from a credible source on the good and bad of modifications for these pistols. It was mentioned that the frames are soft and don't stipple well, but I've seen many stippled. I've read that magwells don't fit factory magazine base pads. I've read that certain pins break frequently in dry fire. There is a ton of he said she said out there and not enough quality info.
I picked it up from a local dealer that had a single P-09 and was looking to get rid of it for right at $425.
Here it is with my Glock 34 Gen 4.
I forgot my squeeze bag, so the rest was a little unstable, but I'll chalk up the fliers to my poor eyesight.
20 rounds of SIG Elite Performance 115 gr FMJ at 25 yards from the rest. Ignoring the one lower 9 ring shot and few oddball fliers, the P-09 put out a roughly 3-3.5" group with this ammo. Not amazing, but not terrible either. Again, this was two magazines fired with my poor eyesight. I'll be reshooting soon.
Ken Hackathorn's / Larry Vickers' drill "The Test" a.k.a. 10-10-10 Drill
Although I despise the factory sights, they were easy to track during this drill. I'll take 100 any day.
After shooting a few drills with the remaining SIG 115 gr and Federal American Eagle 115 gr, I benched the gun once again with Federal HST 124 gr +P and Hornady Critical Duty 135 gr +P. Again, a few fliers (more so with Hornady). Something to note, the POI shift from the 115 gr to 135 gr +P is very noticeable.
My Dawson Precision sights just arrived, so after installation I will bench the P-09 again.