Beretta M9A3

In sum up this is a quality item and beautifully made.

Beretta hands down. I’d go with a M9A1 or better yet a 92X, M9A3 or M9A4 since the original 92FS and M9 do not have a rail for a pistol light, a light is necessary for home defense. You get 2x the capacity of a 1911 and less felt recoil plus cheaper ammo so you can practice more. 17 and 18 round flush fit mags from Beretta or MecGar are cheap and highly reliable.

Army should’ve adopted the M9A3. Failures to extract lock the pistol up. Like, no more movement in the slide locked up. Sometimes after chambering a round, the slide refuses to cycle, so you’ll spend 30 minutes at a clearing barrel attempting to clear a weapon that doesn’t want to move.

I bought a m9a3 a while back and really like it. Nearly brand new, I got it for $750. Great gun great mounting option for light or laser and comes with a threaded barrel if you have or ever get a can. All around can't go wrong.

Sitting on 10 years working experience with Berettas and 1911 platforms, I would suggest the Beretta. I absolutely used to hate them due to double stack thiccness (my hands are chonksters) but the m9A3 definitely changed my outlook on that. When it comes down to it go to a store and hold both.