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Unread 04-22-2014, 04:25 PM   #2
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If you are talking military pistols, I would recommend a post-war 9mm P-38 (West German P-1). They can be had for just a few hundred dollars. Highly dependable. High availability of spare parts if you need them. Not so for the Steyr 1912, and I am highly suspect that the Steyr 1912 would hold up in continuous use of modern 9mm ammunition.

Eastern Bloc (Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, etc.) 9mm Makarov pistols can also be had for a lot less money than a Luger.
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