Wonder Nine
Category of semi-automatic pistols
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A Wonder Nine is a semi-automatic pistol chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum with a staggered column magazine and a double-action trigger for at least the first shot.[1]
The term was coined by firearms author Robert Shimek, and became popular in American firearm-related magazines during the 1980s and 1990s by those advocating their use by police forces.[1] At the time most American police departments were still using revolvers, with the majority chambered in either .38 Special or .357 Magnum.[2]
The simplicity of being able to fire the first shot just by pulling the trigger (a prominent feature of double-action revolvers), larger ammunition capacity, and faster reloading of ammunition with the use of box magazines are the features of a semi-automatic pistol.
Examples include the Heckler & Koch VP70 (1970), Smith & Wesson Model 59 (1971),[2][3][4] CZ 75 (1975), Star Model 28 (1975), Beretta 92 (1976),[2] Steyr GB (1981), [] (1982), FN HP DA (1982), SIG Sauer P226 (1984), Ruger P85 (1985),[2] Walther P88 (1988), IWI Jericho 941 (1990), Vektor SP1 (1992), Heckler & Koch USP (1993), Bersa Thunder 9 (1994), Walther P99 (1997), and Steyr M (1999).
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FN Browning BDA-9
Heckler & Koch VP70
S&W Model 59
CZ 75BD variant, with 19-round magazine
Beretta 92FS Inox stainless steel pistol
"Fourth-generation" Glock 17
SIG Sauer P226 pistol
Ruger P89
First generation Walther P99
