For the last four years I have been shooting a M9A3, and have been pretty dam happy with it.
I recently got my hands on a 92X. It has a lot of the features included on the M9A3 except at a much lower price point.
The frame to slide and frame to barrel lock up is way tighter and I think it is prettier in some regards. Plus the grips are the best factory plastic I’ve felt. The stock sights are surprisingly really good, it’s like they ripped off a set of the “pep sights”.
i’ve shot a couple of 92X performance models, and while the weight of the gun is nice while shooting, I found it pretty sluggish on transitions and reloads. Plus I’m not a fan of having to manually drop the hammer. I hated having to do that when I ran a CZ.
Out of the box change the recoil, mainspring and a G lever (if not factory) and you’ve got a hell of shooter. But a steel guide rod, steel mainspring cap, elite hammer and G10 grips landed on mine.