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BEST AUTO PISTOLS YOU OWNED
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writerinmo
US Veteran
I like my SW40VE now that it's well broken in and the trigger pull is under 5 lbs finally. I'm approaching 1500 rounds through it trouble-free, hopefully shooting this afternoon if the storms hold off. Got a brand spankin new Ruger P95 to break in along with a couple other new semi's.
SIG 229 SAS w/ DAK trigger (SAS is the anti-snag melt-down job from Sig's Custom Shop & DAK is a really smooth DAO at about 6 1/2 lbs)...I have the .40 S&W barrel it came with plus a .357 Sig barrel I got off the factory's web-site...the front sight has a night sight insert...mine is one of the first generation of these from 2006 that came w/ custom wood grips...
almost a tie w/ my OD green Glock 17 w/ a ridiculous number of mags (w/ 17, 19 & 33 rnds)...
I too admire (and own) a good Colt 1911A1, Combat Commander and Browning Hi-Power...we still had the .45's when I was an MP...but I really fell for the Glock 17 for 9mm in the 90's (after about 6 or 7 years of snickering about plastic guns and thinking "how ugly they look"), likewise I fell for the Sig P229 format back in the 90's when it was originally designed exclusively for the heavier hitting .40/.357 loads (w/ 12 rd mags)...
for me, handgun designs end w/ these two models...I see no point in ever looking beyond them, just like some of the fellas here feel about the 1911 & Hi-Power...
almost a tie w/ my OD green Glock 17 w/ a ridiculous number of mags (w/ 17, 19 & 33 rnds)...
I too admire (and own) a good Colt 1911A1, Combat Commander and Browning Hi-Power...we still had the .45's when I was an MP...but I really fell for the Glock 17 for 9mm in the 90's (after about 6 or 7 years of snickering about plastic guns and thinking "how ugly they look"), likewise I fell for the Sig P229 format back in the 90's when it was originally designed exclusively for the heavier hitting .40/.357 loads (w/ 12 rd mags)...
for me, handgun designs end w/ these two models...I see no point in ever looking beyond them, just like some of the fellas here feel about the 1911 & Hi-Power...
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keith44spl
Member
Best Pistol?
These might not be the best'ns...Would I bet my life on 'em?
Yes I would, and I have.
Su Amigo,
Dave
These might not be the best'ns...Would I bet my life on 'em?
Yes I would, and I have.
Su Amigo,
Dave
AITG
Member
Don't know about wood- I put a Pachmeyer grip sleeve on mine and I'm perfectly happy with it.
Then again, I have grip sleeves on both my Glocks and the CS has rubber grips so I'm used to the feel.
smithman 10
US Veteran
Best Semi-auto pistol I've owned
Smith and Wesson Model 39.
I've tried 1911s, Hi-Powers, Glocks, CZ 75, Model 59 and 3906, let's see what else do I remember? Oh yes Smith 908, 910 and 915. Oh yeah, a Sig 226.
I liked the Hi-Power and the CZ 75 pretty much, 1911s are okay but real heavy.
Comes down to it, the 39 is the one auto I can shoot half way decent and it's the only one I still own.
I bet they could sell a few if they brought this back in their Classic series.
Smith and Wesson Model 39.
I've tried 1911s, Hi-Powers, Glocks, CZ 75, Model 59 and 3906, let's see what else do I remember? Oh yes Smith 908, 910 and 915. Oh yeah, a Sig 226.
I liked the Hi-Power and the CZ 75 pretty much, 1911s are okay but real heavy.
Comes down to it, the 39 is the one auto I can shoot half way decent and it's the only one I still own.
I bet they could sell a few if they brought this back in their Classic series.
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Stu Honea
Member
In no particular order.
Colt Series 70 1911
S&W Mod.39-2
T series Browning Hipower
S&W Mod,3913
S&W Mod.539
Glock 19 2nd Generation
Glock 26 2.5 Generation
ETA: S&W 4516
Colt Series 70 1911
S&W Mod.39-2
T series Browning Hipower
S&W Mod,3913
S&W Mod.539
Glock 19 2nd Generation
Glock 26 2.5 Generation
ETA: S&W 4516
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Frank237
Absent Comrade
Here's three really good ones; Ed Brown Commander length, a Wilson CQB 5" gun and my old Hi-Power that NOVAK reworked. The two 1911's are probably at 4K rds so far with nary a hiccup.
Have to add that the pair of SIG 229's and the 5903 that I carried for many years on the Hwy Patrol NEVER let me down either.
Lots of good auto's out there.
FN in MT
Badkarma 1
US Veteran
In no particular order:
SIG P226
HK P30
S&W 645
S&W 5946
Colt Delta Elite
HK USP 9
SW 99 in .40
Dale
SIG P226
HK P30
S&W 645
S&W 5946
Colt Delta Elite
HK USP 9
SW 99 in .40
Dale
mjr
Member
Although I love blue steel and walnut, the most utterly reliable autoloader I've ever owned is my G26 (9mm baby Glock).
One of its big advantages is that I can eat salted peanuts and then pick it up without washing the salt off my hands, something I'd never do with one of my revolvers.
One of its big advantages is that I can eat salted peanuts and then pick it up without washing the salt off my hands, something I'd never do with one of my revolvers.
CoachC2012
Member
Sig P220 carry is the best auto I've got. Although they don't get too much attention, I love my S&W M&P .40. 2500+ rounds through it in the past two years and no FTFs or FTEs what so ever.
OldBlood
Member
52-1
Best $400 I ever spent.
Best $400 I ever spent.
sipowicz
Member
Same here...Don't think it has ever jammed on me in 30 years...next would be my HK P2000...
mc5aw
Member
A pair of stock West German SIG 228s. Both survived a pair of week-long Thunder Ranch sessions (when TR was in TX), and have functioned flawlessly with 1,000s of rounds between them. A West German SIG 220 comes in a close second, but has not seen nearly the use of the 228s.
Most accurate Springfield Armory 1911 Mil Spec it's my new favorite
Most dependable SW M&P .45
Most fun CZ75B
Most dependable SW M&P .45
Most fun CZ75B
trauma1
Member
Ruger P95.
QuercusMax
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Perhaps a minority opinion, but my BuckMark Camper is just a lot of fun and very accurate as well.
CW Spook
US Veteran
The Ruger MkI bull-barrel I had 30 years ago was pretty sweet, but my Springfield Mil-Spec that I had the Springfield Custom Shop fit with their "defense package" would be my favoritest of all.
CH47gunner
US Veteran
This one - CZ75 P01 w/ Kadet .22lr conversion kit.
Both have functioned perfectly. The conversion kit is a blast and cheap too.
And a close second, after I installed an VQ extractor, is a Ruger MKII Target 512.
Bruce
Both have functioned perfectly. The conversion kit is a blast and cheap too.
And a close second, after I installed an VQ extractor, is a Ruger MKII Target 512.
Bruce
AITG
Member
I held several Sigs and none of them ever impressed me. A friend wanted to sell his 228 because he could no longer get free 9mm at work. I was going to pass until he put a price on it:$250. I wouldn't pass that up.
The first range trip was not particularly impressive. The second trip I split time between the Sig and an FNP9. 25 rounds into the FN I realized that I wished I was still shooting the Sig.
I sold the FN that day. Now, the Sig keeps growing on me. I won't use it for EDC because I don't want it to rust. Otherwise, it goes to the range every time I do.
Black_Sheep
Member
On the right, Model 645
pilgrim6a
Member
Pre-War Woodsman, I've had 2. Still have the Sport model.
'70 Series Government Model. Got it in '76. Never failed me.
Browning High Power. I have 2 Brownings and an Argentine. They're all good.
'70 Series Government Model. Got it in '76. Never failed me.
Browning High Power. I have 2 Brownings and an Argentine. They're all good.
