What has been your most dependable pistol?
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gbclarkson
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Sig P229, .40. No failures yet. Several different brands and types of ammo.
trigger643
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Of the handguns I own, I can't say which is most reliable. They all are. I've owned some dogs, but they were quickly discarded.
Dogs I found unreliable and discarded:
Sig Mosquito -- FTF, FTE,
Walther P22 -- FTF, jamming
Colt Delta 10mm -- FTF, broken extractor first time out.
Colt Python -- fall out of time, fail to lock up.
Charter Bulldog .44 -- light primer strikes,
Kimber Super Carry -- FTF, FTE.
These were guns I purchased new. With the exception of the Mosquito, all took trips back to the factory and the problem was resolved and/or the unit was repurchased or traded for something else either at the dealer or by the mfg.
Dogs I found unreliable and discarded:
Sig Mosquito -- FTF, FTE,
Walther P22 -- FTF, jamming
Colt Delta 10mm -- FTF, broken extractor first time out.
Colt Python -- fall out of time, fail to lock up.
Charter Bulldog .44 -- light primer strikes,
Kimber Super Carry -- FTF, FTE.
These were guns I purchased new. With the exception of the Mosquito, all took trips back to the factory and the problem was resolved and/or the unit was repurchased or traded for something else either at the dealer or by the mfg.
My Smith Model 6906 is the most reliable pistol I've ever shot-it eats everything. I have other pistols that seem just as reliable (including a CZ Model 85, a Beretta Model 92, SIG Models 220, 227 and 226, an HK USP 40 and a SIG 1911) but I haven't fired nearly enough rounds through them in comparison with the number of rounds fired through Smith & Wesson "Third Generation" models that I've shot to make for a viable comparison.
Have to agree on the reliability of third generation Smith&Wessons, as I have owned both the 5906 and 6906 without a malfunction. So far my Kahr K40, and Ruger SR9c have been perfect too. I also own a Ruer SR40, but has failed to extract with Winchester white box...no problems with any other ammo though
johnnydollar
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HK P7.
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Oldshooter60
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dakota1911
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My main carry which is a 2007 Colt Commander. The only thing I have changed are the grips for some in hard rubber as grips take a hit on a carry gun. It has been 100% from round 1 to its now over 4K rounds. Saying that it has only shot 230gr FMJ, 230gr JHP, and 200gr cast SWC hand loads (mine).
Oldshooter60
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Compact CZ 75D PCR 9mm 14+1
Alloy frame, steel slide, more accurate than I'm capable of
Alloy frame, steel slide, more accurate than I'm capable of
Put over 16,000 rounds through my EDC gen 3 G26 last year alone, the previous four years I carried it I shot allot also but never kept track of round counts as I wasn't reloading then. I'd guess total at least 40k rounds through the gun, I can't remember a single malfunction in that pistol.
My BHP has never malfunctioned but doesn't have a significant round count yet, likewise a S&W PC 1911, G19, M&P 45, PPQ, and actually a little Bersa Thunder that's over a 1000 rounds has never malfunctioned.
My BHP has never malfunctioned but doesn't have a significant round count yet, likewise a S&W PC 1911, G19, M&P 45, PPQ, and actually a little Bersa Thunder that's over a 1000 rounds has never malfunctioned.
jaybigboy34
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My Glock 17 gen 4 has never jammed. Also my sig x5 hasn't either, but I have a lot more rounds through the glock so far.
FlySubCompact
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In my two Glocks (23 and 27) I've witnessed after a couple of thousand rounds, maybe four malfunctions. Two malfunctions occurred when a new shooter limp wristed them and the others two times were bad ammo.
The one pistol that has never had a single malfunction is my Keltec P3AT. It has only seen about 400 rounds (because it's so fun to shoot
), not near what the Glocks have seen, but it has never malfunctioned. It fires everything I've ran through it except for Lehigh Xtremes. Those won't chamber, so they don't count as a malfunction.
The one pistol that has never had a single malfunction is my Keltec P3AT. It has only seen about 400 rounds (because it's so fun to shoot
), not near what the Glocks have seen, but it has never malfunctioned. It fires everything I've ran through it except for Lehigh Xtremes. Those won't chamber, so they don't count as a malfunction.