What's Your Excalibur?


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Tecolote
June 21, 2003, 03:27 PM
What model fits your hand the best out of the box? I give the nod to the SIG P228 or P226.

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10-Ring
June 21, 2003, 03:37 PM
I've owned a few, from Glock, Para, SIG, S&W, Colt, SA, Beretta & HK. Of them all, my HK's seem to work for me straight out of the box. The Berettas would be 1 - a

HSMITH
June 21, 2003, 03:49 PM
CZ75B with Hogue grips fit my hand better than any other autoloader I have ever picked up. Although I shoot the CZ well I am a little more comfortable with the 1911 platform.......

Ian11
June 21, 2003, 03:56 PM
Agreed SIG P226 and P228 feels best in my hand but the P220ST makes me feel like I've pulled Excalibur out of the stone.

duckfoot
June 21, 2003, 04:00 PM
hk usp .45

Tamara
June 21, 2003, 04:38 PM
A 1911 with a flat mainspring housing, beavertail, and long trigger.

Mike Irwin
June 21, 2003, 09:30 PM
Probably my Kahr K9, right out of the box.

But now that I put Hogue rubbers on my Hi Power, all I can say is wow, the K9 has some serious competition.

gbelleh
June 21, 2003, 09:33 PM
HK USP .45 Compact

Jason Demond
June 21, 2003, 09:41 PM
S&W model 25, in .45 LC.

Sgt
June 21, 2003, 09:45 PM
My stock Colt Combat Commander.....Arched MSH, standard grip safety, stock sights, nothing fancy, but it works:D

Semper Fi, Sgt

The Silver Bullet 1719
June 21, 2003, 10:14 PM
Browning Hi-Power

Skunkabilly
June 21, 2003, 10:18 PM
92G Elite II. Reehaw.

Lt. G
June 21, 2003, 10:26 PM
My new Para-Ordnance 14.45 LDA (with 2 hi cap mags). Took it to the range today. Hooo doggies! Great shooting, just went to the top of the heap. Feels like I can handle any situation with it.

cslinger
June 21, 2003, 11:15 PM
SIG 225 and the HK p7 with the nod going to the P7.

Chris

MacPelto
June 21, 2003, 11:32 PM
A 1911 with a flat mainspring housing, beavertail, and long trigger.

The same, but with an arched mainspring housing.:)

WonderNine
June 21, 2003, 11:44 PM
Browning Hi-Power

What he said.

Smoke
June 22, 2003, 12:16 AM
Para Ordnance P14.45 Limited with Hogue Grips.

Nothing like a big fat double stack to fit my monkey paws.

boing
June 22, 2003, 01:29 AM
Out of the box?

K9

HBK
June 22, 2003, 02:05 AM
Walther P-99. It feels like they used a model of my hand to make this pistol, it shoots like a dream, and 16 + 1 is plenty of ammo for me.:D Not to mention the mag release is on the trigger guard and makes reloading a snap. Walther...accept no substitute.

allan
June 22, 2003, 03:03 AM
A Ruger MKII with walnut grigs and a thumbrest is about as good as it gets for stock panels. I don't think that this discussion is about 22s though, so my vote will have to go to my BHP, followed closely by the 1911

Tacblack
June 22, 2003, 05:25 AM
Out of box
SV and STI wide body guns fit like a dream

Marko Kloos
June 22, 2003, 08:48 AM
The best fit for my hand is the CZ-75, closely followed by the 1911 and Browning HP.

CB900F
June 22, 2003, 10:10 AM
Teco;

Tried Glock. My H&K USPc in .40 fit my hand much better. That was a big reason why I bought it. No regrets, reliable, as in ZERO problems in 6 years, and LH friendly.

900F

Sean Smith
June 22, 2003, 10:35 AM
1911, flat mainspring housing, long trigger, no hammer bite (not necessarily a beavertail).

HankB
June 22, 2003, 11:48 AM
#1 - Browning HP
#2 - 1911
#3 - Glock 17
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#86 - Sig P226, P220, etc. Well made, but no pointability in my hand at all.
#87 - S&W autos. Ditto.

Mark IV Series 80
June 22, 2003, 12:02 PM
Colt Combat Commander.

Anything else requires some "getting used to".

cool45auto
June 22, 2003, 04:52 PM
So far I have a limited experience with all the guns out there but was/am real happy with my Vertec.

DonGlock26
June 22, 2003, 06:47 PM
My P225 fits like a glove.

varoadking
June 22, 2003, 06:48 PM
Sig 239

Bob41081
June 22, 2003, 07:15 PM
1.Browning Hi-Power
2. Sig Trailmaster

Bob

Oracle
June 22, 2003, 07:41 PM
Glock 17. Because of the grip angle, 1911's and similar style handguns always end up pointing "muzzle-down" when I draw them, and I then have to correct to get the sights on line. With the Glocks and guns with similar grip angles to them, they always end up right in line.

Ultrastar
June 22, 2003, 07:54 PM
Magnum Research Baby Eagle w/no aftermarket grips.

TheMariner
June 22, 2003, 08:41 PM
Second all P99 posts...next in line is a 1911 pattern .45. with the CZ-75 coming in close third...

s&w 24
June 22, 2003, 08:53 PM
N frame S&W 's and large frame glock pistols but not my must have guns

aquapong
June 22, 2003, 08:55 PM
For me the perfect fits have been my Glock 19's, my Kahr K9, and the CZ P01 is looking like one.

Destructo6
June 22, 2003, 08:56 PM
SIG P226, CZ-75, 1911 or anything with a similar grip angle.

Spackler
June 22, 2003, 09:10 PM
Hi Power

Delmar
June 22, 2003, 09:28 PM
1911, flat msh, long trigger.

Mil Novecientos Once
June 23, 2003, 04:15 PM
What's Your Excalibur?

A SA1911 fits really good in my hands.

caz223
June 23, 2003, 04:24 PM
My first auto, a H&K usp compact in .45acp.
Now I have many others, but I already had the best one first, and didn't know it...

sig970
June 23, 2003, 08:19 PM
Beretta 96 Border Marshal

Dr.Rob
June 23, 2003, 08:22 PM
I thought you meant 'which gun to you feels like you pulled it out of a rock', or in my case, the gun you came up with when you stuck your hand and svereal hundred dollars into a bucket of parts?

As far as out of the box feel? 1911 or BHP.

stans
June 23, 2003, 08:37 PM
1911-A1.

MoNsTeR
June 23, 2003, 09:51 PM
Baby Eagle/Jericho 941

Dobe
June 23, 2003, 10:19 PM
1911-A1, flat MSH, Short trigger, beavertail, and a good set of adjustables for a nice marrage between solid steel and shooter.

squeeze-break.

agony
June 24, 2003, 12:08 AM
Toss up between

SIG P220

CZ 75

SIG P228

TheFrontRange
June 24, 2003, 01:00 AM
My vote's for the 1911, also, especially with a beavertail grip safety. No real preference (yet) on the mainspring housing. I do prefer some nice wooden stocks as opposed to rubber or plastic.

AndABeer
June 24, 2003, 09:14 AM
Walther P99 with medium backstrap, too bad mine don't shoot worth a flip. :(

TrapperReady
June 24, 2003, 01:52 PM
Most any SIG feels good. The P228 feels perfect.

davidtdm
June 24, 2003, 02:07 PM
1911 :D

...Dave

Jeff OTMG
June 25, 2003, 12:10 AM
Either the CZ75 or the BHP.

Skunkabilly
June 25, 2003, 12:13 AM
SHooting my Vertec more, I'm really liking that grip, but damn if it's an ugly gun!!!

Delmar
June 25, 2003, 05:44 AM
Skunk! If it shoots good groups, it ain't ugly!

chieftain
June 25, 2003, 06:21 AM
When you care enough to carry the very best:

SIG 228

Known the world over as simply the best. Every thing else is just a compromise.

Although the 225 is a great plan 'B'

gremlin
June 25, 2003, 12:28 PM
Let me be the fourth person to post a reference to Sig's beloved "Deuce and a quarter".

Out of the box, factory grips, no changes... it's gotta be the P-225.

Holding the single stack Sig gives me a sensation unlike any other gun...

Longbow
June 25, 2003, 03:03 PM
Glock 17 w/ 10 hi-caps!

Kingknives
June 27, 2003, 10:47 AM
Definitely a Browning Hi-power, especially with Spiegel grips. :D

Joe

Gunner45
June 27, 2003, 11:03 AM
My Enhanced Colt series 80 1911!!! :)

Gunner45

jade
June 27, 2003, 04:27 PM
baby eagle 9mm. drool. i miss mine.

Gordon
June 27, 2003, 08:38 PM
1911's fit my hand.

BHPshooter
July 7, 2003, 02:09 AM
My BHP is made for me!
A close second would be a CZ-75, followed by a flat-Mainspring housing 1911.

Wes

Zach S
July 7, 2003, 02:49 AM
Kimber Polymer Stainless (BUL M5), or a Kimber (or any 1911) with a long trigger, beavertail, and a flat MSH. I'm not brand loyal, I just like the rubber Kimber grips.

Dorian
July 7, 2003, 06:56 AM
HK USPc .45

Coffee357
July 7, 2003, 08:00 PM
Have to be the one I just picked up but always coveted - The Walther P5.
Do have to get it to the range for testing but the ergonomics are OUTSTANDING!

Coffee

Gary A
July 7, 2003, 09:51 PM
Hi-Power.

WPeeler
July 8, 2003, 01:07 PM
Sig P228. Perfect fit!

AndABeer
July 8, 2003, 02:43 PM
changing my answer, was P99 but after installing palm swell style grips on my S&W 1026, I'll have to say S&W 1026 which is a good thing as that is my carry pistol

Jiml3
July 9, 2003, 07:02 PM
CZ75 PCR

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