[SullyVols]

Im considering buying a high quality auto loader for range use. I have a glock 17 and im fairly happy with its accuracy and function but I want a gun that is all stainless and more solid feeling, not to mention good looking.

My budget is $1000 and the gun must be all stainless. Im thinking along the lines of a stainless 92fs or browning high power. I like the balance and looks of the inox beretta but the number of moving parts made me uneasy. I havent actually handled the browning but it looks solid.

I've only fired a few rounds of .45acp but Im open to going that route as well. I do like having more than 8 rounds to work with.

Suggestions?

[ColtPythonElite]

A third gen S&W is about as solid feeling as they come.

[CDR_Glock]

The 92FS is a great choice in stainless. It's a fun gun to shoot.

It's easy to maintain.

[56hawk]

Isn't an all stainless 92FS insanely rare? Most of them have aluminum frames.

There aren't that many all stainless 9mm or 45s out there. The SIG 226 is available in all stainless as is the CZ75. Otherwise there are a bunch of 1911s.

[labhound]

I have a 92FS Inox, excellent gun but keep in mind the frame is anodized aluminum and not stainless steel.

[Warner]

I have a S&W 639 that I'll never let go - and for the very reasons you said.

[sigarms228]

SIG makes the Stainless Elite in both 9MM and .45 but it may just be over your budjet. Beautiful looking and excellent shooting pistols.

http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p226-elite-stainless.aspx

http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p220-elite-stainless.aspx

[towboat_er]

CZ75B






http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w285/towboat_er/CZ75B026.jpg

[towboat_er]

S&W 5906 is great also.

[guyfromohio]

Can't go wrong with the choices from Beretta, CZ, and Sig stated above. I've had each of these as well as the Browning. I've been through two modern hi-powers and have found them to be gritty and prone to failure.

[kazaam]

Can't go wrong with the choices from Beretta, CZ, and Sig stated above. I've had each of these as well as the Browning. I've been through two modern hi-powers and have found them to be gritty and prone to failure.
Since you've had all three, which would you choose? :)

[12131]

Im considering buying a high quality auto loader for range use. I have a glock 17 and im fairly happy with its accuracy and function but I want a gun that is all stainless and more solid feeling, not to mention good looking.

My budget is $1000 and the gun must be all stainless. Im thinking along the lines of a stainless 92fs or browning high power. I like the balance and looks of the inox beretta but the number of moving parts made me uneasy. I havent actually handled the browning but it looks solid.

I've only fired a few rounds of .45acp but Im open to going that route as well. I do like having more than 8 rounds to work with.

Suggestions?
I don't think Hi-Power was ever made in stainless.

What "number of moving parts" in the 92FS that makes you uneasy? It's a top-notch pistol. Chances are parts won't break on you out of the blue, under normal (unabused) use. But even if they did, finding replacement parts are easy, because this is not some obscure gun.

The CZ75B in polished stainless is a beauty, but I just can't get used to its slippery grip. Even with the VZ grips I put on, the front and back straps are so smooth that I can't get a good traction on.

[guyfromohio]

Kazaam--- that's a hard one... I'd probably go with the Beretta. It just feels "right". The CZ is prettier, and the Sig is fantastic, but I really do like the Beretta.

[mdmorgan]

CZ75B






http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w285/towboat_er/CZ75B026.jpg
This.
Might be the best 9mm ever made.

[jim243]

Of the two you listed, I would go with the Inox 92. They are harder to find then hen's teeth, but are beautiful guns. The only one I got to handle was gone by the time I was ready to purchase. This was my next choice. (I like the safety decocker on the frame better than on the slide.)

Jim

http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt284/bigjim_02/IMG_0823.jpg

[12131]

^^^ Jim, I don't know where you look, but hen's teeth are plenty around here.:p
Seriously, CDNN has them all the time.

[Jed Carter]

For a range pistol, high capacity is not a requirement in my book. What I recommend is a 1911 in .45, something like a Ruger SR1911. cost about $699. For about your max SIG 1911 Target Stainless, would be even better. SA pistols usually have much better triggers than a DA/SA pistol. The CZ is a fine pistol and I have owned or shot extensively a CZ75B , 75D PCR, and SP01 models, their stock triggers fall way short of my expectations. However I have shot an SP01 from Angus' Custom Shop, excellent trigger in DA, and wow in SA. My choice would be get a nice stainless 1911 like a Springfield Armory, S&W, Sturm Ruger, or my choice a SIG Sauer. 1911 should shoot circles around any of the 9mm pistols listed so far. If you want to stay with a 9mm S&W SW1911 Pro 9mm would be near you top $. Taurus makes a suprisingly good 9mm 1911 with a ramped barrel, real Novak sights, forged frame, and about a 3# trigger, all for under $800. My best shooting pistol is a 9mm 1911 from STI, numbers 2-4 are all 1911s too.

[bikerdoc]

[QUOTE]Taurus makes a suprisingly good 9mm 1911 with a ramped barrel, real Novak sights, forged frame, and about a 3# trigger, all for under $800.

Yes! here is mine.

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/bikerdoc1948/IMG_1265.jpg

[Pilot]

Your not going to find a stainless Browning Hi Power. Silver Chrome, yes, but not stainless. I'd get the stainless 75B.

If you want a stainelss .45 ACP, Colt makes some nice 1911's in stainless, as does Springfield, but I prefer the Colt.

[481]

...and the gun must be all stainless. Im thinking along the lines of a stainless 92fs or browning high power.

Given that neither Beretta 92FS nor the Browning HP can be had in all stainless (as noted above), have you since revised your requirements?

Suggestions?

The 5906/3906 seem like good options as does the stainless CZ75.

[Fishbed77]

If you want an all-stainless .45ACP and have a $1000 budget, in my opinion it's impossible to beat the Colt XSE.

http://img4.findthebest.com/sites/default/files/495/media/images/Colt_XSE_Series_.jpg

[hso]

Don't buy anything you don't handle.

Sigs come in stainless too.

[1KPerDay]

I like the balance and looks of the inox beretta If you like the balance of the aluminum-framed Beretta 92 Inox
http://www.impactguns.com/beretta-92-inox-ss-pistol-9mm-215-rd-mags-made-in-italy-js92f505-082442071800.aspx

are you SURE you mean what you say when you say you want an "ALL STAINLESS" pistol? Or do you mean it just has to LOOK stainless?

[2zulu1]

CZ75B






http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w285/towboat_er/CZ75B026.jpg
That's really nice looking, may match up very well with my blued Hi-Power. :)

[2zulu1]

I don't believe you'll find a Hi-Power or M92 in stainless. I have a M96 INOX and it simply doesn't compare to the Hi-Power or 1911s.

The Colt XSE has been a work horse for me and comes highly recommended. :)

[BYJO4]

For that price range, I suggest Kimber's SS Custom II Target in either 9MM or 45. Very good accuracy and nice trigger right out of the box.

[guyfromohio]

LGS has stainless 92s on sale for $600 and change. Why are people saying they're hard to find?

[hemiram]

There are tons of them. A friend got one last month from a LGS and they had like 4 of them. $600 was the price.

[Onward Allusion]

Range gun that feels more substantial? 5906 with a set of straight grips unless you have large hands. The only problem is that there won't be any recoil like a "real" gun. :D

[brnmuenchow]

The 92FS is a great choice in stainless. It's a fun gun to shoot.

It's easy to maintain.


Good choice for .9X19mm. :)

Another great choice for .45 ACP would be the Stainless Steel "Brushed finished" Colt XSE Model. My father bought one a few years back and has been a great pistol, and I believe he got it for under $1k.

[tomrkba]

New Browning Hi-Power MKIII pistols now cost $900-$950! I know...

Why the insistence upon stainless? Why not buy a gun and have Robar NP3 it? NP3 is better than stainless by a significant margin.

[jmorris]

Best stainless 9mm/45 would be the SVI, every part is also machined, no MIM or cast parts.

The 45 barrel shoots a little better than the 9mm on mine but it really doesn't make much difference as the test targets below were shot from 50 yds.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/SVI.jpg

[tomrkba]

jmorris,

Those groups are too big and inconsistent. Something must be wrong with your gun. :neener:

That group with the 45 barrel is amazing.

[kazaam]

Jmorris, you must be a machine. That's insane (esp the 45)! :eek:

[Bohemus]

CZ75B






http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w285/towboat_er/CZ75B026.jpg
O maybe the Swiss version called Sphinx...

[pumpedTSI]

5906 hands down......you'll wear out before it will and it feeds ANYTHING.....accuracy is quite decent also....plus you can beat the price.

[19&41]

S&w 645.

[Adenn1]

In all stainless...I would say a 5906 in 9mm (top right) or in .45...a 4506 (top left) or a 4516 (bottom left). These are great shooters.

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=166523&stc=1&d=1340043983

[BSA1]

I don't think there is a all stainless steel handgun on the market.

[the count]

Another vote for the CZ75B in SS....

http://home.mchsi.com/~cz75fan.mo/cz-75chrome.jpg

[tarosean]

3rd gen S&W

[iLikeOldgunsIlikeNewGuns]

+1000 on the S&Ws, I LOVE my 5906, I've put thousands upon thousands of rounds through it and it shoots just like the day I got it. I can't wait to get a 1006 and 4506. The Stainless SW1911s are also exquisite. I have close to 4000 rounds through mine and it is my trusted EDC.

I don't have much experience with the SIGs but they seem really nice.

[mhenry]

As a sp01 owner my vote is for the cz.

[Roverboy]

I have an old S&W 659 that is a great pistol. I like it more than my Glock 19 except for weight.

[Tom488]

No mention of Ruger's SR1911?

http://www.ruger.com/products/sr1911/images/6700.jpg

[itchy1]

Another 5906 fan here. They are very common and still affordable...for now.

[19&41]

I own the 5906 and 5946. Each are excellent pistols.

[Jaymo]

The CZ75 could, very well be the best DA autopistol ever made.
The Taurus PT99 stainless has been a fantastic pistol for me for 15 years.