JeeperCreeper
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In a growing market of quality pistols from various manufacturers, it is easy to shop and buy a reliable semiautomatic pistol today. However, my question involves the general design of the pistol, not brand loyalties and how Pistol X is better than Pistol Y because of A, B, and C.
In general, are simple blowback operated handguns more intrinsically reliable than recoil operated pistols? Is there any advantage to having a stationary barrel in a world of tilting barrels? Taking out weight, size, accuracy, capacity, looks, every feature except for feeding, firing, and extraction of cartridges. Do pistols like HK blowbacks, HiPoints, etc etc have an advantage (at least in theory) over recoil operated pistols... at least in the reliability department?
Here is why I ask: If anyone ever read (probably not) my thread on finding a "handgun that eats anything", I searched for a pistol that could shoot my late grandfather's thousands of reloads that were probably out of spec, made decades ago, made on a "depression-era" budget, and coated in some sort of cosmoline-like substance. These loads have choked most of my pistols (even a revolver), however the el-cheapo HiPoint 45 just gobbles them up and I have over 500 rounds through it so far. Yes the HiPoint has many faults, but for its one purpose, it serves it well.
Will other blowbacks be this good with awful ammo?
In general, are simple blowback operated handguns more intrinsically reliable than recoil operated pistols? Is there any advantage to having a stationary barrel in a world of tilting barrels? Taking out weight, size, accuracy, capacity, looks, every feature except for feeding, firing, and extraction of cartridges. Do pistols like HK blowbacks, HiPoints, etc etc have an advantage (at least in theory) over recoil operated pistols... at least in the reliability department?
Here is why I ask: If anyone ever read (probably not) my thread on finding a "handgun that eats anything", I searched for a pistol that could shoot my late grandfather's thousands of reloads that were probably out of spec, made decades ago, made on a "depression-era" budget, and coated in some sort of cosmoline-like substance. These loads have choked most of my pistols (even a revolver), however the el-cheapo HiPoint 45 just gobbles them up and I have over 500 rounds through it so far. Yes the HiPoint has many faults, but for its one purpose, it serves it well.
Will other blowbacks be this good with awful ammo?
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