Handgun you trust your life with?
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CuriousCarl
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Kahr CM9 edc, sometimes CM45.
USP full-sized 9mm, USP compact 9mm, GP100, MP 327. It's not that I trust other firearms less, but rather I have shot them extensively and am a HK armorer, plus I have just about every spare USP part on-hand and significant literature. In the case of the GP-100, I personally believe the construction is more solid than most other (already outstanding) wheel guns.
Elm Creek Smith
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Any of these. You'll see a common thread...
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contactcole
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For SD/HD/CCW I won't own it if I don't trust it. And, I won't own it if I can't shoot it well. Life's too short, and choices too plentiful, to mess with a gun that's fussy.
Glock 17 is go-to HD, zombies and SHTF
Kahr CM9, P220 or 1911 for CCW
Glock 17 is go-to HD, zombies and SHTF
Kahr CM9, P220 or 1911 for CCW
medic15al
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The H&K VP9 is my choice. In ergonomics, accuracy, reliability, and trigger wise it absolutely stomps a mudhole in the Glock's butt.
Second but equal choice is my Browning Hi-Power MK-III.
And any S&W K-frame.
Second but equal choice is my Browning Hi-Power MK-III.
And any S&W K-frame.
Candyman87
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My Walther PPK and S&W Shield are trusted and concealable so they come with me.
My Walther PPQ is trusted, but I'll only carry that one in the winter under a heavier coat.
My M9A1 is trusted, but too big to carry concealed. That one lives in the nightstand.
My Taurus M85 is carried in the woods, trusted, but I prefer magazine reloads over speed strips.
Got a few more that I trust, but don't get utilized very often. The two I don't trust? My Beretta 84 and Walther P22 purely because of the magazine disconnect.
My Walther PPQ is trusted, but I'll only carry that one in the winter under a heavier coat.
My M9A1 is trusted, but too big to carry concealed. That one lives in the nightstand.
My Taurus M85 is carried in the woods, trusted, but I prefer magazine reloads over speed strips.
Got a few more that I trust, but don't get utilized very often. The two I don't trust? My Beretta 84 and Walther P22 purely because of the magazine disconnect.
BSA1
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I also don’t understand that logic.
I have two handguns I don’t trust and one maybe.
The two I don’t trust at the moment is a P-64 due to weak magazine springs causing feeding problems and a CZ-82 that had a weak recoil spring.
The maybe is a Ruger P-89 that I replaced all of the springs in.
I plan on making new magazine springs for the P-64 this winter.
I just need to get out to the range with the CZ-82 to make sure the new recoil spring was the fix.
The Ruger has had 462 rounds fired through in so far without any malfunctions and not being cleaned. One more extended range trip of 150 rounds without any problems and I will feel comfortable with using it for self-defense. My mandatory requirement is 500 rounds without any gun related problems and not being cleaned. It’s close so I rate it as probable.
It is worth noting that all three guns are old. The Ruger is 25 years old, the P-64 is 40 years old and I don’t know the age of the CZ. Yet all of them are being returned to service with simple and inexpensive replacement of their springs.
Crayfish
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Most everyday for the last 16 or so years its a Rossi M88 38 special except for woods work, backpacking, fishing and such than its a GP100. A few experimental everyday carry changes over the years but, I always go back to the snub so I am leaving what works alone.
FAS1
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That would be my G26 since around 1996 and in many different holsters over that time frame. 
I bought it when they were introduced since my HD gun that is inside the safe is a G17 Gen2 that I bought around 1990. Both with trijicon night sights and have proven themselves to be very reliable. I wanted a common platform and haven't found a reason to change guns so far.
The Spyderco C07 has held up well too as I carry it every day for the last 20+ years too.
I bought it when they were introduced since my HD gun that is inside the safe is a G17 Gen2 that I bought around 1990. Both with trijicon night sights and have proven themselves to be very reliable. I wanted a common platform and haven't found a reason to change guns so far.
The Spyderco C07 has held up well too as I carry it every day for the last 20+ years too.
splattergun
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I am 100% confident in m P89. Zero failures with mine in a couple thousand rounds of various ammo.
My Combat Commander.
10+K rounds, zero malfunctions.
Came with light trigger, chews the X out.
Only problem is I'd like to ditch the 3 dot sights and have a Bomar adj rear fitted.
But that means my gun will be gone for a bit.
And as silly as that sounds, since I have other guns..........I just can't stand the idea.
Because I trust that gun that much.
10+K rounds, zero malfunctions.
Came with light trigger, chews the X out.
Only problem is I'd like to ditch the 3 dot sights and have a Bomar adj rear fitted.
But that means my gun will be gone for a bit.
And as silly as that sounds, since I have other guns..........I just can't stand the idea.
Because I trust that gun that much.
USAF_Vet
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S&W 469
Taurus 709 slim
Kel Tec P-11
Basically, all the pistols I own.
Be adding the Ruger P-89 to that list once I get it out of layaway jail next month and put a hundred rounds or so through it.
I don't buy guns I feel won't be reliable, and don't keep guns that turn out that way. Although, I may keep them for spares just to hand out during the zombie apocalypse or UN gun confiscation invasion
Taurus 709 slim
Kel Tec P-11
Basically, all the pistols I own.
Be adding the Ruger P-89 to that list once I get it out of layaway jail next month and put a hundred rounds or so through it.
I don't buy guns I feel won't be reliable, and don't keep guns that turn out that way. Although, I may keep them for spares just to hand out during the zombie apocalypse or UN gun confiscation invasion
flphotog
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I'll add, all of the CZ's I own. They are all completely reliable.CZ P-09. Daily carry.
JWH321
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SP2022. I have three of them, all identical. None has ever missed a beat,
Coyote3855
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For absolute 100% reliability, it would be my 28-2 Smith and Wesson. But I only open carry it around the ranch or in the woods. For concealed carry, it's my Gen 2 Glock 19 all day. Which by the way had never malfunctioned since new in practice or competition.
Almost all of them, except the dedicated hunting handguns*: IOW, pretty much every duty-caliber and CCW piece I own, with the exception of the Manurhin PPK I still haven't gotten around to troubleshooting. I also have a Para-Ordnance that I believe has mag-related issues.
Every weapon can malfunction. I've had revolver strikes that did not detonate primers, for instance, had one of the original Glock 21s that would malfunction with 185-grain Sierra HPs in the bad old days, 22 years ago, had a G27 that would malf with the +2 extenders, etc. When it's a bad day, it's probably a really bad day, so you train to handle those. Training should always include how to rapidly resolve malfunctions, but if the weapon is malfunction-prone, fix it or don't use it for defensive duties.
*that I believe are perfectly "trustworthy", they're just not suitable for defensive carry
I have three semi-auto pistols that are still in the evaluation/function-testing phase. One of them has fifty trouble-free rounds through it, and the other two have one minor failure-to-fully-feed, each, in their first hundred rounds. I do not yet carry/use these for defensive purposes.
I have a now-retired S&W Model 58 duty revolver that has gone "out of time," so that the hammer can fall before the cylinder has finished fully aligning with the barrel. It is still shoot-able, as the misalignment is very slight, but that is a terrible way to treat a handgun, as parts wear is accelerated. I could, however, load it, and still trust it to fire six times, if necessary.
All of my other handguns are trusted, to the degree that any mechanical device can be trusted. Most of these have never malfunctioned, or the cause of the malfunction was readily identifiable, and corrected. One example is a P229 duty pistol that I was shooting while in pain, during a mandated (police) tactical/low-light/"stress" high-round-count training class. I recognized the malfunctions as likely being induced by "limp-wrist" shooting, so finished the training day by using my other hand as the weapon hand. (Yes, it is good to be functionally ambidextrous!)
That P229 pistol has not malfunctioned since that day, but is now mostly retired, as I have switched to less-recoiling Glock 9mm duty pistols. (Glocks have a lower bore axis, and 9mm recoils less than .40 S&W.)
One morning, back in the Eighties, while unholstering after working a night shift on patrol, I discovered that the mainspring of my S&W Model 58 was rattling freely inside the grip frame, having snapped into two pieces. Parts breakage is always possible, even with weapons known for being reliable! (That mainspring had not been filed or otherwise modified, in a way that was apparent, but I had bought that revolver pre-owned, so the history of that spring was unknown.)
The memory of that broken mainspring has caused me to prefer carrying a second gun, or at least having one readily available, when feasible. The next broken part may occur in any of my weapons.
As for weapons I trust, these include, but are necessarily limited to: Glock G17, G19, and G34, SIG P229, Ruger GP100, SP101, and Speed Six, Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special, S&W Model 19, Seecamp LWS-32, and USFA Single Actions. (I do have more than one of some of the above.)
I have a now-retired S&W Model 58 duty revolver that has gone "out of time," so that the hammer can fall before the cylinder has finished fully aligning with the barrel. It is still shoot-able, as the misalignment is very slight, but that is a terrible way to treat a handgun, as parts wear is accelerated. I could, however, load it, and still trust it to fire six times, if necessary.
All of my other handguns are trusted, to the degree that any mechanical device can be trusted. Most of these have never malfunctioned, or the cause of the malfunction was readily identifiable, and corrected. One example is a P229 duty pistol that I was shooting while in pain, during a mandated (police) tactical/low-light/"stress" high-round-count training class. I recognized the malfunctions as likely being induced by "limp-wrist" shooting, so finished the training day by using my other hand as the weapon hand. (Yes, it is good to be functionally ambidextrous!)
That P229 pistol has not malfunctioned since that day, but is now mostly retired, as I have switched to less-recoiling Glock 9mm duty pistols. (Glocks have a lower bore axis, and 9mm recoils less than .40 S&W.)
One morning, back in the Eighties, while unholstering after working a night shift on patrol, I discovered that the mainspring of my S&W Model 58 was rattling freely inside the grip frame, having snapped into two pieces. Parts breakage is always possible, even with weapons known for being reliable! (That mainspring had not been filed or otherwise modified, in a way that was apparent, but I had bought that revolver pre-owned, so the history of that spring was unknown.)
The memory of that broken mainspring has caused me to prefer carrying a second gun, or at least having one readily available, when feasible. The next broken part may occur in any of my weapons.
As for weapons I trust, these include, but are necessarily limited to: Glock G17, G19, and G34, SIG P229, Ruger GP100, SP101, and Speed Six, Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special, S&W Model 19, Seecamp LWS-32, and USFA Single Actions. (I do have more than one of some of the above.)
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trust no one!
Rule number one, two is one one is none. Have worked with everything from Glocks to classic semis' to all manner of wheelguns.
My favorite service side arm is the one I kept when I got out of the trade, a Smith and Wesson 25-5 and my favorite back up a 1938 Colt New Pocket.
Had Springfield XD .45 that was awesome, a Glock 23, Beretta 96, Taurus pt 99, and a Ballister Molina that all did fine. All manner of wheelguns.
Bottom line is I don't trust any mechanical device, I trust me. Always carry a back up and at least one sharp blade for each hand. Have regular bowel movements, and live a long meaningful life.
Rule number one, two is one one is none. Have worked with everything from Glocks to classic semis' to all manner of wheelguns.
My favorite service side arm is the one I kept when I got out of the trade, a Smith and Wesson 25-5 and my favorite back up a 1938 Colt New Pocket.
Had Springfield XD .45 that was awesome, a Glock 23, Beretta 96, Taurus pt 99, and a Ballister Molina that all did fine. All manner of wheelguns.
Bottom line is I don't trust any mechanical device, I trust me. Always carry a back up and at least one sharp blade for each hand. Have regular bowel movements, and live a long meaningful life.
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