If you had to rely on a new, "out of the box" auto...

[ndh87]

My Glock 17 is my hands down KNOW it will go bang every time gun.

 

[legion3]

Good grief, 48 people said Springfield. The mind boggles.

Probably for the XD, most I have seen go bang with no issues.

 

[Todesengel]

The ONLY reliable semi auto gun I ever would trust my life to is the Walther P99 because James Bond is using it and i've never seen it Jam in the Movie!

 

[Geno]

Colt 1911A1 Series 70 Reissue

or a

Glock 17

 

[PCFlorida]

And Wolf ammo is bad, .40 caliber Glocks all go ka-boom, the AR15/M16 platform doesn't work, 9mm can't kill anyone, .223/5.56 can't kill anyone....

I now have to rethink my entire self defense plan.

 

[Northalius]

I now have to rethink my entire self defense plan.

You can start with the best: Glock 20 and 29.

Get to it, soldier! Move, move, move!

 

[GaryP]

There is no one gun answer to this poll as over the last 45 years I have found Colt, Ruger, Beretta, SIG, HK, Interarms and many others to be reliable right out of the box.

I purchased a NIB Sterling many years ago that was trouble free and reliable right out of the box and continued to be for as long as I owned it!

From what I have read here on THR and other gun related websites I must have owned the only Sterling ever produced that was trouble free and reliable to the point it could be trusted for tasks beyond plinking.

 

[19-3Ben]

I can't believe that Ruger ranks as low as it does!!!! Everyone who owns a Ruger can't shut-up about how reliable it is.

Edit to add Jlangton's reply to my previous comment:

I'm with you. I've had experience with both of the same guns,and have the same conclusion. Both eat any ammo you fill the mags up with, and I've never had a single jam, FTF, or FTE with either of them. According to some,they're not the best looking guns out there,and are a bit heavy, but reliability is there. Aim,pull,bang-Every time.

This seems fairly typical of people's experience. I only own a Ruger revolver, but my experience with their semi's (my friends have some) is that you just absolutely cannot kill them or make them stop no matter what you do.

 

[jgo296]

judging from the data there is one answer glock auto pistol perfection

 

[robmkivseries70]

I had to vote other; specifically, in favor of the BHP or CZ 75B in 9mm.
Best,
Rob

 

[PCFlorida]

You can start with the best: Glock 20 and 29.

I've got a 21/22/26/29 currently. Am looking to sell my like new Beretta 92FS and get a 17 or 19.

Its a disease I tell you....:banghead:

 

[DZL HOG]

Springfield XD9 here. Possibly going to pick up another XD in bi-tone subcompact.

 

[crazed_ss]

Good grief, 48 people said Springfield. The mind boggles.

Only because my SA MC Operator 1911 has been spectactular after about a thousand rounds. Everyone talks about how finnicky 1911's can be, but this gun hasnt come close to missing a beat.

 

[pgeleven]

my votes in glock and HK. i love kimber to death but they come out of the factory so tight that it takes a little rattling to get it up to speed.

 

[ldp4570]

Walther P5 or HK P7PSP. Nothing more Nothing less! Hard to beat German craftsmanship!!!!!!

 

[ojibweindian]

XD Tactical in 45 ACP. It ate 200 rounds of my reloads, 50 rounds worth of WWB 230 grain JHP, and 100rounds of Independance 230 grain FMJ, all without mistep.

 

[scurtis_34471]

I think it is WAY too general to go by brand. My XDs are 100% reliable and have been from day 1. I would be quite comfortable recommending them. That does not mean I would give a sight-unseen, carte blanc endorsement to the rest of Springfield's guns.