Most dependable guns???

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Lorcin!

I have put 10k rounds + through my National Match Lorcin 9mm. Not only has it never failed but the gun shoots better now than when I first got it. Not only reliable with standard but I have put +P, +P+, Hirtenberger +P+ for sub guns and even a 9 Makarov once on a whim.
 
Really, it would be easier for me to tell you the pistols I HAVE had trouble with than the ones I haven't.
Any major brand auto should be fairly reliable. if it isn't, send it back to the factory for repair because there's a defect.
That said, the guns I have the most rounds through with no jams whatsoever:
Kimber Stainless Gold Match
Kimber Classic Custom
Glock 17
SIG 229 40
 
HK USP, 9mm F, .45c

Kimber Custom Eclipse

Glock 19

Kahr PM 9

All except the Kahr have gone 3-4 thousand rounds trouble free. Only reason the Kahr isn't there yet is b/c it's my newest pistol, so it only has 200 trouble free rounds.
 
I've never had a failure I couldn't directly connect to faulty ammo in any of my modern CZs or my Glock 24P. Sometimes my cheap rainier reloads with their really dirty surplus powder fail to feed completely, but any factory ammo and my reloads with "real" bullets and powder all work perfectly. Even the dirty, inconsistant ammo works 95% of the time and gives me good failure drill practice ;)
 
I was issued the M15, M1911A1, M9, and M11 by Uncle Sam.

I have seen LE guns on streets and ranges in 6 states since I retired.

I have owned or tried just about everything on my own.

Most dependable for me has been Glocks, SIGS, Berettas, FNs and CZs in 9 minimeter.

Ruger and S&W 38/357 wheelguns of course.

Some 1911s in 45 have been great, and some have not.

YMMV. ;)
 
A loooong time ago in my case. ;)

Also were some Colt and Ruger revolvers around too, but I was never issued any.

BTW, as late as 1997, some USMC embassy guards still had .38s (where I was anyway).

No, I am _not_ a Marine! I was in the Air Farce, and proud of every minute of it!

I had some very interesting assignments in some very interesting places doing some very interesting things...

BTW, there are no little green men at area 51; they are not little, they are not green, and they are not at area 51... ;)
 
I've had literally dozens if pistols over the years, and the 2 MOST reliable pistols I've ever owned were my Sig P229 (.40/.357 Sig) that I have since sold and my current carry pistil my Wilson Combat Stealth SDS Lightweight. Definitely NOT cheap but well worth every penny to me. Both guns absolutely never missed a "bang", or had a FTF or FTE even once.
 
My glocks have been 100% reliable, but so have my SIGs, Berettas and S&W semi autos. We are fortunate to be living in the age of really high quality firearms being available to the general public.
 
My baby eagle .40 has been nothing but good to me after a couple hundred break in rounds. I have put 1000's of rounds through this gun and would trust my life with it.
 
Makarov by far I'm not even sure you need to clean them (much). I know the more expensive guns you do. I like my Sig 239 as well and it has never jammed.
 
Thank you all for your input. There are obviously several good choices. --- I picked up a Sig P239 in 357sig today. I'm going to try it out tomorrow. ---- It should be a very reliable gun, thanks again,

Rev :cool:
 
From my experiences owning or still owning the following, here is how I rank them:

The Best:
1. Sig Sauer 220, 226 9mm, 239 9mm (no malfunctions so far)
2. Beretta Cheetah model 85 .380, 92 9mm (1 malfunction in 92)
3. CZ 97, CZ 75 .40(1 malfunction, CZ 75 in .40)
4. Ruger P97 (slide stop failures twice)
5. Glock G17, G21, G26 (4 malfunctions so far--all in the G17)

The Worst:
1. S&W semi-auto model 457 (Over 75 malfunctions--roughly 1 in 5 shots FTF, and thankfully sold as parts). Returned to S&W twice, had a private gunsmith also try to make reliable, but never improved. Can you say POS lemon??
2. Stoeger Luger 9mm (9 malfunctions).
 
I have owned SEVERAL handguns over the course of the years. All makes and models from most of the big makers Glock, H&K, Springfield, Kimber, Para-Ordnance, Taurus, S&W etc... etc... I have come to the conclusion that it is luck of the draw. I have had Glocks that wouldn't run for anything and I have had ones that you could shove anything in them that woud propell through a barrel and run 100%. Same for 1911's and the others.
 
Best: Kimber Custom Defender II .45 ACP
AL my CZ's except .40S&W RAMI
SIGPRO .40 S&W

WORST: Taurus PT92 Jam-O-Matic POS
 
My most reliable semi-auto handguns are my Les Baer PII (100% reliable, almost all handloads) and my H&K USP compact in 45 acp (100% reliable, a mix of factory and handloads). I shoot a Pardini SP for bullseye and it's also been very reliable, it's shot at least twice a week and never failed. I have Sigs/Colts/Glocks/Kimbers/Brownings and High Standards that have all had problems at various times.
 
I've got about 2000 rounds through my current duty gun, a Sig 228, with zero failures of any kind.

I have several thousand rounds through my personal 228, with only one failure to fire, but that could be ammo related.

In training I used a Sig 229 for the first half, and had one failure. While slamming home a well used and extremely abused magazine, the base plate gave out spilling my ammo all over the ground. Keep in mind though those mags got dropped on concrete several times each range session, with as many as 4 sessions a day, and the instructors wouldn't take them out of the inventory until they completely failed like that. Can't really blame the gun for the failure. In the second half of training we used 228s and I had no failures.
 
My Browning Hi Power had been the most reliable, but it will not fire S&B target ammo. The primer doesn't ignite. I know they have hard primers, but to me the BHP should fire anything, given its reputation.
That being said, the Beretta 92fs and Stars have been the most reliable pistols I've fired.
 
Over 6k rounds though my G34, and not one failure to go bang in my hands. Another shooter at a range day had one bad primer in a winchester white box, uh, box. I attribute that entirely to ammo, as it's had about 2k rounds through it since then, withought any cleaning to speak of. (dosen't seem to get dirty really.)

Tap Rack Bang, I do the drills all the time, just in case.

In reality, shooter error (limp wristing) can muck up any autopistol, so be ready for it I say.
 
my sig 226 9mm has been the most reliable not one problem in over 5000 rounds. my 229 .40 has had only one issue, but it was the mag not the gun that was the issue. the slide would not stay open all the time after the last round so i dont use that mag anymore and problem fixed.
 
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