Most Reliable Auto Loader

[Zerodefect]

In order, with things they needed:

Dan Wesson Valor, 100% reliable but wouldn't allways lock the slide back when shot empty (mag problem). Switched to Tripp mags and Tripp rebuild kits in the stock magazine bodies to solve.

Glock 23, trigger springs and recoil springs. 100% except for a fail to fire solved by a tap rack bang, problem was a broken trigger spring


Glock 35, trigger springs and recoil springs. No real problems worth mentioning. Had a stove pipe, but that happens when you're shooting under a barricade with the ejection port pressed to the ground.

Ruger P95 recoil spring, magazine, polished ramp to solve FTRTB. Likes +P ammo best. Recoil spring is kinda soft.

Kahr P380 magazine plates needed crimped tighter to keep from falling off and ejecting my ammo all over isle 3 at the grocery store. Likes only hotter Corbon defensive ammo, not so reliable with cheap WWB.

Kimber CDP Multiple FTRTB. Piss poor magazines ate a chunk out of my frame and allmost damaged my feed ramps. Needed Wilson mags, Wolff recoil spring, and a little smoothing of the outside barrel finish. Polished ramp and throat of barrel. Removed Series II FP safety. It's now very reliable.

The other pistols I've owned aren't worth mentioning in a reliability thread.


What I've learned:
The Glocks eat trigger springs, but maintain decent function when they do. Even when my trigger spring broke completely, they still reset and fired 95% of the time.

1911's come with crappy magazines.

1911's are very reliable if you know what your doing. If you treat your pistol like a shovel you're better off with a Glock.

The Glocks now eat trigger springs 5 times more often now that I'm using aftermarket extra strength trigger springs for a softer trigger pull. Now I change the spring ever 1000 rounds. Haven't had a single problem since.

 

[TheProf]

Glocks.... in the 9mm version. Its the standard for reliability.
(With the .40 caliber version... I recommend that you don't use extended mags. Just use the standard mags.)
I broke a guide rod spring in my G27...but that's understandable...after 5000 rounds.
(Well within the expected lifespan of that spring.)

 

[Fishbed77]

For me, my Walther P99AS. Seriously, P99s just don't know how to jam.

 

[sigarms228]

ANY of my SIGS - P220, P226, P228, P229 or SP2022 and my Gen 2 Glock 19.

With the above I have NEVER EVER had any issue with thousands and thousands of rounds fired total.

 

[sigarms228]

For me, my Walther P99AS. Seriously, P99s just don't know how to jam.

My Sons had a Walther P99 AS and it also has been totally reliable. Can't say the same for his XD 45 or CZ 75 P01.

I think his XD 45 just may have had a dirty magazine and his CZ did not like certain ammo though my SIGs also ate the ammo he could not reliably use in his CZ .

 

[johnnydollar]

HK P7 PSP. Never a problem.
JD

 

[RNB65]

Glock 17 & 26
CZ 75 SP01
SIG P228

Never had a single failure in any of the above and have put thousands of rounds through them.

 

[DenaliPark]

These are the most reliable semi-auto's you're gonna lay hands on....

 

[Lantern]

Oddly enough it was the first handgun I could legally purchase. A sig p229 .40 . Had the gun for 13 years and not one single malfunction and that includes using a 357 sig barrel off and on for years depending on what ammo I had laying around. Definitely made a "sig man" outta me. To be honest after having it as my only gun for 5-6 years I had started thinking most all guns never jam or fail.(dumb I know)

Traded her in on a Fn .45 tactical recently. Longer sight radius means I shot the 45 in tighter groups but in it's short life I've already had 8-9 malfunctions due to tight springs in a new gun(slide/mags). I hope the old girl is making someone else as happy as she made me when I had her.

 

[Kiln]

XDM 4.5" chambered for .40 S&W. 3 jams in 4k rounds (I consider this completely acceptable). It has been awesome and definately the most reliable pistol I've ever owned. The only one I've seen that goes 500 rounds flawlessly (frequently in rapid fire) without cleaning. Even the cheapest ammo works perfectly in this pistol.

 

[montgomery381]

Sig P226 .40 S&W, it has been 100%. At least 3,000 through it.

 

[rvehock]

Bersa 9UC
Astra A-100 9mm

 

[Lothar]

My Beretta 92A1 is the only handgun I've ever owned that has never had a single malfunction.

My Browning Hi-Power is in second place, with just one failure to feed out of 1500 rounds fired to date, and that one was in the very first magazine that I fired from the brand-new gun, before it was broken in.

 

[HKGuns]

There is no such thing, most are very good.

 

[Dr_B]

My Sig P226 and S&W 2213.

 

[Gordon]

S&W 40-06 (the CHP has not found any thing better yet!)
Sig P220 (.45) and 226(9mm)
Beretta 92
CZp-01
Glock 17 (1989 and still going) , 26 and 22 (my last duty guns)
A good Colt Government Model is about as reliable as it gets, notice I said GOOD !

 

[thefamcnaj]

I've never had a failure from any of my Glocks, of the 8 I own the g27 and g19 have the highest round counts. Bot guns are at the 3500 mark and not one malfunction. The others only have 400 rounds each through them, but no failures. My Sig has been trouble free but only 100 rounds. My xd,s have no failures in their first 200 rounds. Both my rugers had to be worked on though. Sr9c and Sr40c.

 

[5-SHOTS]

Beretta 92, CZ 75 any model, Walther P99 AS, HK any model.

 

[Cokeman]

Glock 23

 

[Bigkrackers]

+1 for CZ 75's. I have a PCR that I took to the range and put 160 rounds through it right out of the box. Have about another 500 through it now with zero malfunctions.

I also have a P145 that has over a 1000 rounds through it with zero malfunctions.

 

[rodinal220]

SIG P220
Unmolested Colt 1911s

 

[Mick45]

My most and least relaible guns

I'm what you might call a poor man's collector. I buy 'em, shoot 'em a while, and sell 'em to help pay for the next one. And since I'm no kid, I've owned ALOT of different gun's. Many of my favorites, multiple times. All guns are capable of malfunctions. Even the perfect ones can malfunction with bad ammo. I will list the few models that NEVER malfunctioned on me: Glock 23 .40S&W; Glock 20 10mm; Sig p229 .40S&W; Sig p239 .40S&W; H&K USP Compact .45; Para Ordnance p12 .45ACP; CZ 52 7.62x25; Beretta 21 .22lr; Kel-tec p32 .32acp; All AK variants; All SKS variants; All M1A variants; Benelli m2 12ga; and All revolvers and pump shotgun's. And now,.... for some of the worst offenders: Para Ordnance (older style) p-10 .45; Kimber Ultra Carry .45; Springfield 3" compact .45; Taurus polymer .380. I know some of your experiences may be different. Sometimes it's just the luck of the draw with guns. But I think It's worth noting that three of the four worst offenders were .45 1911 style compacts. I diddn't even notice 'till I was done. I hope this helps some new gun buyers, Mick

 

[Dunkelheit]

Glock 17
HK USP

 

[MCgunner]

My Rugers and my Kel Tec P11 are 100 percent through MANY rounds. You can't beat 100 percent with anything.

 

[Screendmon]

Kahr CM9
300+ rounds no problems, plus haven't cleaned since round 150.