glockky
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Most reliable semiauto pistols
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I've had only one unreliable semi auto handgun. It was the FEG High Power clone. Jam clear jam clear bang jam...ect
Hondo 60
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Never had a malfunction in any of my revolvers. 
Yarddog
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P-Series Rugers Never had a problem with any ; )
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jiminhobesound said:
I see plenty of malfunctions now that I've started shooting USPSA matches. One of the shooters on my squad at this past weekend's match had a malfunction with his Glock using factory ammunition. He took a Glock armorers course and shot 2,000 rounds or so without incident but anything can happen. In many ways, having a malfunction in a match is good training since you're under stress and you need to correct it and move on. For anyone who claims that they never have a malfunction, you'd better create a few and learn to deal with it at speed ... your life may depend on it.
Here is a list of handguns I have never witnessed malfunction in more than 40 years of shooting:
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To be reliable a handgun must be properly designed, properly assembled and fed proper ammo using properly designed and assembled magazines. The name on the slide does not contribute to or detract from reliability.
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To be reliable a handgun must be properly designed, properly assembled and fed proper ammo using properly designed and assembled magazines. The name on the slide does not contribute to or detract from reliability.
I have a non-Glock that malfunctioned once in more than 20,000 rounds (improperly crimped cartridge), so...it's the more reliable.
clance
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Most semi-autos today are very reliable, primarily due to improvement of design and manufacturing quality standards.
The two things that cause most malfunctions in guns today are:
1.) Cheap ammo.
2.) Poor maintance.
Don't skimp on these two and you shouldn't have a problem.
The two things that cause most malfunctions in guns today are:
1.) Cheap ammo.
2.) Poor maintance.
Don't skimp on these two and you shouldn't have a problem.
Sorry to throw this in, but my experience with GLock has been disappointing. Since I bought my G30 new about 12 years ago, the slide stop leaf spring has broken twice, and the captive recoil spring assembly broke apart at the muzzle-end of the plastic guide rod. I also had some occasional FTF during the first year I owned it, but replacing the magazine springs fixed that. The barrel also has some odd etched markings on the lands and grooves inside that Glock has called "tenifer abrading", but I call "poor quality control". It doesn't seem to affect accuracy, just looks bad.
No, I have not been shooting anything special. Usually just 230gr FMJ .45ACP NATO hardball, or sometimes the Speer Gold Dot 185gr. +P JHP. No handloads or lead bullets.
I also clean it meticulously after each trip to the range.
I still like it enough to keep it - now that I have a stock of spare parts handy, but my Beretta 92FS remains the most reliable pistol in my collection to date.
No, I have not been shooting anything special. Usually just 230gr FMJ .45ACP NATO hardball, or sometimes the Speer Gold Dot 185gr. +P JHP. No handloads or lead bullets.
I also clean it meticulously after each trip to the range.
I still like it enough to keep it - now that I have a stock of spare parts handy, but my Beretta 92FS remains the most reliable pistol in my collection to date.
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SwampWolf
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My vote for the most reliable semi-auto pistol goes to Smith & Wesson's line of "third generation" pistols. I've shot oodles of rounds through a few of them without incident.
glockky said:
REALITY CHECK: Anything and everything can fail ... even a Glock
At 0:50 in video ....
"Failure to go back into battery
Didn't realize how dirty and dry the gun was (until then)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds1BJMsasQI
Whiskey11
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I think it is a huge fallacy to think that anything man made is impervious to malfunction. I have seen multiple videos that a glock jams harder than some rock concerts and others where they dump a thousand rounds with very few issues. I can say the same thing with about every major pistol on the market.
At the end of the day, all that matters to me is a roughly 500 round no clean and zero malfunctions firearm, not that they will ever see more than 300 between cleanings anyway. They should also be accurate and easy to maintain and have an aftermarket for if/when I decide to change something. What I just described is just about every modern "service" handgun.
Having said that, I do love my XD .45 tactical.
At the end of the day, all that matters to me is a roughly 500 round no clean and zero malfunctions firearm, not that they will ever see more than 300 between cleanings anyway. They should also be accurate and easy to maintain and have an aftermarket for if/when I decide to change something. What I just described is just about every modern "service" handgun.
Having said that, I do love my XD .45 tactical.
content
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Hello friends and neighbors // Although I have to give a nod to post #31, my CZ75B has served me well.
Zerodefect
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12 years? Springs are required maintenance on all pistols.
Don't forget to replace your take down lever spring as well.
Remo223
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Glocks are reliable because of their unsupported chambers and their simplicity.
So yes, Glocks are extremely reliable. Most reliable? I dunno.
Smith&Wesson pistols are extremely reliable too. The modern variations of the old model 39 are up there with the best
Sig is up there fairly high, so is springfield XD.
Berettas don't jam, but they sometimes break a part...slide or frame or something.
So yes, Glocks are extremely reliable. Most reliable? I dunno.
Smith&Wesson pistols are extremely reliable too. The modern variations of the old model 39 are up there with the best
Sig is up there fairly high, so is springfield XD.
Berettas don't jam, but they sometimes break a part...slide or frame or something.
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rocinante
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That statement absolutely shocked me. I have put a thousand rounds through a 915 with ZERO FTF or FTE and just bought 2 5906s. Heavy but if you run out of ammo you can pistol whip somebody. Somehow the thought just don't sound doable with plastic fantastic.
Those last two statements are more characteristic of 3rd gen S&Ws.
On another note my Taurus PT145 has been extremely reliable. Always a bang.
Remo223
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Yep. My S&W model 4006 seems invincible.
Onward Allusion
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Shocking!
Seriously, this really really surprises me...Ditto
Gouranga
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My M&P has always performed flawlessly for me and a bout half a dozen new shooters who have fired it. I have been very pleased with its reliability.
tprice
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Ruger Mark II. I have 10 years and over 10000 rounds through it. At about 7000 started getting FTEs, replaced the extractor claw with a Volq Ti and its back to flawless. The old steel claw was worn to a nub!
My HK USP9 will eat any ammo - even the horrible zinc plated Ruskie stuff that my old SIG P250 couldn't take.
Of course never had FTF or FTE with my S&W M66 or M686
My HK USP9 will eat any ammo - even the horrible zinc plated Ruskie stuff that my old SIG P250 couldn't take.
Of course never had FTF or FTE with my S&W M66 or M686
CJ
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Of the ones I have which have never had a problem, most are listed above, but one missing is a Makarov. Oh, and a Browning Buckmark.
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