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As so many have already said, if I have a gun that isn't perfectly reliable, it's out the door. Having said that, if I had to choose one gun, it'd be my Mossberg 500 - it has never failed in too many rounds to count.
My Ruger SR9, Security 6 .357 mag., Stevens double barrel 12 ga., Stag AR15, None have ever had a malfunction that was attributed to the gun. and with the first three that was never.
Like just about everyone else I can answer the trust my life to part of the question with "all of them."
You ask what one gun would I trust most.
Carry? I alternate between two (2.25" Ruger SP101 today), but it is usually my SIG P228, so I guess that is the one for carry.
Home defense? 4" S&W 586 and 18.5" Remington 870 Wingmaster are both at hand. Depends on the situation, of course, but since the S&W is more portable I guess I would choose that as the one for home defense.
I'm just glad I am not in a situation through either crazy politics or unfortunate economics to have to settle on just one gun.
Series 70 Mk IV Gold Cup National Match. It was bought new by me after my stint in the Phillipines. I have shot 50,000 + rounds through it and never had a failure I couldn't handle in the field right there. Anyone who thinks a .45 Colt is "unreliable" should take the time to learn how to use one.
USUALLY the one closest to hand is the Springfield Armory "GI-45", but I have had my .357 Vaquero or even the Single-Six with .22Mag ammo as the "Bedside Table Companion"
Next up, no mater which is the primary, is my HomeLand Defense Shotgun...Maverick 88 with the 18-1/2" barrel
The firearm I would most trust my life to is the one I carry 24/7: a S&W 642 on my ankle.
Oh, to be sure, where the law allows, or where private property owners allow, I augment the 642 with either a 1911 or a S&W 686, both of which I "trust my life to." At home I am seconds away from bringing either a 12 ga. pump or AK-47 into action, either of which I also "trust my life to." But the item I carry everyday, everywhere, is the tiny .38 snubbie.
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