toughest most rugged pistol ever made

Status
Not open for further replies.

ba ba booey

Member
Joined
Dec 14, 2012
Messages
81
Location
SC
What do you consider to be the toughest, most rugged pistol ever made? Tough as in beat it with a sledgehammer, run over it with a truck, bury it for 10 years and still count on it to function. The only requirement is that it be semi automatic and chambered in something from .380 to .45acp.
 
If my spidey senses are correct, it sounds like some Glock fanboyin' going on round here.

Carry on boys, carry on.
 
Probably want to use the search feature to find the 1911 that was buried for an unknown number of years.
 
beat it with a sledgehammer, run over it with a truck, bury it for 10 years and still count on it to function.

Can we first discover the reason why anyone would do this to a pistol then rationally expect it to function? Sure, things happen to guns, and it's nice to know any particular gun's weaknesses, but to intentionally try to damage one to the point of failure--that's just Internet sensationalism.
 
Tough as in beat it with a sledgehammer, run over it with a truck, bury it for 10 years and still count on it to function.

I'll give you 10:1 odds that I can take out any pistol ever made with one blow from a sledgehammer. You put $1,000 in an escrow account, I'll put in $10,000, then you pick the pistol. If it still functions after I take just one swing at it with the sledgehammer then you get the $10,000.
 
Looks like dog wins, unless dog was eliminated after that.
Wondering if mag can still be inserted after that?

Semper Fi
 
Actually I would think something made by the Soviets (like a Tokarev), during WWII would probably qualify as the toughest most rugged pistol ever made. I mean consider the very simple and basic design of the gun, the elements under which many of them were built, the quality of the metals used and the subsequent assembly process, and then factor in the brutal weather and fighting conditions that they were subject to and I believe a strong case could be made for the Tokarev TT-33.
 
Ruger Standard/Mark II/Mark III.

Considering that these are built for the .22LR cartridge, they are probably the most overbuilt pistols in the history of firearms.

I'm sure the majority of them (with basic maintenance) will outlive all of us.
 
I once watched Mike Tyson eat a Glock.

This pissed off Chuck Norris so much he ate the slide of a 1911. But it was a Kimber so it was easy.

tipoc
 
Fishbed77

While the Ruger .22 autos are well built and fairly tough in terms of their design and construction, the OP was looking for something chambered in a caliber between a .380 and a .45. I still believe some sort of pistol designed primarily for military use would have to be the baseline when looking for the toughest most rugged pistol. Some others that come to mind would be the M1911, the Walther P-38, the Glock 17, the MAB PA-15, and the Star Model 28.
 
Ingram's MAC line of pistols, obviously. You could jam a piece of hickory in the magwell and use it as a sledgehammer. Ridiculously overbuilt and heavy.
 
A single shot 45-70 ought to be in consideration.

salty


EDIT: The 45-70 doesnt fit in the box as defined by post # 1.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top