toughest most rugged pistol ever made
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jr_watkins
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Ruger P89 series are as you describe.
verdun59
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I'll go with post #2 and have a Bud to go with it.
Another good stress test is a high heat endurance test. Can the gun function after being left on a woodstove overnight or dropped into a fire for a certain time frame? Glock fanboys never include such tests in their "torture" testing for obvious reasons. I can think of many firearms that can survive such conditions.
ApacheCoTodd
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Tokarev?
I don't much like the pistol nor the regime that made it but I do respect the TT33.
What's tougher?
I don't much like the pistol nor the regime that made it but I do respect the TT33.
What's tougher?
... and still group under 2" at 25 yards?
Seriously, "toughest, most rugged pistol ever made" doesn't worry me. Yeah, I want it to survive unscathed if I drop it, not rust if I wear every day, and not blow up in my hand, but mostly I want a gun that does what's expected when expected. I'm not gonna beat, squash, or bury my gun.
I know the H&K USP .45 is very tough and built to withstand a VERY high number of rounds without major parts breakage. I know OP had physical abuse in mind here, but if you consider the amount of abuse a handgun puts on itself during shooting, the H&K has to be one of the "toughest" overall.
LeonCarr
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I really like my Glocks but the Ruger P-Series are pretty tough.
Just my .02,
LeonCarr
Just my .02,
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el Godfather
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Glock or H&K USP
I have a Glock 19 and a S&W 5906. Both are would be good choices, but the Smith wins. A Makarov is in the discussion also
rskent
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Colt 1911
(you know, the ones that have a proper rattle when you shake um)
(you know, the ones that have a proper rattle when you shake um)
Roadking Rider
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I'm going to agree with two other posters. CZ PO-1 and Ruger MK series of pistols.
meanmrmustard
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Because they're unrealistic tests. There are better chances of a gun freezing or being submerged in some liquid or another than forgotten on a wood stove or dropped into a fire.
Unless, of course, an armed drunk desires to pitch his Glock into a bonfire.
The impression that weapons are rarely subjected to high heat in combat situations is a mistaken impression.
Also, you can shoot an AK until the hand guard catches fire and shoot a Glock 18 until it melts. The difference is that the AK will keep running. IMO polymer guns are excluded from the running for toughest by default.
Also, you can shoot an AK until the hand guard catches fire and shoot a Glock 18 until it melts. The difference is that the AK will keep running. IMO polymer guns are excluded from the running for toughest by default.
meanmrmustard
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But you're comparing a fully automatic rifle to a machine pistol, either of which most of us will never own here in the states. So the materials they're made of are irrelevant to the discussion of semi auto loading sidearms.
Polymer crystallizes, not rendering it completely useless after high heat, either.
pockets
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38 posts before the Makarov was mentioned? It's such a 'delicate flower' of a pistol.
After the world goes up, the only thing left will be cockroaches, armed with Makarovs and AKs.
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After the world goes up, the only thing left will be cockroaches, armed with Makarovs and AKs.
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CajunBass
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I wouldn't expect a steel trailer hitch ball to work after beating it with a sledgehammer.
springer99
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Makarov, any of 'em.
otasan56
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Glock 17 or 19.
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