The ones I have owned:
Makarov, has served me extremely well for 25 years.
Tokerov, got it used, looks like it shot ten million rounds, still runs like a sewing machine.
CZ82/83, high-quality, comfortable, reliable, accurate, always for sale on GB, inexpensive.
Star Super B, dirt cheap, accurate, reliable, sturdy.
FEG High Power or PP clones, excellent pistols if you can still find them.
Tisas 1911, one of my favorite pistols and as good as any no-frills 1911 I have ever shot.
JP Sauer and Sons single-action revolver, a high quality SA no one has ever heard and is inexpensive.
Rossi 720, outstanding 44 special 3" SS revolver on a slightly larger and noticeably beefier J frame, often described as the best revolver they ever made.
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