The most durable handgun is ...

A Sig will still work with a frame crack. Sig will also replace your gun if you have a frame crack. In 1994-95, Sig beefed up the frame as a fix for the few frames that did crack. I haven't heard of a frame crack in newer style Sigs ever since. I know of one 10 yeaar old rental P220 that had over 100,000 rounds through it before it's frame cracked.

P7, now that's a cool gun, works without the extractor!
 
My guess it the winner is probably a Glock 17. This is based on reading of the number of rounds Chuck Taylor has put through his. The 1911A1 might be a close second if you consider how long the military used WII 1911A1s. Many have lasted till now and are still going strong. Regards, Richard.
 
Ah yes, each make has its boogeyman. All Glocks Kb, all SIG Sauers get cracked frames, all Berettas have slides that fly off, all 1911s jam, etc. Get real. SIG Sauers will chug along with or without hairline frame cracks, and this problem as KOG points out, has already been addressed.

Only time will tell which of the new breed of pistols will last a century and still work. For me the most durable handguns are those SA Colts, that well over a 100 years old, still function just fine. If in 2084 there's a Glock 17, SIG Sauer P226 or whatever brand still chugging along, then those too will also be durable pistols.

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So many pistols, so little money.
 
I figure the best way to compare the
relative toughness of two pistols is to load them up hot, stick them barrel to barrel and pull both triggers simultaneously. That should prove which one is tougher…and if anyone is really stupid enough to care... :rolleyes:
Regards,
SM


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"When evil wins in the world, it is only by the default of the good. That is why one man of reason and moral stature is more important actually and potentially, than a million fools". -Ayn Rand
 
I once read an article where a man was lost at sea for several weeks with a full survival kit in his raft that included a 1911. Even with careful cleaning and using the small tube of grease included the .45 rusted up so it could not fire in a little over two weeks. For this type of extreme use stainless steel and the KISS method would apply. A single action Ruger would fit the bill or anthing else that would not rust and keep going. Most autoloaders have magazines and springs/parts that would rust over a short time if not protected. MWT
 
Well yes, the Beretta 92's locking block will break eventually, and if you continue to shoot once the locking block has broken, you will break the slide. It's not a fluke, it's reproducible. Not an issue, really, unless you shoot 1000+ rounds a month but enough to disqualify the gun from any discussion of "most durable." In the same way, Sig frame cracking, as academic as it is to the 99.9 percent of users who won't shoot 20,000 rounds of anything in a lifetime, is a disqualification.
 
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