We had the worse handgun poll...now the best...

Which semi-auto handgun brand would you consider to be most realible...

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In the thought that this is just a fun poll not a full blown analytical process:

I voted Springfield. I haven't had any problems with mine per se. I've dropped them off at Springfield for some improvements and custom work so I can attest for their relentless pursuit of the best customer service imaginable.

That's why I voted for them. Great product and CS to back it up in case the need arises.

I don't have experience with all that's listed. So keep in mind that I don't necessarily think Springers are better than "X" as a fact.
 
Since I haven't shot or inspected each pistol on the list, I don't know. But, I will say that Keltec and Taurus do get my vote as not the best.......................ck
 
I confess that I voted Colt Government Model 45 ACP but i also have Glocks, Rugers, H&Rs, revolvers in Colt & Ruger, and even an AMT Longslide - all of which have been totally reliable for me. It's great to pick from such a variety of really reliable guns for no real reason other than personal preference !!!

:D
 
I voted SIG. I EDC pocket a Kahr PM9. But HD, "bump in the dark", I grab one of these. The P226 is my favorite over any handgun I've ever owned..my "grab one and out the door" gun.
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Beretta

I can see that already I'm going to be in the minority. It's just that I've been shooting them (92F & 87BB) for years. They feel best in my hand, and I could field-strip one in the dark if I had to. My LEO brother swears by his Glock 27 in .40cal, and he's been on the PD for 35yrs, so I can't really argue with his choice. During his time on the force, they went from S&W M66 to Colt 1911 to Glock 23 to Glock 27, and he likes the 27 best. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess. ;)
 
Well, as the ONLY criterion listed for the poll was "most reliable" I can't understand why there are votes for anything but Glock. I've read about the torture testing. None of these other firearms could go what so many Glocks have been put through by professionals and amateurs alike.

This poll is not meant to be a beauty contest. And it's not meant to be a popularity contest. If it were, other models would win hands down. But nothing has Glock beat in the reliability category.

http://www.theprepared.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Item

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I can't vote fairly, as I have had nothing but a great reliability out of all my guns, but 1 make.
SO, my vote is going the way of the Glock, because I have had the Most experience/time/handling(on my 8th one) and the have all been nearly Flalwess.

Now, my shoot form the hip vote would be Springfield, I've had nothing but good experiences with them either, but it in all fairness it's only been with 4 guns.(but I like 1911's better)

Not a fair poll.;)
 
I guess I don't get to vote!

no "other"... and Dan Wesson is mixed with CZ...\

MY Dan Wesson revolvers are made in Monson, Mass, by Dan Wesson, and were made LONG before CZ had anything to do with anything...

also, my Hi-Standard Double-Nine isn't represented...

What about my Desert Eagle and Baby Eagle? (I might have missed this one... but I didn't see it)

why not a pick for "other" at the end?
 
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Apparently, not a lot of folks have NOT owned Rugers

I voted for Ruger & Glock, since they were my most reliable pistols.

The Ruger was more reliable than the Glock; the Glock stovepiped a few times in the first hundred rounds, and was easier to jam when my wife limp-wristed it. The Ruger never jammed at all.

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Jennings J-22, there is no equal

Oh, that was for the last post :)

You know, I have had great experience with Glocks, yes I have. I must have put more than a few thousand rounds downrange through my G23 and G22 pistols when I owned them. But I did have a few issues as well. My G23 was flawless, accurate and reliable. My G22 wasn't very acurate and had a few FTFs. I swapped barrels and all the strings and it worked much better.

For my experience (which is diffeent than others, I'm sure) the one brand that I have not once, ever, have had a failure of any kind and has been the most accurate I have ever witnessed much less owned would be the pistols crafted by Les Baer.

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I voted Glock and Sig...

I'm sure there are others that are just as reliable, but I don't own any others or have enough experience to call them reliable or unreliable. I always enjoy these opinion polls but it would be interesting to see HARD DATA on what
gun(s) are indeed the most reliable.

Like those Castrol oil commercials that have the two cars running side by side to see which one blows up first... Take Gun A and Gun B with the same conditions, same ammo, same everything and just fire until one of them fails.

Im not saying I want to be the one to pulling the trigger, but the results would be interesting. Make it like the Toughman competitions where the winner advances to the next round...


Ok, Im getting carried away...just a thought?:)
 
Glock

As far as reliability goes it's difficult to argue with Glocks.

It seems as though they just take the dirt and/or grime and use it as a secondary lubricant.
 
From personal experience my Firestar M45 was perfect for 5000 rds, would shoot off hand sub5" groups at 25 yds, which is pretty decent for a 3.6" barreled compact.My Kel-tec P-11 has 16 years of never failing, though the trigger sucks big time!The USAF issued me WWII 1911 that wouldn't hit the side of the barn, firing from inside the barn.I shot a Glock 19 once, didn't fit my hand, and I didn't fall in love with that idiotic trigger safety.I have a Cimarron "Colt SAA"clone and a Taurus PT 24/7 Ds that havent made it to the range yet. Two guns from the opposite end of the spectrum, one with hammer mounted firing pin and no safety , the other with more bells and whistles than the law should allow!
 
I voted S&W, but could just have easily voted CZ, SIG, Glock, HK... Modern firearms are on the whole very reliable. A trained user of course, is key. "It's the Indian, not the arrow", goes the old addage. Still, good arrows help!
 
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