What is your favorite pistol and why?

I've said it before, I can't even pick out a least favorite, forget picking a favorite.

My Hi power is, however, a comfortable, fine fitting, wonderful piece to shoot. I will carry it around more often than any of my others. That's the closest I'm coming to picking a favorite.
 
Really tough question but I would suppose my favorite just to shoot is my Ed Brown Special Forces. It's beautiful, smooth, feels right, and shoots nice to boot.

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92 years old, pitted dark 92 year old barrel. It rattles. I can group 2" with it and I've only put 50 rounds through the thing. I think it's my favorite

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My favorite without a doubt is my Springfield 1911, but a close second is my Smith and Wesson model 57 41 mag with the pinned barrel and recessed cylinder.
 
Springfield XD9 subcompact:

* One trigger mode
* No manual safety
* Points like my index finger
* Sights are quick to acquire (I'm cross-eye dominant, and the short 3" barrel helps in this area)
* Ambidextrous mag release (I practice with both hands)
* As accurate in my hands as my old 4" revolvers, Sig 226, Ruger MKII, and XD9 5"
* No glitches in 2,600 rounds
* 13+1 rounds in a compact package; 16+1 in a slightly less compact package
* $8.50/box steel-cased range fodder; $6.50/box handloaded range fodder; Federal HST 124-gr +P for carry/defense.
* Light and compact enough for easy carry IWB or OWB, and also suitable for home defense.

I have two.
 
It’s far from the most practical; I’m still trying to find a set of grips that work for me, but my M 27 – 2, 6”. The reason is simple; the old N frames were and still are the height of gun makers’ art.
 
It's a toss up between a CZ-75B, a good 1911, or a Ruger GP100. All reliable, accurate and look good. I know, what's good looking about the Ruger? I don't know but it looks good!
 
Fav.

Favorite handgun....
For hunting - a T/C Contender 10" bbl. 30-30 Win. or .44 Mag. Easy to carry. Lots of power. Accurate.
For other purposes - tough to decide - I suppose a 1911 as it is the only gun that I have two of. Accuracy, reliability, power.
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Pete
 
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Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?
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-Josey Wales

Do revolvers count?

My favorite "pistol" is probably the Glock 23 although I really enjoy the Ruger Mark II. Don't have so many "pistols"; mostly revolvers.
 
Colt Hammerless Automatics would be my #1 choice. I just purchased my first examples in both .25 ACP and .380 ACP. I may add the .32 ACP just for completeness.

Reasons - owning a piece of history, innovative design for their time and relative rarity in any kind of decent original condition. No plastic pistol (of which I own and like several very much) will ever compare to these classics.

I'm with Aarond on the revolvers... S&W Model 10s are my favorites.
 
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My wife is my favorite little pistol. You should see how mad she gets when I come home with a new toy (car, antique or gun). She looks like Mt. Saint Helen erupting! COOL :-)
 
Probably my 2003 CZ 75BD. Now that I have a good cast boolit for it, the thing shoots like a laser for 1/4 the cost of storebought ammo.
 
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