What's the most rugged handgun in the world?

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JerryHN

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I'm sure this has been covered before, but I can't seem to find a thread that answers this question. If you can choose one handgun that will survive the most extreme conditions (ice, sand, water, dirt, mud, physical trauma, no cleaning, no lubrication etc.), which one would you pick (in your OPINION)? We're assuming there are no gunsmiths or spare replacement parts for this handgun, and that price is not a factor.

I know this is the semi-auto forum, but feel free to talk about DA/SA revolvers, etc.

Thanks,

Jerry
 
HK MK23. Lives through much that normal guns can't, very robust and built beyond tough. That would be my end of the world pistol.
 
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I'm gonna vote Ruger Redhawk. When I mine came in to be transfered there was a bill from UPS for a forklift. Apparently they ran over my Redhawk.
 
Well, I wouldn't be in that situation. If I were going to such an environment with a gun, I'd take my cleaning kit. I also have a tacklebox filled with nothing but Beretta 92 parts (since I have 8 of them). So, I'll take my 92 with me anywhere, and I'll likely have my kit with me if I knew I was going into a hostile environment with danger being probable.... :D
 
have you checked youtube lately, it's full of mud splattering videos of glocks xd's and whatever's being dug out of the ground and firing hundreds of rounds, rather entertaining.
 
"I think the M9 must be up there - it passed the U.S. Military trials."-Countzero

^You must not know anyone in the service huh? They hate their sidearms.

I'd personally pick G19.
 
^You must not know anyone in the service huh? They hate their sidearms.
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There are plenty of posts from service members on a recent thread, and a strong majority liked their M9s well enough. Most of the folks I've talked to in real life have few complaints, aside from miserable aftermarket magazines.

I will say, however, that no aluminum alloy-framed pistol is going to be the most durable/rugged handgun in the world. Any pistol is going to suffer if subjected to the kind of "maintenance" the M9 sees, but AL alloy-framed guns are going to suffer the most. Properly maintained, however, a 92/M9 or other high-quality AL alloy-framed handgun will last a very long time.
 
Well, I am a service member, specifically a Combat Marksmanship Coach, and I HATE the M9. I hate the DA trigger pull. I grew up shooting M1911s, and can not fathom why the DoD traded such a fine fighting handgun for the M9. But, I fight with what I am given. The M9 puts lead downrange. It works, but I STILL don't LIKE it.
 
You must not know anyone in the service huh? They hate their sidearms
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:rolleyes:

Actually every current or former service man/woman I know liked/likes the M9.

Two of them are even planing on buying one for personal use. One served in Afgahnistan with the 82nd airborne. And the Other was with a Marine unit in the 2nd battle of Fallujah.

These two men carried them in combat in a current war, and thought enough of them to want one of their own.


(this doesn't mean that every person in military service likes the M9, but making a broad generalization that they all "hate" it is wrong)
 
I have to agree that the people I know that are or were in the service do not care for the M9.

For the question about most rugged my answer would be .....HK USP and the good old Makarov.
 
My buddy who talked down to the M9 was a Marine who fought at Fallujah also, actually two buddies both Marines who met in Fallujah disliked their M9's. One bought an XD when he got out for what that's worth.

I think it was the sand that made them hate the M9.
 
I think the M9 must be up there - it passed the U.S. Military trials.
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I think the M9 is a good gun, but passing the Military trials wasn't much of a challenge.

If you lump autoloaders and DA revolvers together nothing has yet proven more rugged than a Glock.

I suspect a single action Ruger would prove to be the most rugged overall.
 
I think the M9 ranks up there and so does the Ruger P95, CZ75, Glock etc etc. This is far to subjective of a question.

I was in the Navy and national guard for a number of years...didnt care for the M9 back but I shot it well and never had a problem so not sure why I didnt care for it (not that I would bash it back then either). Most who bash the M9/92 that were in the service probably dealt with poorly maintained examples so I would take their words with a grain of salt.
 
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