Continuation of "What is the most dead solid reliable pistol autoloader design ever?"

[TehK1w1]

My Makarov has never had any sort of problem. Ditto for my Walther P1(although it does tend to fling brass into my face).

 

[earlthegoat2]

Maybe the Ruger 345.

Glock?

HiPower

 

[GRIZ22]

I'd say any Glock based on the largest sampling I've experienced. I was a LE firearms instructor for most of over 30 years and oversaw about 300 Glocks from 1998-2005. that's shooting about 800-1000 rds a year counting quals and training. malfunctions and breakages were so rare they were events to be noted. Mostw ere due to operator inattention (cleaning, bad ammo, etc).

I have a Ruger P90 for about 15 years with zero malfunctions (at least 6k rds through it). I also had a 659 S&W I carrid for 5-6 years with no problems. The only 1911 I've ever owned that never malfunctioned is a Taurus PT1911 with about 4K through it so far.

 

[Thomas Garrett]

My friend dad's "first year" Browning Buckmark. That thing you can't kill it. must have 20 to 30,000 rounds through it. Original barrel and still dead on at 25 yards. Amazing!

 

[zinzan]

Browning Hi Power

 

[harmon rabb]

Probably some blowback design and not a short recoil...

Then again, my cz-82 stovepipes on occasion, and my SIG 226 has never had a single issue in over 1,000 rounds.

 

[mljdeckard]

I tell people, "When in doubt, start with a Glock."

BUT, it's difficult to buy a bad gun these days. If you get a lemon, you're going to know it right away. This is why it's so important to thoroughly test any piece of equipment you are going to trust your life to. The vast majority of all handguns function flawlessly out of the box. This business has become so competitive that you can't ship a bad gun without the whole world knowing an overblown internet version within a day of it happening.

Again, if it was some kind of emergence where I had to just grab one, history unknown, sight unseen and use it, it would be a Glock.

 

[BhmBill]

Any Davis, Bryco, Jennings, Jimenez.

But seriously.. the most reliable autoloader pistols design i've shot was probably Ruger P89 with FMJ's. No probs after several thousand rounds.

 

[lamazza]

Another vote for Glock 17/19

 

[jmahalek]

Glock...simple is reliable.

 

[Joe Demko]

german craftmanship and engineering,

Ah, yes. The uberkrauts. The same people who brought us the Arminius and Rohm lines of "affordable" handguns.
Also the notably unsuccessful and unloved HK VP70.
Also the Langenhan, which was about as dangerous to the shooter as to the target.
Let us not forget that finicky modern day zinc wonder: the Walther P22.

Germany has produced its share of crap. Don't assume German = good.

 

[Philip Marlowe]

HK USP.

Gun is built like a brick sh*t house - and has similar ergonomics. Ha.

 

[punkndisorderly]

Perhpas I've been lucky but the only centerfire autoloaders I've owned that have had problems related to the gun itself, rather than bad, worn, dirty, or just crappy magazines has been a 1911. Not that I dislike or think 1911's are inherently bad, but the two I've owned have been the only ones to ever really have a hiccup.

Every other pistol I've owned has always run flawlessly over the time I've owned them. I'm probably missing some but I've owned or own: Beretta 92, Beretta 96, H&K USP .45, Glock 26, Glock 34, Springfiled 1911 Compact and 5", and Ruger P94.

 

[turkeythigh]

colt 1911 mil-spec

 

[JohnBT]

" most dead solid reliable pistol autoloader design"

I think most of the designs are pretty good. It's when they actually build the guns that they foul things up.

JT

 

[woad_yurt]

My vote goes for the Makarov.

Honorable Mention: I also have a 9MM Star MOD 30 MI that's never failed in countless rounds. I don't know if they all do as well but it's built like a '49 Buick so I can't imagine that the others out there would perform much differently from mine.

 

[dobrzemetal]

a Block isnt so reliable when they Kaboom My vote goes to the Mak

 

[REDEYE]

I'll give a nod to the Glock, although I don't own one yet.

 

[ZO6Vettever]

Striker fired DAO pistols, Glock has that reputation for a reason.

 

[purplehaze]

ruger p95dc i had was the most reliable gun i've ever shot to date, but the the glock 17 is a great weapon in my opinion also. many may disagree due to the fact that i am partial to the 9mm, but that doesn't effect reliability.

 

[t_bonez]

XD-40SC... no problems, trust it with my life.

 

[TAB]

All of my "combat spec" pistols have never had a prob that was not operator related. Those are 1911s, 3rd gen smith autos and sigs.

 

[Mr.510]

XD

Any size, any caliber....

 

[Jim K]

Dead solid reliable auto? The folks who have experience only with junk clones won't believe this, but the M1911A1 GI pistol. And GI means GI, not some high priced garbage with "GI" or "Milspec" stamped on it.

Jim

 

[benderx4]

HK P7

Beretta 92FS