What's the best "out of the box" semi-automatic pistol you've owned?

[boondocker385]

Taurus 92 of all things. Great trigger, 50,000+ rounds one FTE on a squib (factory load). Bought it new in '92 too.

[caz223]

2 way tie between 2nd gen. Glock 20, and 5904 3rd gen. S&W pistol.
Neither has ever malfed in any way, and they just keep doing what they do.
Both guns have a high round count now, have been tried by fire *passed with flying colors* and still bone stock after all these years.

[Worc]

Lets Say it's a gun or guns that have been reliable, that serves its intended purpose well, and that hasn't been repaired or modified since you got it, get it?

Pretty much sums up all of my 9's. I did add a SRT kit to my West German 226 since they did not make them when the gun came out. I guess there's a lot to be said for how well the new parts fit right in a gun pushing 30 years old. I'd add accuracy to the list for me.

The gun that most everyone shoots/likes the best out of my five 9's would be the PPQ.

[DnPRK]

HK USP

[Wethepeople01]

Love this thread and envy all of the Browning HiPower and H&K P7 owners. Both are on my - if I ever win the lottery - list. That said, my G22 (Gen 2) has been insanely dependable and user friendly. Wish it was more glamorous than that.

[JDBerg]

Originally Posted by Worc:

...I did add a SRT kit to my West German 226 since they did not make them when the gun came out.

The Short Reset Trigger on my M11-A1 is fantastic! I wouldn't buy another Sig without the SRT, but when my ship comes in and I'm not at the airport, I hope to have one of the Legion series pistols, which "IMHO" lays to waste all of the criticisms I've heard about new production Sig pistols

[tahunua001]

best out of the box is the springfield XDM hands down.

[mr bolo]

my NORINCO has been the most reliable M1911 model Ive owned that was good right out of the box,made in China factory magazines are also very reliable.

fired any type of ammo I tried:

semi wadcutters

JHP

Ball

[s3779m]

sig 226...................or cz75b

[tallball]

We - You can get a good BHP, clone or surplus or both, quite inexpensively. I have had my FEG clone since the early 90's or so and it has been a very good pistol.

[mrdaputer]

PPQ has about the sweetest trigger right out of the box

[AK103K]

A shorter list would be the ones that have had a malfunction of some sort. I have been fortunate that *nearly all* of my pistols have worked very well.

I think a lot of that depends on what you are focused on and the number.

I switched to SIG's and Glocks because the 1911s, especially the "clones" (Springfield's being the worst), had become very problematical and couldnt give me the "out of the box" reliability I was looking for.

Over the years, I owned right around 40 1911's, 17 SIG's, and 17 Glocks. All a mix of new and used, but most of each were new.

Of the 1911's, and being generous in the remembering, maybe 15 out of the 40 worked 100% out of the box (and that was using "ball" ammo). Most of those were the Colts, GI guns, with a couple of very early Springfields that were built to the original specs.

Of all the SIG's and Glocks, only one Glock, an early Gen 1 17, had a problem, and that wasnt a failure out of the box.

Everything else, load the mags and shoot, shoot, shoot.

Lets Say it's a gun or guns that have been reliable, that serves its intended purpose well, and that hasn't been repaired or modified since you got it, get it?

Id also include "break-ins" in that. I never got why I had to break something in on my dime, especially when I just spent a good bit of money on a supposedly "quality" gun.

[rt11002003]

SIG X-6 9mm overall. S&W Model 41 .22lr best value. STI Target Master 9mm 1911 platform.

Runner Up: SIG p210 6.

[jaytothekizzay]

Not my favorite pistol of all time, but the one that tops the charts in most categories, as far as reliability, and functionality goes, is my Glock 23... hands down

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[MarkCO]

in 9mm, the CZP09. in .40S&W, the Glock35. In .45ACP, the Sig C3. Best of the three, the CZP09.

[wizrd]

'nudder vote for the H & K USP -- .40 in my case.

[buckweet]

Ruger standard .22 pistol.
4" tapered barrel.
Mark ll
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For many many many years..
never fails.
I don't think that you could wear one out.

[BigJimP]

A pair of Wilson Combat 1911's ...both 5" guns, a CQB in .45 acp and a Protector model in 9mm......both ran 100% right out of the box ( and I cannot say that about my Les Baer, my Ed Brown or any of my Kimbers.

The pair of Wilson's are two of the top 5 guns in my safe.

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But none of my Sig 226's, an X-Five L1 model, or my 239's have ever been a problem either ...or my Buckmark...( and that's about it for my semi-autos )...

[timgd]

Beretta model 70, 36 years of flawless service

[larryh1108]

A tie between my CZ PCR and pre series II Kimber (gasp!) Gold Combat. Both have been 100% and are great guns.

[briang2ad]

There is only ONE (most) correct answer here - and it is not disputable. The SP2022. Before your panties get into a knot - I did not say best pistol ever made - but BEST OTB.

NO need to change anything on this gun. Unless you have EXTRA long fingers, it has ample grip changes, perfectly textured panels, good steel night sights, pic rail, EXCELLENT OTB trigger, excellent fit/finish. No fluff/buff, no spring changes, not adding sights, no trigger mods/jobs, nothing. Every other gun I know of needs SOME mod/change/buffing/etc.

Its the one!

[SDF880]

Glock 34

[mmb713]

Witness Elite Match in 45.

[MarkCO]

I'd take the CZP09 over the Sig SP2022.

[pwalston25]

CZ 75 SP-01 Tactical (suppressor ready model) in 9mm