What's the best "out of the box" semi-automatic pistol you've owned? - Page 5

P5 Guy · September 13, 2016, 09:49 AM

Glock 26.
That was a great surprise to run 100 trouble free rounds right from the box. No clean and lube I went right to the range with two boxes of WWB loaded up and shot.

no_expert · September 13, 2016, 01:16 PM

The two I built and put in boxes...

s3779m · September 13, 2016, 05:04 PM

Good lord, there seems to be some disagreement here. I expected this to be the second area everyone agreed on. The best breed of dog being the first area we all agree on.

t4terrific · September 13, 2016, 06:17 PM

I've had lots of great out of the box guns. Many of them have never failed, and were great shooters.

The best would be a matter of taste, or application.

I always say the Glock 19 is the best bone stock pistol ever made. That's taste though.

Some folks don't dig Glocks. That's fine. I like lots of similar pistols, Glock just hits more of the high points for me.

Jericho1911 · September 13, 2016, 06:22 PM

Sw 4506 3rd gen 45 acp
glock 23 gen 4 40sw
sig p320c 9mm

Guv · September 13, 2016, 06:49 PM

An American made 96 INOX Beretta and
An American made 229 Sig in 9mm
Both totally reliable, the 96 darn near shoots as accurately as my 44 mag Contender at 25 yds, unrested.

Pond, James Pond · September 14, 2016, 04:34 AM

Only ever owned 3.

So best in terms of reliability:

CZ SP-01 (bought new)
G19 (bought lightly used with lighter trigger = a handful of FTFs early on: crappy ammo)
MkIII (bought new: stove-pipes FTEs galore)

Best in terms of easy living:

G19 (easy take down, cleaning, parts and low cost thereof)
SP-01 (mainly higher cost of parts)
MkIII (tedious take down, high cost of parts, having to remove chamber indicator and mag safety)

Best in terms of accuracy

MkIII (hitting 6mm studding again and again at about 10m)
SP-01 (can do ragged holes in my hands)
G19 (decent groups, just not "CZ" groups, but then I was still learning then)

mcb66 · September 14, 2016, 07:00 AM

SIG 220. Close follow up ..... LLama 1911. I just calls um like I sees um.

DanPop · September 14, 2016, 02:42 PM

Sig P250 9mm & EAA SAR k2p, both equal.
The SAR k2p is an amazing gun for under $300, fit and finish flawless, accuracy is amazing and the recoil is minimal.
And the Sig, well it's a Sig, nuff said.

UncleEd · September 14, 2016, 02:57 PM

Beretta 92 FS.

Never a hangup with any that I've owned including some police beaters.

Good shooters. Reliable. As accurate as I can be.

I'm essentially a revolver guy but I've owned many 1911s, Sigs,
Glocks, etc. and etc. Truth be told, they all seem to work very well.

JDBerg · September 14, 2016, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t4terrific:

I always say the Glock 19 is the best bone stock pistol ever made. That's taste though.

IMHO, the Sig P228, is my favorite bone stock pistol ever, but the G-19 is way up there

ctl_alt_delete · September 14, 2016, 06:57 PM

By far the best, if "best" means reliable AND accurate. Fired at least 4000 rounds, probably more...Using all kinds of ammo, both cheap and high end. Never has misfired once. I've had a half dozen other pistols of all types and calibers. I cannot say the same about any of the others. I even accidentally put it up dirty for a couple years, got it back out, put 200 rounds through it before cleaning it, and no problems. If it were smaller, it would be my carry weapon.

ritepath · September 14, 2016, 07:32 PM

Best.....my CZ p-09 hands down. Accurate, Reliable, good looks, nice value.

MichaelS. · September 15, 2016, 04:28 PM

My top four are:
Sig P220
Kimber Classic Custom
All of my Glocks.
HK USP .40

Bongo Boy · September 15, 2016, 08:54 PM

'Best' with utterly no qualifications. That seems a little pointless to me.
Best carry? Best IDPA? Best IPSC? Best hunting? Best hunting short range? Best Bullseye? Best 3 gun? Am I off here?

5 pages of 'what gun do I like the best' doesn't seem too useful...or even interesting. Context is pretty important.

Tenguns · September 15, 2016, 09:52 PM

P220
p226
ppq

JDBerg · September 16, 2016, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bongo Boy:

'Best' with utterly no qualifications. That seems a little pointless to me.
Best carry? Best IDPA? Best IPSC? Best hunting? Best hunting short range? Best Bullseye? Best 3 gun? Am I off here?

5 pages of 'what gun do I like the best' doesn't seem too useful...or even interesting. Context is pretty important.

I wasn't intending to make this more complicated than it should be, my thought process is to ask the crowd which pistol was perfect to serve its intended purpose straight out of the box, set up just the way you got it. I don't know of many Comp or EDC guns that meet that criteria, there's almost always room for improvement. My Walther PPS M2 is up close to 1,000 rounds without a hiccup that is attributable to the gun, and I wouldn't make any changes to it whatsoever.

bamaranger · September 18, 2016, 03:56 AM

A few years back I bought a G34/gen4 for the exclusive purpose of shooting in our local IDPA league. I also shot a wee bit of 3Gun with it, and a couple of LE benefit matches. It capable of more accuracy than I am, has yet to exhibit a failure, and is totally box stock, to include the Glock sights. Round count is not all that high, maybe 1500-2000 rds, but I could not be more pleased.

peggysue · September 18, 2016, 05:49 AM

Canik TP series
Google it...\

ammo.crafter · September 18, 2016, 06:31 AM

Browning Hi Power and Colt Gold Cup (70) a close 3nd.

RaySendero · September 18, 2016, 06:38 AM

Quote:

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

Best I've ever shot was a Kimber Royal!

1st clip standing 2 hands w/ std 230 FMC ammo:

7 shots all touching at 7 yds!

Yrs later, Accuracy with any factory ammo or reloads is still there

AND the pistol has NEVER had a jam!

K-O-W

Wheelgun · September 18, 2016, 09:18 AM

I've owned many makes and models over the years, but there there are only two autos that meet the criteria:

Browning Hi-Power MkIII in .40S&W. Just a great shooter, and decent CCW.
Makarov. That was a nice little shooter and CCW pistol. Wish I had never sold it.

Mastrogiacomo · September 18, 2016, 09:27 AM

My Glocks have been the best, the Berettas second....

Laura

benEzra · September 18, 2016, 11:46 AM

The best I've owned so far is a FN FNS-9L (9mm longslide).

I was in the market for a Glock 34 after deciding that my old 5906 was too heavy and not accurate enough, but I couldn't find anyone who could fit a cover plate for the G34's ridiculous (to me) hole in the slide, so I started looking at other choices and landed on the FN. It is the most accurate 9mm I've owned, and has yet to have a failure of any kind. I would have preferred the manual-safety variant of the FNS, but unfortunately that isn't available with the longslide 9mm, just the standard length and compact models.

dgludwig · September 18, 2016, 12:17 PM

QUOTE: "...and Colt Gold Cup (70) a close 3nd."

I'm confoosed.

September 13, 2016, 06:22 PM	#105
Jericho1911 Member Join Date: June 21, 2005 Posts: 61	OUT OF BOX Sw 4506 3rd gen 45 acp glock 23 gen 4 40sw sig p320c 9mm __________________ USN RETIRED PROUD

September 13, 2016, 06:49 PM	#106
Guv Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2012 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,126	An American made 96 INOX Beretta and An American made 229 Sig in 9mm Both totally reliable, the 96 darn near shoots as accurately as my 44 mag Contender at 25 yds, unrested. __________________ Walnut and Gloss Blue, mostly!

September 14, 2016, 04:34 AM	#107
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	Only ever owned 3. So best in terms of reliability: CZ SP-01 (bought new) G19 (bought lightly used with lighter trigger = a handful of FTFs early on: crappy ammo) MkIII (bought new: stove-pipes FTEs galore) Best in terms of easy living: G19 (easy take down, cleaning, parts and low cost thereof) SP-01 (mainly higher cost of parts) MkIII (tedious take down, high cost of parts, having to remove chamber indicator and mag safety) Best in terms of accuracy MkIII (hitting 6mm studding again and again at about 10m) SP-01 (can do ragged holes in my hands) G19 (decent groups, just not "CZ" groups, but then I was still learning then) __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly. Last edited by Pond, James Pond; September 14, 2016 at 03:27 PM.

September 14, 2016, 02:42 PM	#109
DanPop Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2015 Posts: 116	Sig P250 9mm & EAA SAR k2p, both equal. The SAR k2p is an amazing gun for under $300, fit and finish flawless, accuracy is amazing and the recoil is minimal. And the Sig, well it's a Sig, nuff said. __________________ EAA SAR k2p 9mm Beretta px4 storm Taurus pt111 g2 9mm Sig Mosquito 22lr Sig Sauer P250 9mm full size Walther PPS m2 9mm S&W Bodyguard 380 Ruger LCP 380

September 14, 2016, 06:57 PM	#112
ctl_alt_delete Junior Member Join Date: September 14, 2016 Posts: 6	Beretta 92FS By far the best, if "best" means reliable AND accurate. Fired at least 4000 rounds, probably more...Using all kinds of ammo, both cheap and high end. Never has misfired once. I've had a half dozen other pistols of all types and calibers. I cannot say the same about any of the others. I even accidentally put it up dirty for a couple years, got it back out, put 200 rounds through it before cleaning it, and no problems. If it were smaller, it would be my carry weapon.

September 13, 2016, 09:49 AM	#101
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	Glock 26. That was a great surprise to run 100 trouble free rounds right from the box. No clean and lube I went right to the range with two boxes of WWB loaded up and shot.

September 13, 2016, 01:16 PM	#102
no_expert Junior Member Join Date: March 26, 2007 Posts: 6	The two I built and put in boxes...

September 13, 2016, 05:04 PM	#103
s3779m Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2012 Location: Lometa, Texas Posts: 333	Good lord, there seems to be some disagreement here. I expected this to be the second area everyone agreed on. The best breed of dog being the first area we all agree on.

September 13, 2016, 06:17 PM	#104
t4terrific Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2009 Posts: 307	I've had lots of great out of the box guns. Many of them have never failed, and were great shooters. The best would be a matter of taste, or application. I always say the Glock 19 is the best bone stock pistol ever made. That's taste though. Some folks don't dig Glocks. That's fine. I like lots of similar pistols, Glock just hits more of the high points for me.

September 14, 2016, 07:00 AM	#108
mcb66 Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2013 Posts: 117	SIG 220. Close follow up ..... LLama 1911. I just calls um like I sees um.

September 14, 2016, 02:57 PM	#110
UncleEd Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2013 Location: N. Georgia Posts: 1,150	Beretta 92 FS. Never a hangup with any that I've owned including some police beaters. Good shooters. Reliable. As accurate as I can be. I'm essentially a revolver guy but I've owned many 1911s, Sigs, Glocks, etc. and etc. Truth be told, they all seem to work very well.

September 14, 2016, 07:32 PM	#113
ritepath Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,419	Best.....my CZ p-09 hands down. Accurate, Reliable, good looks, nice value. __________________ There's only one...

September 15, 2016, 04:28 PM	#114
MichaelS. Member Join Date: September 6, 2016 Posts: 20	My top four are: Sig P220 Kimber Classic Custom All of my Glocks. HK USP .40

September 15, 2016, 08:54 PM	#115
Bongo Boy Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2008 Location: Colo Spgs CO Posts: 517	'Best' with utterly no qualifications. That seems a little pointless to me. Best carry? Best IDPA? Best IPSC? Best hunting? Best hunting short range? Best Bullseye? Best 3 gun? Am I off here? 5 pages of 'what gun do I like the best' doesn't seem too useful...or even interesting. Context is pretty important. __________________ NRA Benefactor Member “If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.” T Bankhead "I think only the authorities should have weapons." The New American Electorate Last edited by Bongo Boy; September 15, 2016 at 09:08 PM.

September 15, 2016, 09:52 PM	#116
Tenguns Member Join Date: October 7, 2014 Posts: 45	P220 p226 ppq

September 18, 2016, 03:56 AM	#118
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,300	G34 A few years back I bought a G34/gen4 for the exclusive purpose of shooting in our local IDPA league. I also shot a wee bit of 3Gun with it, and a couple of LE benefit matches. It capable of more accuracy than I am, has yet to exhibit a failure, and is totally box stock, to include the Glock sights. Round count is not all that high, maybe 1500-2000 rds, but I could not be more pleased.

September 18, 2016, 05:49 AM	#119
peggysue Junior member Join Date: May 20, 2014 Posts: 1,835	Canik TP series Google it...\

September 18, 2016, 06:31 AM	#120
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	Most reliable Browning Hi Power and Colt Gold Cup (70) a close 3nd. __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

September 18, 2016, 09:18 AM	#122
Wheelgun Senior Member Join Date: September 10, 2001 Location: New England Posts: 105	I've owned many makes and models over the years, but there there are only two autos that meet the criteria: Browning Hi-Power MkIII in .40S&W. Just a great shooter, and decent CCW. Makarov. That was a nice little shooter and CCW pistol. Wish I had never sold it.

September 18, 2016, 09:27 AM	#123
Mastrogiacomo Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,297	My Glocks have been the best, the Berettas second.... Laura __________________ "Luctor et Emergo" - Struggle and Emerge

September 18, 2016, 11:46 AM	#124
benEzra Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2001 Location: Down East in NC Posts: 220	The best I've owned so far is a FN FNS-9L (9mm longslide). I was in the market for a Glock 34 after deciding that my old 5906 was too heavy and not accurate enough, but I couldn't find anyone who could fit a cover plate for the G34's ridiculous (to me) hole in the slide, so I started looking at other choices and landed on the FN. It is the most accurate 9mm I've owned, and has yet to have a failure of any kind. I would have preferred the manual-safety variant of the FNS, but unfortunately that isn't available with the longslide 9mm, just the standard length and compact models.

September 18, 2016, 12:17 PM	#125
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,486	QUOTE: "...and Colt Gold Cup (70) a close 3nd." I'm confoosed. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member