What's your favorite semi-auto handgun?

Owned and shot lots, too many to count.

Only one to choose...... Browning Hi Power Standard. (current make)













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A lot of good ones, but I'm partial to 1911's in .45 ACP.

SIG has a lot of nice guns, so do a few others. I could dig a Walther P-88 or a Coonan .357 Mag.

I don't have any interest in Glocks at all.

There are other polymer framed guns (M&P) that would be fine for carry but a Glock is just butt-ugly to me.
 
I am partial to the Husqvarna M1907 (1903 Browning in 9mm Browning long). I just find it fits my hands well, there isn't much kick (roughly the same amount of power as a .380), fairly accurate (can compete with most modern sidearms), very reliable, has some cool history to it (reissued as standard issue after being taken out of service 30 years before) and is pretty much fully ambidextrous (only the safety isn't). The only real downside to the gun is the fact the ammo isn't exactly common (but thanks to PPU you can get it now).
 
I like a quality 1911 - most often in .45 but I can also love a 10mm - more than anything else. Very crisp trigger, straight back, clean, positive reset. Extraordinarily easy to shoot. Enormous variety of sight and holster options; a hundred years of experience in making them work (and not work, if you're a guy who likes dremel tools more than guns). Plus if you wop somebody with one, they stay wopped, as a friend of mine with significant relevant experience likes to point out.

If I figure 9 rounds isn't enough, a Glock in 9 or 10mm are my next preferences. The G20 is about as reliable a 10mm as has ever been built and the SF version is a pretty decent-handling blaster.

A 9mm Glock, assuming it's one where the extractor is properly paired with the rest of the machine, is about as reliable as I would ever need.

All Glocks have the advantage of a pretty short, simple trigger, usually pretty light, positive tactile reset, also very easy to shoot as a result, and also an enormous range of sights and holsters available.

For all practical purposes a 9mm Glock with confirmed good extraction is as good a choice as anyone interested in a defensive pistol can make.

I just like 1911s more because I have personal history with them, and I get more joy from riding my absurd giant pushrod italian V-twin than I do from my GSXR. But if I had to train people to make it around a track fast, I would just get them onto the GSXR.
 
gdawg said:
Sig P210 of any variety, old or new. They are beautifully built, lock up is vault tight, slide is as smooth as butter, the ergonomics of the pistol work very well for me, they are extremely accurate and I appreciate the heritage of the gun. A P210 is the last pistol I would ever sell.


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Gdawg... I am deeply envious....would sell a kidney for one of these....lol
However with budget constraints...it's he shadow for me...fit, finish,accuracy.....although my p226 is a very close second..
 
Never met a gun I didn't like, but a Glock 17 9mm and a Python .357 would nave to be my favorites in pistol and revolver. Although redundant, I also love the 1911 in .45 ACP and the S&W Model 29.
 
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Technically, if you're talking semi-autos, then you have to include at least 2 revolvers:

The Webley-Fosbery
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and the Mateba Model 6 Unica
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These would fall into the semi-auto category, yes?

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A 44 mag Mateba sold on ee a month or so ago. First time I'm id ever seen one. Interesting gun.

 
(((Echo))) said:
I hear there was one. Don't know the price it went for. If anything like the states, $$$$:eek:.
They're cool, and yes, I'd like one. Problem is, I like my kidneys more.

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Get this... it was listed for $2200 (so it wouldn't have gone for more) 'and' it had 2 barrels. I did some searching and in the US something similar would be $5-6K.
 
gdawg said:
Get this... it was listed for $2200 (so it wouldn't have gone for more) 'and' it had 2 barrels. I did some searching and in the US something similar would be $5-6K.
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That often seems to be the case in Canada. Both mainstream and low end guns seem to cost more here while highend or collectable ones seem to be a real bargain compared to the US.
 
sailor723 said:
That often seems to be the case in Canada. Both mainstream and low end guns seem to cost more here while highend or collectable ones seem to be a real bargain compared to the US.
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yes that is a good observation
 
misanthropist said:
I like a quality 1911 - most often in .45 but I can also love a 10mm - more than anything else. Very crisp trigger, straight back, clean, positive reset. Extraordinarily easy to shoot. Enormous variety of sight and holster options; a hundred years of experience in making them work (and not work, if you're a guy who likes dremel tools more than guns). Plus if you wop somebody with one, they stay wopped, as a friend of mine with significant relevant experience likes to point out.

If I figure 9 rounds isn't enough, a Glock in 9 or 10mm are my next preferences. The G20 is about as reliable a 10mm as has ever been built and the SF version is a pretty decent-handling blaster.

A 9mm Glock, assuming it's one where the extractor is properly paired with the rest of the machine, is about as reliable as I would ever need.

All Glocks have the advantage of a pretty short, simple trigger, usually pretty light, positive tactile reset, also very easy to shoot as a result, and also an enormous range of sights and holsters available.

For all practical purposes a 9mm Glock with confirmed good extraction is as good a choice as anyone interested in a defensive pistol can make.

I just like 1911s more because I have personal history with them, and I get more joy from riding my absurd giant pushrod italian V-twin than I do from my GSXR. But if I had to train people to make it around a track fast, I would just get them onto the GSXR.
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Aprillia?? you got me off track mentioning an italian V-twin.. my first V-twin mistress was an RSVr. i had to sell it before i died or lost my license. the bike was a track bike with lights lol


i only have one handgun; its a glock 22C so its my favorite for now. I will return it to its righful owner once the M&P40 shows up. One of the reasons guns can be better then a wife.... you can borrow a buddies gun, you cant borrow his wife.
 
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