what is your most reliable 45 ?

[BigK]

My XD-s has been 100% since break-in. I love that little gun.

 

I'm still working out the bugs on which round my CZ 97 BD likes. It's a little more finicky.

[tercel89]

Yes, the P Series pistols are beginning to make a comeback with both older and new shooters looking for a dependable platform.

 

But man...they sure rival Hipoints in the looks department.

 

 I just learned how to detail-strip my P-97 Ruger the other day. It wasn't as hard as I thought. Now a Beretta is a different story  :ugh:

[hipower]

I just learned how to detail-strip my P-97 Ruger the other day. It wasn't as hard as I thought. Now a Beretta is a different story  :ugh:

That's great Shawn. I'm not sure I'm ready to detail strip either of those.

[tercel89]

That's great Shawn. I'm not sure I'm ready to detail strip either of those.

I took apart a Beretta Cougar . I made the decocker/safety into a "decoker only" to where the lever would spring right back up after depressing it. The little coil spring in that lever is a ***** to get back in . I started to sweat and worry that I may never get it back in. But it all worked and the modification was really neat afterwards.

[Jonnin]

It interesting that whenever a "best pistol" discussion arises, regardless of caliber a HPA product gets promoted. For all of us who'd sooner not be associated with them people do buy them. In droves no less and with a fan support base far beyond expectation. HPA took what initially started out as a less than reliable pistol that they proved QC processed could make it work reliably. Larger gun companies should really focus on how HPA made themselves a success story.

 

They make a functional, inexpensive gun.  I have one and it works every time and is accurate enough for a defense weapon.   The trigger is not bad.  I wish it were slightly more rugged (some of the plastic they use in noncritical areas is soft) but the important bits are solidly made.   I would trust my life to it if I had nothing else and would go to it before some of my other, more expensive but finicky choices.  Its not my first pick for a concealed weapon due to the massive size and weight, but that holds true for my fancy 1911 too. 

Edited October 27, 2014 by Jonnin

[luvmyberetta]

I took apart a Beretta Cougar . I made the decocker/safety into a "decoker only" to where the lever would spring right back up after depressing it. The little coil spring in that lever is a ***** to get back in . I started to sweat and worry that I may never get it back in. But it all worked and the modification was really neat afterwards.

 

+1. I currently own three Beretta Cougars I've converted into "G" models & also added D model springs to them all including the Mini Cougars to lighten the DA trigger pull. The Cougars are simpe to convert into G models, not to mention free. You simply remove two little parts; the detent ball & spring. The regular 92/96 models are complicated to do the G conversion. The slides must be machined & it costs a few hundered dollars to convert them. Another reason to love the Cougar. The 90-Two doesn't need any machining & only requires a few parts to be converted to a G model, but still isn't what I'd call cheap.

Edited October 27, 2014 by luvmyberetta

[TomR]

Browning BDA 45 (Sig p220 imported by Browning)

[hipower]

Browning BDA 45 (Sig p220 imported by Browning)

 

Nice pistol. I missed out on one a few years ago.

[Djay3]

Sig P245