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what is your most reliable 45 ?


tercel89

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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:

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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