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1911
Still in very popular use in its mostly basic form today aside from updates improving control surfaces or changing caliber. The trigger is the gold standard to this day The short action tilting barrel is also the standard for pistol actions. 4 out of 5 modern auto loading pistols use tilt-barrel actions… and the 1 out of 5 that doesn’t is either an overly complicated German abomination, novelty gun, or shit blowback. |
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Own multiples of both. Both good designs in their day but both have been surpassed by later efforts. I'm not a huge Glock fan but there's no denying it has left both the 1911 and the Hi-Power in the dust. That's not a criticism of either design, it's just the normal improvement of a mechanical devise over time.
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Captain America does not speak metric!
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I voted 1911 because I love them, always have.
my CZ TSO, and Shadow 2 feel better, grip better, come out of the holster incredibly (ones not to fair as it's a race holster never one you would actually ever wear) get on point/target better are recoil babies being all metal and unfortunately are far more accurate than I will ever be. They are my favorite pistols |
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"One does not hunt in order to kill, quite the contrary, One kills in order to have hunted"
I got sunshine in my stomach, like I just rocked my baby to sleep |
Get both.
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z - Deplorable Neanderthal
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The BHP is the optimal sizing to a pistol. It’s crazy to me that near 100 years later the firearms industry rediscovered that fact with the P365Xl and Glock 48
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"George said "TAX? Fuck that, I THE FUCKING MAN!" Then took a bunch of shots of the whiskey he made himself and shot King George in the goddamned face." -RustedAce
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1911, truly revolutionary when it was introduced, and still viable today in updated form.
Will Glocks and other more recent designs still be relevant 113 years later? |
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Originally Posted By 1Bigdog: P7M13 View Quote Maybe you’re trying to be funny, but this overrated pistol sucked so bad, hardly anywhere made, it’s no longer in production, and even though the patents have long since expired, not even the turks will copy it. If it’s so great, why isn’t it in production? Pretty much every other gun being disgusting this thread is still in production. |
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P226
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Between the two, I greatly prefer the 1911. I can’t say I’ve ever shot an HP that had a great trigger…
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I tried that whole cancer thing. It wasn't for me. Good Riddance.
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First gen Walther P99.
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Originally Posted By sparkyfender2: Colt 1873. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/390133/R__4__jpeg-3319412.JPG View Quote Bingo. |
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Who won all 4 world wars?
Checkmate, Eurofags. |
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"I haven't met one burnt end or rib that I haven't liked." -Andy Reid
"Sporterizing: The art of spending $700 on a $300 gun to make it worth $200." -GTwannabe |
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HKP7
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JM Browning had to be a time traveler.
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I feel like a bunch of you are misunderstanding the question.
There are only two choices. |
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“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” -- Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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Originally Posted By GenYRevolverGuy: I see what you did there, and I recognize it as some of your best work. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By GenYRevolverGuy: Originally Posted By wakeboarder: P210 I see what you did there, and I recognize it as some of your best work. He is a very bad man. |
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“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” -- Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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Originally Posted By TheRealBluedog: Here we go again. Whenever you post a thread like this all you’re going to do is get a bunch of people nominating their favorite pistol. Before we can even have this discussion, we have to agree on what “greatest” means. Greatest does not necessarily mean best. To me, greatest means the handgun design had the largest overall impact on subsequent handgun designs. Both of the choices were great handguns. There’s no doubt about that. But when it comes to great-est, there can only be one. That is the Glock 17. No I do not own one anymore, no it is not my favorite, and no it is not the best. But it is the greatest. Here’s why. When the Glock 17 appeared on the market, there was nothing else like it. You HK fanboys can shut the fuck up. There was nothing like the Glock 17 when it appeared. Within a few years, every single MAJOR manufacturer had introduced or was working on a compact polymer framed high capacity 9 mm semi automatic that was striker fired, with no external safeties. In other words, literally every major manufacturer came out with their version of the Glock. You can’t say that about the 1911, you can’t say that about the high-power, you can’t say that about any other handgun of modern times. One handgun came along and completely changed the handgun market. That was the Glock 17. View Quote This seems pretty objectively incorrect. The G17 showed up in 1982. The S&W Sigma didn't happen until 1994 (M&Ps appeared in 2005), the P99 showed up in 1997, the HS2000 (XD) didn't show up until 1999, the PT 24/7 didn't show up until 2004, etc. It basically took almost 20 years for serious Glock inspired pistols to show up. Numerous striker guns existed before Glock, and numerous double stack guns existed before Glock. The one thing Glock brought to the table was a commercially successful polymer frame, and it took quite some time to demonstrate it was durable. Is the Glock an extremely influential and historically important handgun? Yes. Does Glock's polymer frame outweigh the development of the short recoil system upon which basically every semiauto pistol outside of Beretta is based? I would argue no. |
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"I haven't met one burnt end or rib that I haven't liked." -Andy Reid
"Sporterizing: The art of spending $700 on a $300 gun to make it worth $200." -GTwannabe |
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Callsign: Doc. For my wild hair and DeLorean
OH, USA
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Originally Posted By Sputnik556: 92 Fight me View Quote @Sputnik556 First off, let's talk heritage. The 1911 is the battle-hardened granddaddy of all modern handguns. It’s been around longer than most of us have been alive, and it doesn’t need flashy new tricks or Italian aesthetics to make an impression. The Beretta 92? Sure, it's sleek, it's shiny, it’s the pistol your rich uncle brags about at Thanksgiving. But the 1911? That’s the pistol that your great-grandfather carried through two world wars and probably used to crack a Nazi’s skull when he ran out of ammo. Speaking of ammo, can we please talk about the .45 ACP? The 1911 doesn’t mess around with those dainty 9mm rounds like the Beretta 92 does. If you want to scare someone with the sound of your weapon alone, rack that 1911 slide and let the .45 speak for itself. It’s like a sledgehammer compared to a butter knife. With the 1911, you don’t have to double-tap—because that sucker isn’t getting back up. Reliability? The 1911 is like that old pickup truck that’s never been washed, but it’ll start every time and get the job done, no questions asked. The Beretta 92? Look, it might work fine at the range when it’s freshly cleaned and lubed, but good luck when it’s dirty, wet, or when you’ve got a little dust in the chamber. The 1911? It'll keep firing, come rain, mud, or Armageddon. And let’s not even get started on the trigger. The 1911’s trigger pull is as smooth as a Sinatra ballad, while the Beretta 92’s double-action feels like pulling a piano up a hill. If you want precision, accuracy, and a trigger you’ll dream about at night, you go 1911. The Beretta’s trigger is decent, sure—if you enjoy second place. Look, I get it, the Beretta has 15+ rounds in the mag, but that’s because you’re gonna need 15 rounds with that anemic 9mm. Meanwhile, with the 1911, you’ve got seven rounds of "I don't have time for your nonsense." Less is more when each shot feels like you’re firing mini-cannonballs. In the end, the 1911 is the Clint Eastwood of pistols—old, grizzled, and not here for your modern excuses. The Beretta 92 is the equivalent of a Euro sports car: flashy, fancy, and a little too proud of itself. Sure, it’s nice on a Sunday drive, but when the chips are down and you need something dependable, you’ll be reaching for that good ol’ slab of American steel every time. |
"We're all new here, kid. The old ones are either dead or in the hospital. What the hell did you expect, a two week pass to Paris? Get in line and do what you're told, or you'll be dead before sunup."
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Beretta 92
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Participation in the rights of citizenship presumes participation in the duties of citizenship
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
-Ephesians 6:12 |
Greatest = 1911
Most Elegant = Hi-Power |
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...in Minecraft
**Didn't read thread before replying.** |
Hi-Point
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The USP.
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My coming was foretold. For me, the gates will open.
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"I got this. We'll skip the dicks" DK-Prof 12/7/21
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Whatever it was, it was probably too expensive to mass produce and was never made.
If you want to talk about greatest ever man produced, what price range? |
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Clinging to my guns and religion in Illinois.
Check out what my wife is doing http://yellowtennessee.com/ |
Taurus TX 22.
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Get WOKE, go BROKE!
Never let the shit filter get full. |
"I got this. We'll skip the dicks" DK-Prof 12/7/21
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Originally Posted By Firestarter123: Dan Wesson DWX It combines the best attributes of the 1911 with the best attributes of the CZ75. https://nextcloud.fstech.ltd/s/ZLqbsbF3EbGLNz3/preview View Quote Serious. |
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Get WOKE, go BROKE!
Never let the shit filter get full. |
Fucked up not buying one of these stupid masters degree Attached File
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"George said "TAX? Fuck that, I THE FUCKING MAN!" Then took a bunch of shots of the whiskey he made himself and shot King George in the goddamned face." -RustedAce
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HK P7
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Be brave and savor light until it's time for you and me.
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By rtlm: Originally Posted By DK-Prof: I feel like a bunch of you are misunderstanding the question. There are only two choices. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/542569/hurr_durr_JPG-3319548.jpg Okay, fair point. There are three choices. But only two of them are GOOD choices. |
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“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” -- Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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Did I just kill another thread?
We are in the middle of a Communist Revolution in the USA. There is no voting our way out of this. |
Whites tend not to riot. They mostly have three speeds:
Uninvolved, Peaceful but passionate protesting, or Genocide |
Originally Posted By TheRealBluedog: Here we go again. Whenever you post a thread like this all you’re going to do is get a bunch of people nominating their favorite pistol. View Quote But this one has a poll, so all people need to do is to pick between the two greatest handguns of all time. Simple. |
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“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” -- Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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Originally Posted By Citadel: Glock of course View Quote I'm tempted to agree, but I have to defer to St Browning's 1911. The heart of Gaston's miracle gun is Browning's lockup action. Glock was a purely practical engineer. It still mystifies me on how he dreamed that action up. Pure genius. |
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Glock
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Colt SAA
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1911, HK USP, or Beretta 92 would be my vote. Depending on the metric you go by. The USP is probably the longest service life pistol ever made if Federal's is anything to go by.
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Greatest as in most game changing, or geeatest as in best available?
For the former, it's probably one of the old revolvers. Going from muzzle loading to 6 (or 5) rounds on tap is probably the single biggest jump. After that, maybe the Borschsardt, or however the fuck you spell it. |
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Secretly, every normal man, wants to hoist the black flag and say “fuck it!”
Be it banging the SO’s hot friend, driving over 100, buying a bulldozer, or doing a barrel roll. - Skyking (probably) |
Life member of CRPA. FPC contributor.
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