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New POLL! What's your favorite Handgun Manufacturer?

68K views 192 replies 123 participants last post by  Cypher 
#1 ·
Who is your favorite handgun gun manufacturer?

I previously had a thread started back in 2007. However, people have asked for more options - so, I am starting a new poll.

Vote for your favorite - I can't possibly include everyone, but I tried to do the major companies...
 
#53 ·
well thats a hard question, I have several I like alot and consider my favorates. I like the CZ the best i think, It's really smooth and accurate with the way they have designed the slide, but I am a glock lover also and My FN 5.7x28 is another good one.
 
#56 ·
My first and only hand gun ever is the HK P30 V1 LEM 40 cal. I chose this after much research. I have friends who swear by Sig Sauer and a brother in law who has a CZ-75. I am a member at a gun range that has about 20 different models to 'rent' for the hour. Having tried the Sig P226 and P229, the CZ-75, HK45 and USP, and GLock 23 and 27, I must say there is NO comparison with my model of the P30. The gun just works like butter. It feels sooo perfect in balance, weight, recoil, and trigger pull. If the HK P30 is perfection at level 10, the next closest in feel would be the CZ-75 and I would rate it at 7.5/10. IMHO. If you have the means, as a one-time purchase, the HK P30 should be it.
 
#62 ·
There really are so many fine manufacturers to choose from, and it truly is a hard choice to make. That said, I will have to go with Glock b/c I believe it is the best out of the box, off the shelf combat pistol on the market for the price. That isn't to say the Glock is a better pistol than the likes of Sig & HK, but for the money, you just can't buy a better pistol. I would say the following are my top picks:

Glock
Sig Sauer
Smith & Wesson (M&P)
Browning Hi-Power
Colt
Springfield

Honorable mentions: HK, FN, Beretta, CZ...many fine others...
 
#63 ·
Smith and Wesson.

They make damn near any variation you might want, pistol or revolver, in damn near any caliber you might want, and they rarely make a turd. As far as I can tell they have the widest selection of any manufacturer and one of the best reputations. I only own one - a model 66 from 1972 - but if I could only choose one manufacturer to buy from, it would be S&W. Hell, while I'm thinking about it - my S&W wish list!

1911SC (Scandium frame, round-butt 1911, all black)
Shield 9mm
329 PD (Scandium frame 44 mag)
686 Plus with 6 inch bbl
Bodyguard 380
M&P 40
 
#64 ·
The one thing that this poll tells me is that we are blessed with many top notch pistol makers. I've got a few from various makers and I love em all. If I were forced to select a favorite, I'd got with my CZ Rami, but there are numerous others that I consider top quality handguns.
 
#72 ·
Most of my handguns are S&W, so yea, Smiths :yawinkle:

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#76 ·
Ruger and Rock Island win the value-for-money contest.
Beretta is very innovative and makes some truly fine guns, but they've also had a few lousy clunkers.
Glocks are the U-Haul trucks of the gun world. Great utility but no charm.
Kimber is the hot girl at the party who knows she's pretty.
NAA isn't on the list, but I sure do love 'em. Sure, they only do those small-bore niche weapons, but they're crazy fun, and surprisingly well put together.

But in the end, I have to vote Sig Sauer. Decent value for money, fairly wide range of products, every model solid as a rock, a bit of style and super nice to shoot. They're the whole package.
 
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