My 1911 .45 S&W sc-pd. Feels the best and I am fairly accurate with it. I have shot everything under the sun in it and it has never choked once. Can't ask much more out a pistol than that. Easy to pack with a good holster and the instructors belt I got from Galco. Good luck in your choice.

Best, Baldy..

Right now my M&Ps are my favorites and have so far been flawless but the most reliable gun I ever had was my Beretta 92f (not fs). I put over 50,000 rounds through it over the years and it never hiccuped once in any way. It was the only gun I ever kept long enough to put that many rounds through.

Sig 229 in 357 sig

Browning Hi-Power, very closely followed by a CZ-75.

Any doubt what I will say?!?! Hmmm????

Walther p99 A/S - no other pistol compares to me...

I've traded away many auto's from different brand makers for several reasons. But, the only two I have not and will not are my SigSauer P229 and Walther P99.

Ruger P97DC

Was a Colt Gold Cup .45 Auto. When I bought the gun I was told it was set up for hardball.

I only tried this gun on crows, and with Winchester Silvertip ammo it was deadly out to about 75 yards or so. The lighter Silvertips gave fairly flat trajectories, and seemed to be explosive on these critters.

I had a good handload usinf 185 gr, Sierra jacketed hollow cavity bullets, but never tried them on animals.

Bob Wright

It depends on what it is for. for serious social carry I don't think there is any better than the 3913 that I have. For accuracy the model 52 S&W in .38 Special wad cutter. for Uniform Duty carry I love the 1076 or the 645. For plinking I have found nothing better than the 4" 422 by S&W. Jim

bottom line 1911 there ain't no other plan and simple

Walther P99

I have had great luck with 1911's in 9mm,38 super and45 over the years..Must say that the CZ 75b's are super also..Can't say I have had any problems with either style gun..
Lately a trip to the range means a 1911 and a CZ,both in 9mm and maybe a Cienier 22 kit on a 1911 frame..

H&K USP Compact .40 "In a world of compromise some don't"

I have a tie glock 17 and sw 99.

For years my favorite was my Ruger P94 in .40 caliber. Recently sold it to get the S&W M&P for several reasons.
Mostly because it's for my duty gun - holds 14 + 1, has accessory rail.

I'd have kept the Ruger - great shootin & accurate but finances as they are I couldn't get the M&P without selling it.

M&P's great too ya know.

I haven't had many but of the auto's I have owned my preference is the M&P9. I will own an M&P40 before it is over.

The 1911a1 is first, second goes to my Double Eagle.

Baby Eagle semi-compact polymer 9mm. It feels really good in my hand and it is extremely accurate. Its also 100% reliable with me.

Since you said you like to stay with .40, I say get a SIG Elite, either a P226 or a P229. They aren't cheap, they aren't light, and they aren't small. But the quality is top-notch (at least in my experience). They feel simply elegant to shoot. All firearms are tools; a SIG is both a tool and an heirloom.

Colts Combat Commander!

Colt..........'nuff said.

Glock Model 30.

my Sig 229 9mm

1911 style. Tarus makes one in .40.