Walter P22. Must be the second one ever produced. Has NEVER malfunctioned. No stoppages, erectile disfunction, cancer, dupystopian feelings; nothing. And that is with the 3" barrel. Also have the 5" barrel. Very, very accurate.

Of course, I probably just jinxed my self.

Russian Makarov

Bought one at a gun auction and while ugly as sin and heavy, this thing was a great shooter.

I don't know if I'd call it a "dog" but I am impressed by the surplus CZ-82 in 9mm X 18. I bought two of them some years ago when they were cheap and plentiful. I traded one for a shotgun a few years ago.

They are built like a tank and amazingly accurate.

Diamondback DB9 - despite reports mine was accurate and reliable. I traded it but not for any problems. Great gun or atleast mine was. My only ding on it was it was unpleasant to shoot more than about a box of ammo as it is such a thin gun.

Dreyse 1907- I think most of the problems people report is that they are ugly but damn this gun can shoot. No failures that can't be traced back to ammo. Usually found cheap. WILL LIKELY FIRE IF LOADED WHEN DISASSEMBLED. We have firearms rules for a reason, I'm not deterred by this.

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Originally posted by Belwolf:
I don't know if I'd call it a "dog" but I am impressed by the surplus CZ-82 in 9mm X 18. I bought two of them some years ago when they were cheap and plentiful. I traded one for a shotgun a few years ago.

They are built like a tank and amazingly accurate.

I had one. I sent it to Dave Severns to get the hard hat treatment and recrown the barrel. It was a fantastic shooter. I sold it for 600 this year through my local shop.

Not exactly a dog, but by no means popular is one of my favorite pistols. The P220-9-eu. Single stack P220 in 9mm with a euro mag release. You can probably still find them for around $500. They are great guns that no one is interested in.

Colt Double Eagle! 1989.... go figure...
Lots of dislikes and critics out there. Haven't exactly shot much but has never failed. Pinched some others' trigger fingers but never my finger. Reset is pretty nice too. Makes for a super accurate fun bullseye gun. Never carried though.

Not a dog, but a real sleeper - the Ruger Commander -sized SR1911. The pistol is accurate and stone-cold reliable. It far exceeded my expectations and isn't even hard to look at. I wouldn't hesitate to carry this one.

Jerry

I have an Interarms Walther PPK/s that has been flawless since the day I bought it. I also have a Karh P380 that has been reliable as well.

I don't know that I can call Makarovs dogs, since they're simply not popular as opposed to disliked. I certainly have a hard time understanding why they're not more popular, though.

Taurus Model 85 snub. An idiot co-worker of mine insisted on shooting his with hot +P for years before it detonated like a hand grenade. As departmental armorer, I took custody of the various pieces and sent them to Taurus. Two weeks later, a new Model 85 was sent back to us.
So I bought one. Carried it for years and shot it often. Great little gun. Finally sold it to my friends wife, who gave to my friend for a retirement gift.

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
I don't know that I can call Makarovs dogs, since they're simply not popular as opposed to disliked. I certainly have a hard time understanding why they're not more popular, though.

I really like my Makarov. I bought one of the slides with 3 dot sight from Makarov.com for it.

I have a pistol that this Forum has declared “dog” and may well be.
The R51 was returned and replaced by Remington 3 times.i kept the last iteration. When it fires, it is dead accurate! Every now and then the magazine falls off. Placing a magazine while the slide is not racked does not load a round in the chamber when racking the slide; and the slide does not go into complete battery without a gentle push from the heel of my left hand. It is beautiful looking; Not dog looking and very accurate.
To clean, it is a wrestling match to field strip.
I do love my R 51

Bulgarian(!) Makarov. every time I shoot it, which ain't that often, I tell myself to shoot it more often.
Number two is a Beretta Tomcat. Only works with .32 SilverTips, and hardly shoots better than minute od paper plate at 20 feet, but alwayys shoots. Never a bobble.

Bersa .380 with fixed barrel. That pistol was totally reliable and the accuracy was just uncanny. Not a bad DA trigger and recoil was nothing. A very nice pistol

Browning BDM. Not cheap, but not popular, and I don't understand why it didn't make it. Superb ergos, reliable, decent-looking, and an acceptable trigger. I sure dug that BDM a lot.

Two...

Taurus 85 my Dad gave me in '90 or '91, I think. Stainless, very smooth action, good trigger. Carried a lot, shot a little. Mostly carried as a BUG in an ankle rig on road trips. Went back to Taurus once because the firing pin spring broke. I need to pull it out of the safe and shoot it again soon; it's been too long.

Other one is a SCCY CPX-2. Bought on a whim, mainly because they're made in my hometown (Daytona Beach, FL). I liked the size and the DAO action, and inexpensive. Accuracy not great (although acceptable for intended close quarters SD distances) but I suspect it would improve once I got used to its long DAO tigger pull. A little snappy since it doesn't weigh much of anything, and the finger extension baseplates pinched my finger. The flat baseplates don't pinch my finger, though; weird... I'm keeping it, but I doubt I would ever carry it.

Oh, one more I just remembered...
After my dad passed in '08 my mom gave me most of his guns (my sister snagged his NAA.22LR mini revolver) which included a couple wonderful guns and one dog -- an FIE Titan .25 auto, with a gold-toned slide on a black frame. I have no idea what possessed him to buy it, except maybe to replace an older one in plain black that he had given to my older brother that, as I recall, was from the early '70's and of much better fit and finish. I think Dad may have slipped this in his gym shorts pocket when he went on bike rides around the neighborhood, since his EDC Ruger SP-101/.357 in a pocket would have pulled his gym shorts down to his ankles! I've never fired it, but I need to, just to use up the box of ammo. Another one I keep for sentimental reasons.

Taurus PT1911. The only 1911 I actually regret getting rid of.

I bought a SCCY CPX-2, for $155.00, new.
I have never had the slightest hitch, no failures of any sort.

Another Taurus 1911 owner: two in 9mm and one in .45 acp. No failures of any kind, mechanically; however, the front sight of one of the 9mms fell off during the first magazine at the range. Taurus shipped and fixed on their dime.

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Originally posted by g26s239:
I like the Taurus Raging Bull 480 I shot. It is my friend's gun and he has moved several states away. We shot 325 grain Hornady factory XTPs and 400 grain hard cast flat nose ammo loaded to a nominal 1200 fps. The gun is pretty darned heavy which helped dampen the felt recoil. Some people don't seem to care for the Raging Bull model but the one I tried is pretty nice.

Agreed, my pals was 454 with barrel ports. Good looking revolver I must say. It didnt seem as frail as a N frame S&W. Damn snappy in 454 and we shot every brand available plus his mild to monster reloads. Accurate and I suppose that red cushion down its back strap gave a little comfort.