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Favorite C&R Pistol

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April 17, 2021, 05:20 PM
cajunmuscle
Favorite C&R Pistol
Excluding revolvers, what is your favorite C&R pistol? Let's also add most reliable as a deciding factor as well.
April 17, 2021, 05:59 PM
msfzoe
I like the CZ82, 9x18 Makarov.
Back in the day standard sidearm of Czech military and police.
Ambi controls make it suitable for a lh shooter.
Quite difficult to reassemble after a detail strip, however.
Solid steel construction, durable and dependable,
April 17, 2021, 06:13 PM
YooperSigs
Hmmm... Luger or 1903 Colt.


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April 17, 2021, 06:52 PM
cslinger
Probably a Mauser C96 but sadly I don't own one of those. Frown That's Cslingers gofundme@.......Big Grin

Of what I own a Walther PP. Just great bluing, classic lines, good shooter its just a NICE pistol.


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Chris
April 17, 2021, 09:01 PM
captain127
Old GI 1911’s and 1911A1’s, and pre WWII commercials
April 18, 2021, 10:18 AM
molachi
Colt 1908 .25 cal. Had CCR re-finish it. Haven't shot it and not really sure if I ever will.
April 18, 2021, 11:35 AM
Anubismp
My bank account says C96 Red 9. I also love the 1911 of course and the luger. Roth Steyr is a funky cool pistol. Want to hear something crazy? I have and love my Dreyse .32. Really cool little gun. Damn, I just love all C&Rs. Except the makarov. Its accurate but that recoil kills.
April 18, 2021, 02:06 PM
Lefty Sig
Pre-A1 1911's in polished blue. A1/parkerized not so much. Original Hi Powers. Sig P210/P48. S&W Model 41. Maybe a S&W 39 since it was the first US made 9mm DA/SA.
April 18, 2021, 04:46 PM
9x18
quote:
Except the makarov. Its accurate but that recoil kills

Get a Pearce grip , greatly reduces felt recoil.
April 18, 2021, 05:16 PM
chainfire
I fell in love with the 1911 when I was in boot-camp. I still love to shoot them. My son recently gave me a WWII G.I. piece, so that is my favorite.

I also like shooting my 1907 Dreyse, and assortment of old Colt and S&W revolvers from the early 1900s.
April 18, 2021, 05:24 PM
GT-40DOC
I also have a 1907 Dreyse pistol, but I have never fired it. I have only owned it 40+ years!!
April 18, 2021, 06:08 PM
MG34_Dan
Come on guys. This is the SIG Forum. My favorite C&R pistol is a circa 1947, SIG SP47-8 from the original Swedish Sports Shooters Association order. This old girl has the best trigger I have ever used, bar none. I also have an older .22lr conversion kit for it.














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April 18, 2021, 06:29 PM
abnmacv
1903 Colt.


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April 18, 2021, 11:20 PM
357fuzz
For some reason I have always been drawn to the Steyr-Hahn.
April 19, 2021, 12:17 AM
GWbiker
Polish P64. 9X18 Makarov. Snappy little puppy. Only negative is that damn double action trigger pull.


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April 19, 2021, 01:18 AM
stylophiles
quote:
Originally posted by MG34_Dan:
Come on guys. This is the SIG Forum.


How about a Sauer? 38H



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April 19, 2021, 01:56 AM
sns3guppy
For a curio and relic, how about anything by Sig, because it's no longer supported a year after being introduced.

My Gen 1 MPX, for example...
April 19, 2021, 10:12 AM
Watergoat
Lahti P40. Very pleasant shooting, amazingly accurate.
April 19, 2021, 05:57 PM
PASig
quote:
Originally posted by Anubismp:
Except the makarov. Its accurate but that recoil kills.


Huh. I owned a Russian commercial Makarov for a time and never thought the recoil was bad at all. The thing weighs like 8 pounds which soaks up that recoil pretty well.

I take it you’ve never shot a lightweight alloy Smith & Wesson .38/.357 snubnose revolver? Now that is some unpleasant recoil...


April 19, 2021, 06:02 PM
RichardC
quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
quote:
Originally posted by Anubismp:
Except the makarov. Its accurate but that recoil kills.


Huh. I owned a Russian commercial Makarov for a time and never thought the recoil was bad at all. The thing weighs like 8 pounds which soaks up that recoil pretty well.

I take it you’ve never shot a lightweight alloy Smith & Wesson .38/.357 snubnose revolver? Now that is some unpleasant recoil...


"Unpleasant"?

I say, nay, nay!

It causes one to laugh out loud, and go to the sales counter for another box of 50.


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