American Rifleman names 1911 no. 1 handgun of all time

[HICKMAN]

The Colt SAA should have been higher than the glock.

But it wasn't

Glocks have only been around since 80 and still managed third.

We'll take it

I'll get a "pretty boy" 1911 someday, until then, I'll keep spankin the whore.

 

[HICKMAN]

I could have called that one.

of course you wouldn't want to recognize the most popular pistol in modern times, but we understand why

 

[jclark]

I agree with Hickman....Glocks are great guns. they started a revolution in handgun design and reliability. I think they deserve a high ranking in this poll. I owned one before, but I could never get comfortable with the grip angle.

 

[kingnereli]

of course you wouldn't want to recognize the most popular pistol in modern times, but we understand why

Huh?

 

[haldir]

I own and carry a Glock 22 and own and carry a SA 1911a1. They are both great guns and deserve to be on the list. Given that one of the parameters is historical significance, I don't think you can really argue about the sidearm carried by the US military for several decades being number 1.

 

[jclark]

I own and carry a Glock 22 and own and carry a SA 1911a1. They are both great guns and deserve to be on the list. Given that one of the parameters is historical significance, I don't think you can really argue about the sidearm carried by the US military for several decades being number 1.

Exactly.

 

[johnb62]

I love my Glocks but I agree with the 1911 as first choice. They have been my number one choice for years.

 

[mercop]

They missed the CZ-75

If I want to show something off it will be one of my dive watches, not the gun I am carrying. It is a tool, not a talisman.

 

[Zoub]

I doubt a Foreign brand gun of any kind would have made the top spot in this, no matter what parameters were used. Be suspect of all polls and their authors. They always have an agenda.

BHP so far down the list makes little sense. I think it is an out of sight, out of mind thing.

 

[Jeremiah]

whats the saying I'm looking for here?

something along these lines.

just because most peopel think its true doesn't make it so, just because a few people understand doesn't mean they're wrong?

 

[bigcraig]

85% of all statistics are fabricated.

While the 1911 is a great gun, and in fact is a good choice for the aforementioned "greatest" gun poll, it isn't the "be all end all" gun. In fact, there is no such thing as the perfect handgun, some get close, but yet they all have their "quirks".

 

[ChalupaCabras]

They had several contributors make their own lists. A gun in first place received 10 points while a gun in 10th place received 1 point. The list was the result of the ten highest scoring guns. It was a good idea.

That makes a lot more sense.

If those parameters had been used across the broader gun community, instead of on a few hand-picked financiers of an already limited segment, then It could indeed have been a very informative and authoritative poll.

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When it comes down to greatest guns, my opinion is that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery; if your design is truly innovative, then others will copy it. There are several guns on that list that truly do deserve to be there. What are the most copied designs of all time?

* 1911
* Browning Hi-Power
* CZ-75
* Glock 17
* S&W K & J frames
* Walther PP

What model deserves the title more than any other? Who's to say.

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