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In your opinion, are there any handguns that are absolutely perfect right out of the box? I mean NO modifications needed whatsoever??? Browning Hi Power 40 S&W Always goes bang.
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In your opinion, are there any handguns that are absolutely perfect right out of the box? I mean NO modifications needed whatsoever??? Browning Hi Power 40 S&W Always goes bang. Hi Powers just tend to do that!
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In your opinion, are there any handguns that are absolutely perfect right out of the box? I mean NO modifications needed whatsoever??? "Absolutely Perfect" is a tall order. A Cabot 1911 comes to mind. Best 
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The one I shoot the most and the only one I have never had an inkling to modify is my cheap little LCR 22lr .
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Hello It's hard to beat any S&W K-22 But Harder yet to find them new In Box 57 Year's old ! Here is a Four screw K-22 Pre-17. These are some what Rare to Locate as S&W dropped the upper side Plate screw in their Five screw variation K-frame's in late 1955 and they started Model stamping the K-22's with the MOD-17 In 1957. So, These Four screw Pre-Model stamped K-22's had Less than a two year window time frame. This one came with the early Post-War up-swept Speed hammer or more commonly called Fish Hook Hammer. S&W started offering Their K-Frame Target Hammer in January 1950 @ $2.50 a Piece as well as their Target Trigger's in January of 1956 @ $3.00 a Piece but they were not a company to waste anything so they often used up existing part's as my Speed Hammer shown if the customer did not specify that they wanted Target Hammer's or Trigger's S&W shipped them out as standard items, or used up existing supplies of Part's on hand to assemble their revolver's with. Regards, TheGeneral ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1956_S_W_K-22_Box_paperwork_and_tools_005.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1956_S_W_K-22_Box_paperwork_and_tools_015.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1956_S_W_K-22_Box_paperwork_and_tools_014.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1956_S_W_K-22_Box_paperwork_and_tools_013.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1956_S_W_K-22_Box_paperwork_and_tools_012.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1956_S_W_K-22_Box_paperwork_and_tools_016.jpg) [img] http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1956_S_W_K-22_Box_paperwork_and_tools_019.jpg[/img] [img] http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1956_S_W_K-22_Box_paperwork_and_tools_018.jpg[/img]
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The one I shoot the most and the only one I have never had an inkling to modify is my cheap little LCR 22lr .
That's a good un'. I'd say any Glock, XD, M&P with N/S is good to go as well. Travis
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My SIG Sauer P220 is out of the box and has the "made in W. Germany" on the slide. I got it in 1995 so I don't know DOM. It, to me, is perfect out of the box. My S&W M19-4 was made in 1980 and has the target trigger/hammer and other than grips that I put on, is out of the box. Those are my two stories on handguns that are about as perfect for me as it gets.
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Hello It's hard to beat any S&W K-22 But Harder yet to find them new In Box 57 Year's old ! Here is a Four screw K-22 Pre-17. These are some what Rare to Locate as S&W dropped the upper side Plate screw in their Five screw variation K-frame's in late 1955 and they started Model stamping the K-22's with the MOD-17 In 1957. So, These Four screw Pre-Model stamped K-22's had Less than a two year window time frame. This one came with the early Post-War up-swept Speed hammer or more commonly called Fish Hook Hammer. S&W started offering Their K-Frame Target Hammer in January 1950 @ $2.50 a Piece as well as their Target Trigger's in January of 1956 @ $3.00 a Piece but they were not a company to waste anything so they often used up existing part's as my Speed Hammer shown if the customer did not specify that they wanted Target Hammer's or Trigger's S&W shipped them out as standard items, or used up existing supplies of Part's on hand to assemble their revolver's with. Regards, TheGeneral [img] http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1956_S_W_K-22_Box_paperwork_and_tools_019.jpg[/img] [img] http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1956_S_W_K-22_Box_paperwork_and_tools_018.jpg[/img] K-22's are just magnificent, but I'd have to at least add a T-Grip, or replace the grips altogether.
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I'd say Gen 3 factory night sight Glock 19/23/32 with 5.5 trigge6...and Sig P229 Enhanced Elite.
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Lots of guns that are perfect out of the box, but few triggers these days are perfect out of the box.
I'd say Freedom Arms produces perfect out of the box revolvers.
As much as I like Rugers, while I think they are perfectly designed out of the box, they are somewhere between a bit and quite a bit rough out of the box. On the upside, by the time you've worn them in and smoothed them out, they'll still give two life times worth of service.
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If by no modiications you mean not even changing the grips then I have had three..an S&W model 41, S&W 642, and a 3" S&W 629-4.
If changing grips is allowed then every S&W revolver I have ever owned. All of them had amazing DA/SA triggers and shot incredibly well from day 1.
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In your opinion, are there any handguns that are absolutely perfect right out of the box? I mean NO modifications needed whatsoever??? Browning Hi Power 40 S&W Always goes bang. Forgot about this one...will always regret selling mine.
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4 inch Mdl 57. Best there is.
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I'm a diehard 1911- Hi-Power guy, but I just picked up a Gen 4 Glock 19. As far as opening a box, loading a gun, and defending yourself, this one is definitely in the top 5!
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4 inch Mdl 57. Best there is. Hello Yup, I have one in Nickel they are much harder to locate than Blued ones. Here she is theGeneral ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/hammerdown-7/DSCF4873.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/hammerdown-7/f21a2dc2.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/hammerdown-7/DSCF4874.jpg)
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For me, 4" M686 purchased when they came out. Although I did later "cheat" it with a pair of Pachmayr Grippers?
Nothin' wrong with the pistol, just my stubby meat hooks. ;O)
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