Best is a four letter word.
The "best" handgun is the one you carry.
Semantics.Or the one in your hand at the time you critically need it.
Or the one in your hand at the time you critically need it.
This ^^
But I vote 1911. It's pretty, it's classic, it's thin, it shoots (originally) a big caliber, it's easy to conceal, etc. Other opinions may vary.
Best is a four letter word.
The "best" handgun is the one you carry.
I've held them and they are nice but a little bigger than I prefer for walking on warm days wearing light shirts.
Concealed Carry............ The Glocks are my choice. In serious shxt, the G21 in 45 with two extra magazines will handle almost anything. There's no mechanism to fool with. Draw, point and shoot a lot!
I like the way you think.Why limit yourself to one handgun? For me, there is a favorite pistol for each type of shooting.
Bullseye shooting..........Nothing beats the crisp, 4 pound trigger and tactical sights of a 1911 in .45 ACP.
Concealed Carry............ The Glocks are my choice. In serious shxt, the G21 in 45 with two extra magazines will handle almost anything. There's no mechanism to fool with. Draw, point and shoot a lot!
Rapid fire competition.............S&W 41 or High Standard Supermatic Citation, Ruger Mark 2.
Hand Cannon......... Ruger Red Hawk 44 mag or S&W 29 .44 mag.
Pocket Sized Destroyers............ S&W 640, Ruger LCR in .357 magnum.
Why choose one? Pick the type of shooting skills that you want to emphasize and get a gun appropriate for that service.
Flash
Why limit yourself to one handgun? For me, there is a favorite pistol for each type of shooting.
Bullseye shooting..........Nothing beats the crisp, 4 pound trigger and tactical sights of a 1911 in .45 ACP.
Concealed Carry............ The Glocks are my choice. In serious shxt, the G21 in 45 with two extra magazines will handle almost anything. There's no mechanism to fool with. Draw, point and shoot a lot!
Rapid fire competition.............S&W 41 or High Standard Supermatic Citation, Ruger Mark 2.
Hand Cannon......... Ruger Red Hawk 44 mag or S&W 29 .44 mag.
Pocket Sized Destroyers............ S&W 640, Ruger LCR in .357 magnum.
Why choose one? Pick the type of shooting skills that you want to emphasize and get a gun appropriate for that service.
Flash
best is such a vague term for this topic,
Best gun for self defense
Best gun for target shooting
Best Gun for open carry
Best Gun for concealed carry
Best gun for small game
Best gun for big game
Best gun for snakes and rhodents
and on and on...