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Posted: 8/2/2009 4:27:11 PM EDT
| How many rounds of your chosen self defense ammunition do you shoot through your rifle and/or pistol before you're confident that it will cycle reliably? |
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With semi-auto handguns I do 100 on serious use ammo, but I shoot 300 FMJ ball to break it in before shooting the first round of the big $ stuff. 400 if it's a Kahr. On revolvers I assume it's gonna work until proven otherwise.
On rifles, dealing with modern or professionally rebuilt weapons (as opposed to as-turned-in-by-3rd-World-conscripts WWII relics reimported from We'recluelessistan) and supposedly milspec ammo of recent vintage, I've actually never had a problem. So maybe just whatever it takes to zero and accuracy check and play a bit. Military rifles (in my experience) seem pretty robust. |
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Not much at all. This is more of a critical process for 1911 romantics.
If you buy a Glock 19 or some such and some Gold Dots or Ranger ammo, you're wasting money if you think you have to reinvent the wheel and test a bunch of primo ammo in a primo gun. Of course running the gun with practice ammo to ensure there's no manufacturing defects or other issues with the gun would be wise. I did find that one of my brand new G22 mags was a malf inducing POS.... but I didn't need to run Gold Dots to figger this out. Just my opinion. 
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Not much at all. This is more of a critical process for 1911 romantics. If you buy a Glock 19 or some such and some Gold Dots or Ranger ammo, you're wasting money if you think you have to reinvent the wheel and test a bunch of primo ammo in a primo gun. Of course running the gun with practice ammo to ensure there's no manufacturing defects or other issues with the gun would be wise. I did find that one of my brand new G22 mags was a malf inducing POS.... but I didn't need to run Gold Dots to figger this out. Just my opinion.
I would tend to agree with you. 1911's are much more sensitive to JHP ammo than other guns. My Kimber Ultra Carry is the only gun I've ever had a problem with cycling JHP ammo. I had to try 3 different types of ammo before I found one that she would eat. Considering how expensive ammo is these days, I'm comfortable with 15-20 rounds of my JHP ammo through my Sig's, Kahr, and Glock. |
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