JulesMaximus
No Lifer
- Jul 3, 2003
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only time ive had issues with jams and other malfunctions on a semi-auto have been with no-name brands (hi-point, ect). I actually havent had a jam with my xd (after about 800), my dads glock hasnt had a malfunction in over 4000 rounds or so. A lot of people will report the same thing. Yeah it happens, but the likelyhood is a lot less than what it used to be. There have been some revolver malfunctions reported too, S&W's new lock system has been shown to engage when in recoil with hot +p loads. The ejector rods can get unscrewed under the same circumstances. Ejector rods unscrewing are probably the most common problem that some revolver owners have, but not all of them and its not like its a serious issue. Someone at the range had their front sight fly off a taurus revolver the other day, lodged in his forehead and had to be take out with tweezers, he did't die or anything but he had a pretty nice looking bandaid on his head when i went there yesterday. Point is: guns have problems but its pretty rare, but whenever someone does you always hear about it. And you don't hear about what kind of condition the gun was in when it did. Just clean your shit and your good to go.
I have a Colt Officer's Model that is prone to misfeeds and stovepiping every once in a while. The most reliable semi-auto I own is a Glock 17 but even that will jam every once in a great great while and I've put many thousands of rounds through that gun over the years. In the last 20 years I've owned at least 5 different revolvers and NONE of them ever had a failure to fire when I pulled the trigger.
I always clean my guns after use. Keeping them clean certainly helps but it's no guarantee they won't jam.
