How many of you own ONLY 100% reliable semi-autos?

I like to think I do...I still practice malfunction drills, though.

Every one I own is currently reliable, but that's because I expect the things I own to work as intended, not necessarily because I rely on them to save my life. They didn't all start life 100% reliable, and I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing either. How else would I have learned so much about the weapons I own? Also, some real time experience clearing malfunctions with a less than 100% reliable gun goes a long way.

I also own a 10/22 and a few 22 pistols, but I wouldn't be very confident if I had to pick one up and fight for my life either. If it's sitting in my nightstand, my truck or my holster then it needs to be running 100%. If it's in my safe and it's not 100% it gives me something to do when I can't get out and shoot.

No such thing. Try running your guns harder. Or find a club with tougher comp stages.

Realisticly though, I have two 1911's and a Glock that should run 100% under normal conditions.

I plan that they won't though, and train accordingly. The statistics of perfectly good PD issued weapons jamming during a fight are quite high. and those are super reliable Glocks, M&P, Berrettas, etc. etc.

Nope. I've got a few automatics that have failed from time to time. They're machines, they're gonna break or fail sooner or later.

Just because something has never failed on you, no matter how long the interval, doesn't meant that it won't. You're doing yourself a disservice if you believe otherwise. Train for and expect failures, and you'll be much better off. Sounds like you're already good on maintenance with the round counts on your CZ and Glock. At least, I'd expect you to have replaced some pieces parts here and there and have kept them lubed if they've run that long .

i own a bunch of semi-autos, all of which are reliable. the ONLY problem child at the moment is my FNX-9, which won't shoot in DA if it's hot. common prob with them, need to send it back to the factory and get it sorted out.

Good to hear about the Springfield; I am seriously close to buying a .45 XD or XDm-

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Good to hear about the Springfield; I am seriously close to buying a .45 XD or XDm-

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They're very reliable and easy to shoot. Not very sexy, not very lust inspiring, but the reliability shootability and capacity is top notch. As such, my XD 45 sits on my night stand, instead of other guns that I "like" lot more.

All the guns that I keep are totally reliable.

Why would anyone keep a unreliable gun?

From a sentimental and/or collecting point of view, I can see a place for less than reliable weapons. From a personal defense standpoint, no way. All weapons (except clubs) are machines and will fail at some point. With that said, I would certainly sideline anything that failed me more than twice during normal shooting.

I have relied on a S&W 459 for the past 25 years or so and I think it might have had a stovepipe jam a long long time ago but has been 100% reliable for the last decade. My newest addition, XDm has been 100% reliable. My Ruger 10-22, not so much.

I tune all my weapons including semi-auto pistols to be as 100% as a mechanical device can be, including ammo.

Strikefire,

You seem to imply range rigs and safe queens are unreliable.

Even my safe queens are reliable. I don't understand the question.

Would someone keep a broken baseball bat around the home?

I’ll offer one example a S&W 4506 the most reliable hand gun I’ve owned period. It’ll out Glock the Glock in reliability

I’ll offer one example a S&W 4506 the most reliable hand gun I’ve owned period. It’ll out Glock the Glock in reliability

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The same can be said for most of the S&W 3rd gens. When I got into LE I was told the 5906 was choose for it's reliablity. I heard it called a "garbage throat" because they would feed any ammo you stuck in them. They are far from target guns, but are darn fine defensive weapons.

My real, "get me out of trouble" guns are all reliable, but I do have a few fun guns that cough and sputter now and again. Some of them are older and springs and mags are a little tired, but that's OK, they are still fun.

All my defensive auto are 100 percent reliable with defensive ammo. The Beretta's never studder, no matter what I feed them. The FN in 40 messes up occasionally with cast bullets but that's an ammo problem. The gun itself is fine and I would never use cast for defense anyway. Occasionally my Walther P-22 will have a minor failure with cheap bulk type ammo but, again, I don't attribute that to the gun. So, I guess, the short answer is; yes, the guns are all 100 percent reliable but some occasionally fail due to ammo related issues.

@ USP9

I can see your point and agree with you.

Some guns are just to "fine" to not keep to play with.

G17 and G26

There are 2 kinds of semi-autos: those that have had a malfunction, and those that will.

All of mine are reliable as of this writing, if they don't work I move them on. I have to say more of them work than don't. But as with anything mechanical every now and then a bad one sneaks in, the question is do you spend an inordinate of time trying to make it work or let it go.

All of my guns have to be 100% reliable. Period.

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So you only own slam fire single shot shotguns?