mcb
Member
So you see statement similar to the title a lot in the handgun forum with regards to someone's CCW but you see it other places too. Some one bragging that have Y gun that has gone X number of flawless rounds. Typically the X number of rounds is only in the hundreds but you see claims of higher numbers. They seem to see this as a badge of honor or some indication their gun choice is a good one (arguably a good assertion in that context). Conversely you see threads were someone has there first malfunction after X number of flawless rounds and they immediately loose faith in the gun.
Maybe I have simply shot for too long and too many rounds but I cannot think of any of my guns that has run flawless, NONE. Now I do not tolerate a gun that frequently or even occasionally malfunctions. If competing in sports like USPSA and IDPA and even PRS and NRL22 has taught me anything it's that a malfunctioning gun will destroy your score in short order. But all my guns have malfunctioned at one time or another. Be it bad ammo, damaged magazine, broken parts, user induced malfunctions (don't stick you gun in the port!) or even just some fluke 1 in a million incident. Even my revolvers have malfunctioned a few times. As long as I can determine the cause and understand and remedy it or realize it was a 1 in a millions fluke or user induced I loose no faith in the particular gun.
I personally think if you have a gun that has run flawless you probably have not shot it enough and in enough difficult situations. What do you guys think? Does running flawless mean something to you and does a gun's broken flawless streak also mean something to you?
Maybe I have simply shot for too long and too many rounds but I cannot think of any of my guns that has run flawless, NONE. Now I do not tolerate a gun that frequently or even occasionally malfunctions. If competing in sports like USPSA and IDPA and even PRS and NRL22 has taught me anything it's that a malfunctioning gun will destroy your score in short order. But all my guns have malfunctioned at one time or another. Be it bad ammo, damaged magazine, broken parts, user induced malfunctions (don't stick you gun in the port!) or even just some fluke 1 in a million incident. Even my revolvers have malfunctioned a few times. As long as I can determine the cause and understand and remedy it or realize it was a 1 in a millions fluke or user induced I loose no faith in the particular gun.
I personally think if you have a gun that has run flawless you probably have not shot it enough and in enough difficult situations. What do you guys think? Does running flawless mean something to you and does a gun's broken flawless streak also mean something to you?