I don't mean a few bobbles during break-in, I mean after it breaks on you for no reason or it malfunctions in a way that causes you to wonder about the quality. I have had a few guns struggle during break-in and then turn out to be great shooters (Kahr E-9, Ruger MKII, Bersa 23) but I have never been able to fully trust a gun after it has had to go back to the factory or parts have broken when they shouldn't have.
Here are a few guns that I have owned that I sold because I knew I would never be able to carry them without worrying about their reliabilty.
1. Kel-Tec P-32. Went back to factory twice. Broke twice. I gave up after I fixed it because I was tried of it and decided that I could never trust it with the track record it had.
2. kahr P-9. The trigger would not reset after certain shots. Didn't happen every time but when it did happen, the gun could not be fired at all. It started to do this less and less once I figuired out that it was the 8rd mag that was causing my troubles but then another wierd trigger problem started to occur and I ditched it. I had been down that road with the Kel-Crap and I knew when to cut my losses.
3. RAP-401. Trigger spring broke when almost new. No reason for it so I ditched that one as well.
4. Taurus PT-22. Went back to factory twice and still didn't work. I had planned on this to be a bug but not if it didn't work.
There are too many good guns out there to waste time on the bad ones. I have learned to cut my loses and move on. I will deal with minor problems but parts breaking when still fairly new really makes the hairs stand up because that shouldn't be happening to a new quality made firearm. I have some guns that have never jammed, never broken a part, never even had a screw work loose and other that self destructed after only a few rounds. The sad thing is, it is not just the cheap ones that are junk. I have paid good money for guns that preformed like Jennings or Brycos.
Here are a few guns that I have owned that I sold because I knew I would never be able to carry them without worrying about their reliabilty.
1. Kel-Tec P-32. Went back to factory twice. Broke twice. I gave up after I fixed it because I was tried of it and decided that I could never trust it with the track record it had.
2. kahr P-9. The trigger would not reset after certain shots. Didn't happen every time but when it did happen, the gun could not be fired at all. It started to do this less and less once I figuired out that it was the 8rd mag that was causing my troubles but then another wierd trigger problem started to occur and I ditched it. I had been down that road with the Kel-Crap and I knew when to cut my losses.
3. RAP-401. Trigger spring broke when almost new. No reason for it so I ditched that one as well.
4. Taurus PT-22. Went back to factory twice and still didn't work. I had planned on this to be a bug but not if it didn't work.
There are too many good guns out there to waste time on the bad ones. I have learned to cut my loses and move on. I will deal with minor problems but parts breaking when still fairly new really makes the hairs stand up because that shouldn't be happening to a new quality made firearm. I have some guns that have never jammed, never broken a part, never even had a screw work loose and other that self destructed after only a few rounds. The sad thing is, it is not just the cheap ones that are junk. I have paid good money for guns that preformed like Jennings or Brycos.