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

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I agree with others who stated there's no such thing as 100 percent. You can come close enough though. I haven't fired my M&P45 much yet but I have a Hi-Point JHP and Kel-Tec P11 both of which have had 2000+ rounds through them without any kind of malfunction. I'd say that's close enough.
 
So you only own slam fire single shot shotguns?
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Nope. I don't own any shotguns.

However, the three guns at the start of the thread have not had any malfunctions. Not going to report malfunctions that haven't happened.

The Glock 17 had 3 failures with a single box of Blazer ammo from a lot that was recalled. I'm not blaming those on the gun.
 
I agree with others who stated there's no such thing as 100 percent. You can come close enough though. I haven't fired my M&P45 much yet but I have a Hi-Point JHP and Kel-Tec P11 both of which have had 2000+ rounds through them without any kind of malfunction. I'd say that's close enough.
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Okay, maybe I should have said "near 100% functional reliability."
 
i dont have alot of range access so my round counts are pretty low but my cz-75 has 2500+ rounds thru it, of all types, and has fed, fired and ejected every single one. talked to some guy at a show this weekend said he had 70,000 rounds thru his before he sent it in for a 'tune up' lol
 
I don't think you understood my attempt at humor...:(
Maybe I'm not cut out for comedy.
My point was that machines with moving parts are destined to eventually fail. Just look at nutnfancy, he's an expert at hurting his guns...:D
 
^ I'm sure they'll fail at some point. But right now, cleaning, and the occasional recoil spring change, and they just keep rockin' and rollin.
 
As a rule I don't keep a gun if it exhibits unreliable tendencies. I have run my CZ to the point where it failed though.
 
How many of you own ONLY 100% reliable semi-autos?
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Not I.
All of my guns have to be 100% reliable. Period. I have to know that I can grab any one of them and be confident that they won't malfunction if I have to defend my life.
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Why not just grab the one that's reliable?

I have more than a few guns, but the only one that's loaded is a Glock. I also have a toothbrush. If someone breaks down my door, I'll pick up the Glock. And when I need to brush my teeth, I pick up the toothbrush. It's a pretty good system.
 
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I agree. I have a few that I'm sure will work every time, but you're right. They are machines. My G-23, G26, CZ 75 B, CZ Phantom, and Kimber Pro (as long as I don't use the right ammo) will go bang if needed. And if I didn't have a certain amount of confidence in the rest of my guns, I wouldn't carry them. And there's always the one defective round that can ruin your day.
 
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But Glock owners insist that Glocks are 100% reliable if not a 120% reliable. Glocks never fail and are perfect or the hype and worship by Glock fanboys and girls is all just an a fantasy.

Nothing man makes is 100% reliable.
 
I would consider my current centerfire autoloaders reliable but I can't say that either of them has never had any sort of malfunction. I would trust my life to either (Beretta 92FS, Browning HiPower). The few malfunctions I've had with these were attributed to ammunition issues. But whether its an ammo issue or a pistol issue your gun is still out of commission until you correct the problem (which can usually be done very quickly when properly trained). That is the one inherent "flaw" if you will with any semi-automatic. They are dependent on the ammo to function. You may have the most perfectly crafted, assembled, and maintained pistol in the world but one bad round can still disable it. So I guess I would have to say that no, I've never owned a "100% reliable" autoloader but the ones I have are reliable enough.
 
I'd wager a bet that the OP has never truly had to actually rely on any of his firearms, so how he knows that they are 100% reliable is beyond me. Does shooting 14,000 rounds without a malfunction actually mean it is 100% reliable? Semantics sure, but when you use semantics to prove a point what are you really getting at?

I own firearms that have had malfunctions which is what I take the OP to have meant. I am not rich. I still trust them to use if I ever was put in a situation where I had to use one.
 
I've gotten rid of anything that was in any way temperamental (read as "frustrating.")

I have held onto a few that do very well, as in, no jams:
2 CZ 52s
Norinco 54 & 213 (Chinese Toks in 7.62 & 9MM, respectively)
An old Whitney Wolverine which works perfectly with any ammo I've tried, bulk or top-of-the-line.
Bulgarian Makarov
Star MOD 30MI 9MM (arranged a trade and waiting on delivery so it'll be gone soon)
Iver Johnson TP 22
Beretta 21A (after 300 rounds, so far so good)
 
I think this topic is funny. What makes something 100% reliable? Everyone may have a different answer. What are the characteristics that meet the criteria? If you get FTF's because of a weak mag spring, is the gun not 100% reliable? If you never clean it and it jams, is the gun unreliable? If you bring a gun out of the safe once a year and run 100 rounds through it without incident, does that make it reliable or is the sample size too low to be considered 100% reliable? What about bad ammo? Even factory ammo has a percentage that is out of spec. If bad ammo jams it, does that make the gun unreliable? If it fires on out of spec ammo, does that mean the chamber is oversize?
As others have said, parts are going to break because it's a machine - even with the best of preventative maintenance. I've seen O/U shotguns, a relatively simple gun, not fire (and double fire) simply because it needed to be cleaned.
 
There is no 100% reliable machine, and as soon as it has a malfunction it is statistically no longer 100% reliable. Typically if there is no part broken on the gun, it is the mags or the ammo, but it all has to work together as a system.

I subscribe to the theory that if you have never had a malfunction from gun X, then you are not shooting enough. However, 13k with only 3 total malfunctions is pretty impressive if you have not replaced any parts. I have preemptively and non-preemptively replaced several parts on my G34 with 10k rounds:

-On my 4th recoil spring (preemptive)
-3rd magazine catch spring (broke the first two, but replaced before actual malfunctions started)
-Replaced mag springs in my 3 primary mags in response to actual malfunctions.
-Replaced extractor and extractor plunger spring (preemptive)
-Very soon will replace the trigger spring, takedown lever spring, firing pin safety spring because I suspect they are due.

You should re-spring that Glock if you haven't already.
 
From a very high level perspective, I break my guns down into three categories: self-defense, hunting, range toys. Those that are hunting and self-defense are 99.9% reliable. The rest are range toys so I don't worry so much about them as long as I enjoy them at the range.
 
my sig p229 9mm and hk uspc .40 have not had any stoppages yet. but someday it is bound to happen.
 
I have a Colt 1911 that has never had a malfunction in nearly 30 years.....Of course, I've never shot it, either...LOL.
 
My Titan .25 has eaten everything since I had fixed it, no jams or ftf's.
Bought it broken, would only fire every 6 or 7 "clicks" of the hammer.
Since then I am very comfortable in it's reliability with JHP and ball.
 
The only failures I've ever had in my Glock 30, 1911A1, or Taurus PT99 have been due to bad ammo, or a damaged magazine.
 
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