How many rounds before you carry?

[MICHAEL T]

I fire 50 rounds of ball then 50 rounds of my carry I have found if doesn't like the carry it will tell me in a couple mags .
I never heard of all this break in stuff till I came on line years back. My colt mustangs I have 2 of early ones . Shot couple mags of ball then HP and carried Still have and still shooting . I think gun doesn't need broken in as much as the owners. Need it.

I fired a box of ball and mag of DPX then loaded with Corbon DPX. Put Dan Wesson CBOB in holster and carried . To this day not one problem other than night sites have died. I got rid of a Kimber because I am not spending the money to do what should have been done at factory . My DW is a whole lot better than a Kimber . I never broke in a Colt. In old days Fire a mag or 2 of ball clean and oil. Load up with ball and carry . When HP 1st came out needed to test fire . Some brands would not shoot 2 or 3 rounds with out trouble. Today with a good quality semi auto I think those problems are pretty much over with.

 

[TreeDoc]

300 flawless, 1 malfunction, check, diagnose, fix. Start back at 0. Malfunction again, check and try to diagnose and try to fix. Start back at 0. Malfunction again? Gun for sale. Have only had 2 not pass the test.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Sounds like a waste of up 899 rounds. I would just buy a revolver if I had such a stringent test.

 

[Bobson]

50-100 rounds and I'll carry it. That said, I really don't rotate carry guns, so the only time this has ever been applicable to me was when I first got my carry gun, or sold one and got a new one to replace it.

 

[Ironicaintit]

I was always taught that 200 rounds with a hitch was par for the course before carrying.
I dont worry that much.
I'll run several different types of ammo through all my magazines at least once.

In testing you get to a point where its like, "this thing is fine and dandy", finish out your plinking day, and carry it without worry.

 

[Candyman87]

Since I already have some in the carry rotation, I'm looking for at least 250 rounds... no failures. Then I'll put a box of my favorites carry loads through it... if they feed with no issues, it goes into the carry rotation.

 

[RustyHammer]

I have been issued 3 new duty handguns and one new duty rifle in my career. We never did any high round count before we carried nonsense. We qualified...a 50 round course or two and put them in service...You would be better served worrying about learning to clear a malfunction than worrying about trying to find a magic number that makes a gun appear reliable.

This ..

 

[TreeDoc]

Sounds like a waste of up 899 rounds. I would just buy a revolver if I had such a stringent test.

No waste, I enjoy practicing.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

No waste, I enjoy practicing.

Good for you. I salute you for practicing. However, the OP's question had nothing to do with practice. It was about proclaiming a gun as reliable based on a number of rounds fired....no one can argue that more practice is bad. Nor can they argue that shooting shouldn't be done for enjoyment...I shoot 3-5 days a week for fun and never practice SD scenarios, except for mandatory range days at work.

 

[Warp]

My current philosophy is two range trips without any hiccups, including at least 50 rounds of my chosen carry ammo and 50 rounds of some other JHP as well.

This assumes the gun works well for me, etc.

 

[judgedelta]

Shoot some ammo to check for function; then carry ammo until you are familiar with the POA and POI; if everything's good, carry and hope you don't need it...

 

[Warp]

Shoot some ammo to check for function; then carry ammo until you are familiar with the POA and POI; if everything's good, carry and hope you don't need it...

How much?

 

[sequins]

I just picked up a Ruger SP101 today that I plan to carry starting Monday. I put 50 rounds of 38sp and about 100rs of 357mag through it and I feel perfectly confident. If I had had an issue however I might have waited for 500 more rounds before I was confident enough to carry in spite of the issue.

 

[Fast Frank]

Some guns just work.

Other guns, not so much

There are some guns that are tight when they are brand new, and need a little breaking in before they start working.

So, Glocks have a reputation of always working. If I bought a brand new Glock, I wouldn't be too concerned with "Proving" it. If it got past a range session without failing, I would carry it.

The old tech nine was known to"Pop Pop Jam". I would have to see a considerable amount of reliable operation before I would trust my life to one of those.

I bought a brand new Kimber .45 about ten years ago.

That one was tight, and it was a "Jam-O-Matic" for about the first 500 rounds. I worked with that one for a while and now it's been totally trustworthy for so long I can't imagine it jamming.

So, there's not really a set number of rounds before I will trust a gun. It depends on what it is and how it acts.

I recently bought a Ruger LC9S pro. I saw it first on a Hickock 45 video, and he said his was 100 percent.

Then, a friend bought one. His ran 100 percent right out of the box. I looked his over, and saw that nice polished feed ramp and the big beefy external extractor. The ejection port on the slide is big enough to turn an 18 wheeler around in. The spring in the magazine is so stout it's kinda difficult to load.

Obviously, this pistol is designed to feed and function reliably.

When I got mine it went to the range and worked 100 percent right out of the box.

I carried it the next day.

You either believe it will work, or you don't. Simple as that.

 

[jmace57]

Semi - a few hundred rounds. Revolver - a full box.

This was my attitude. Shot 3 or 4 boxes thru semi. But my 642 I was carrying after one box.

 

[Dr. Sandman]

The first rule of a gunfight, have a gun.

Even a brand new, untested firearm is better than not having one, if a situation arrives.

Start carrying right away. Practice and clean it asap.

 

[Warp]

The first rule of a gunfight, have a gun.

Even a brand new, untested firearm is better than not having one, if a situation arrives.

Start carrying right away. Practice and clean it asap.

What if you already have one tested and proven carry gun, and are adding a second. What do you want to see from the second before carrying it?

 

[justice06rr]

This would depend entirely on your shooting skill/experience, and the type of firearm you choose.

A seasoned veteran who chooses brand new Glock may shoot 50rds to test fire it and CC away. But for a less-experienced shooter and a lower quality firearm, you may need a to shoot few hundred rounds.

 

[22-rimfire]

A box per mag for an auto. A box for a revolver.

That is a pretty sensible recommendation. You need to be confident that your mags work as well as the gun is not likely to jam.

 

[yugorpk]

I have a stainless S&W .357 5 shot snub nose ( I forget the designation ) I think Ive put 15 rounds through. I carry it with me everywhere. It shoots. It hits where I aim. Thats all I need to know.

 

[psyopspec]

@justice06rr

A seasoned veteran who chooses brand new Glock may shoot 50rds to test fire it and CC away.

Hopefully a seasoned veteran would have enough experience to realize that guns are made by humans and that one ought to apply a bit more prudence before establishing trust in the tool.

 

[Dr. Sandman]

I guess that it is just not that big of a deal for me. If you buy a gun and carry the gun, you should practice with it. In my experience, it's unlikely that you are going to need your gun, so a normal level of consistant practice should suffice. Is your gun going to work when you need it? Probably. Are you going to need it everytime? Probably not. I guess that's good enough for me. Final word- Buy good equipment, put in a reasonable amount of practice time, keep it clean. Find more important things to worry about. JMHO

 

[Warp]

I guess that it is just not that big of a deal for me. If you buy a gun and carry the gun, you should practice with it. In my experience, it's unlikely that you are going to need your gun, so a normal level of consistant practice should suffice. Is your gun going to work when you need it? Probably. Are you going to need it everytime? Probably not. I guess that's good enough for me. Final word- Buy good equipment, put in a reasonable amount of practice time, keep it clean. Find more important things to worry about. JMHO

Would you buy a new gun and carry it without having fired that particular gun yet, even if it was the same make and model as a gun you were familiar with?

Why or why not?

How many rounds would you want that new gun to have, without problems, before you carried it?


In other words...you didn't answer the OP's question at all lol

 

[Dr. Sandman]

I got a Sig P238 for Christmas. I've been able to take it out once and I really like it. I don't want to be in too big of a hurry to carry it however, I am interested in knowing: How many rounds would you want to put through a new gun before you start carrying that gun?

To paraphrase the OP: How many rounds should you put through a gun before you deem the gun reliable and yourself competent?

I guess that it is just not that big of a deal for me. If you buy a gun and carry the gun, you should practice with it. In my experience, it's unlikely that you are going to need your gun, so a normal level of consistant practice should suffice. Is your gun going to work when you need it? Probably. Are you going to need it everytime? Probably not. I guess that's good enough for me. Final word- Buy good equipment, put in a reasonable amount of practice time, keep it clean. Find more important things to worry about. JMHO

To paraphrase myself: There is no magic number of rounds to put through your gun before you deem the gun reliable and your self competent. Just start carrying it, practice shooting, and maintain your gun. I'm more worried about what I am going to have for supper than I am worried about my gun being unreliable. You should do all the right things, and you should also not worry about this issue.


I think that I answered the question very well! Your milage may vary...

 

[Warp]

To paraphrase the OP: How many rounds should you put through a gun before you deem the gun reliable and yourself competent?



To paraphrase myself: There is no magic number of rounds to put through your gun before you deem the gun reliable and your self competent. Just start carrying it, practice shooting, and maintain your gun. I'm more worried about what I am going to have for supper than I am worried about my gun being unreliable. You should do all the right things, and you should also not worry about this issue.


I think that I answered the question very well! Your milage may vary...

Would you carry a new gun before firing it first?