shootallatime
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Over the last 12 months, I have owned 8 semi auto pistols. Four 9mm, three .45 ACP, and one .40. The guns are, starting with 9mm: Beretta Cougar 8000, Taurus PT92, Taurus 24/7, and Springfield XD tactical 9mm. .45's are Taurus PT1911, GLOCK 21, and Ruger P345. The only .40 cal. is a GLOCK 22.
All guns have been fired together under similar conditions, firing sometimes just 50 or so up to 200 - 250 at a time.
800-1000 rounds have been fired through them in their respective calbers.
The following has been my experience.
Types of ammo fired: Blazer Brass, CCI Aluminum case, Monarch brass, Winchester -- All these in full metal jacket. Also all have been fired with multiple rounds of Winchester hollow points.
Failures to Fire: None
Failures to feed: multiple with Ruger P345 only
Failures to fully extract: multiple with Springfield XD Tactical 9mm
GLOCKs: No failures
Taurus models-all: No failures in either caliber
Accuracy (understood that this means in my hand)
Least Accurate 9mm--Beretta Cougar
Least Accurate .45--Ruger P345
Most Accurate: GLOCKs 21 and 22 (.45 and .40 cal), Taurus PT92 (9mm), Taurus 24/7 (9mm)
Note: When the factory mags in the Ruger P345 were changed the gun fed Winchester reliably, but not Blazer Brass.
Note: The Springfield XD extracts reliably with Winchester, but not with the less expensive ammo.
Most durable finishes: GLOCKs, Taurus 24/7 Stainless
Best "Feel": Taurus PT1911
The only real new conclusions I have drawn from owning and shooting these guns together is about the Taurus models. Anybody can have a bad experience with any gun as is evidenced by these forums. I have concluded, however, that many people who make off handed comments criticizing the quality of Taurus models in general don't know what they're talking about. "Experience" here seems to be the key word.
I am in the process of selling numerous guns only keeping a couple of semi auto handguns. The two I will be keeping will be the GLOCK 22 .40 cal, and the Taurus 24/7 9mm. Dependability, accuracy, and durability, in that order are the reasons.
What happened as I fired all these guns over the last year is that I found that some of the most heavily criticized guns (Taurus) were some of the most dependable, while guns given glowing reports in gun mags and reviews (Springfield XD, Ruger P145) have given mediocre performance under light shooting conditions. And like em or hate em, the GLOCKS were trouble free as expected.
This is not to pick on anybody's pet guns. With the Springfield, and Ruger, it may have just happen to be these two. But, with 3 Tauruses and no failures, that probably isn't coincidence.
Just a report of what happened.
Over the last 12 months, I have owned 8 semi auto pistols. Four 9mm, three .45 ACP, and one .40. The guns are, starting with 9mm: Beretta Cougar 8000, Taurus PT92, Taurus 24/7, and Springfield XD tactical 9mm. .45's are Taurus PT1911, GLOCK 21, and Ruger P345. The only .40 cal. is a GLOCK 22.
All guns have been fired together under similar conditions, firing sometimes just 50 or so up to 200 - 250 at a time.
800-1000 rounds have been fired through them in their respective calbers.
The following has been my experience.
Types of ammo fired: Blazer Brass, CCI Aluminum case, Monarch brass, Winchester -- All these in full metal jacket. Also all have been fired with multiple rounds of Winchester hollow points.
Failures to Fire: None
Failures to feed: multiple with Ruger P345 only
Failures to fully extract: multiple with Springfield XD Tactical 9mm
GLOCKs: No failures
Taurus models-all: No failures in either caliber
Accuracy (understood that this means in my hand)
Least Accurate 9mm--Beretta Cougar
Least Accurate .45--Ruger P345
Most Accurate: GLOCKs 21 and 22 (.45 and .40 cal), Taurus PT92 (9mm), Taurus 24/7 (9mm)
Note: When the factory mags in the Ruger P345 were changed the gun fed Winchester reliably, but not Blazer Brass.
Note: The Springfield XD extracts reliably with Winchester, but not with the less expensive ammo.
Most durable finishes: GLOCKs, Taurus 24/7 Stainless
Best "Feel": Taurus PT1911
The only real new conclusions I have drawn from owning and shooting these guns together is about the Taurus models. Anybody can have a bad experience with any gun as is evidenced by these forums. I have concluded, however, that many people who make off handed comments criticizing the quality of Taurus models in general don't know what they're talking about. "Experience" here seems to be the key word.
I am in the process of selling numerous guns only keeping a couple of semi auto handguns. The two I will be keeping will be the GLOCK 22 .40 cal, and the Taurus 24/7 9mm. Dependability, accuracy, and durability, in that order are the reasons.
What happened as I fired all these guns over the last year is that I found that some of the most heavily criticized guns (Taurus) were some of the most dependable, while guns given glowing reports in gun mags and reviews (Springfield XD, Ruger P145) have given mediocre performance under light shooting conditions. And like em or hate em, the GLOCKS were trouble free as expected.
This is not to pick on anybody's pet guns. With the Springfield, and Ruger, it may have just happen to be these two. But, with 3 Tauruses and no failures, that probably isn't coincidence.
Just a report of what happened.
