Over Shooting a gun
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beatledog7
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You barrel and action have limited life spans, but they're in the tens of thousands of rounds. Proper maintenance helps assure those life spans are maximized.
Fire away.
Fire away.
jakk280rem
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Subcompacts are known to be rough on recoil springs. Check Wolff Gunspring, Buy a few and replace often. This will prevent peening of the frame or barrel. Opinion on what qualifies as "often" varies, but a good rule of thumb is about 3-5k. Contact Springfield and ask what the service interval of your gun's recoil spring is.
rcmodel
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SO Now we know where all the .45 ammo is going nobody else can find on the shelves anywhere!!
You must really make the rounds to get all of it!
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matrem
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At $120 -$200 in ammo per week, recoil springs are very cheap.
chaser_2332
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Guns are made to shoot, too many people just set and watch there guns get old...... Your doing it right. Don't over think it. If at some point somthing does break let springfield show you why they are know for customer service and then get back to rockin it out.
wally
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If you've never broken a gun, you just ain't been shooting enough!
At 500-800 rounds a week you'll join the club probably within the year. Fix what breaks and keep shooting! That is why Clint Smith says "two are one, one is none!"
At 500-800 rounds a week you'll join the club probably within the year. Fix what breaks and keep shooting! That is why Clint Smith says "two are one, one is none!"
Jim Watson
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500 a week is 26,000 a year.
That might well find the service life of a compact.
That might well find the service life of a compact.
Guns are made to shoot. You will not feel bad "over-shooting" the gun. There's no substitute for trigger time if you can afford it. Just plan on replacing the recoil springs, and eventually the striker spring, and even longer out, the barrel.
MikeJackmin
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Wearing a gun out is a privilege. I wish I had the time, energy, and resources to wear out a few more of mine.
When it wears out, you get another. The replacement cost is modest, compared to the cost of many thousands of rounds of ammunition. The skills and the muscle memory are yours to keep.
It's an excellent bargain. Go for it.
When it wears out, you get another. The replacement cost is modest, compared to the cost of many thousands of rounds of ammunition. The skills and the muscle memory are yours to keep.
It's an excellent bargain. Go for it.
we are not amused
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I agree with the people who say keep shooting!
Depending on the design of the gun, some parts may wear out after a while, but the cost of the repairs will be a fraction of the cost of ammunition!
Depending on the design of the gun, some parts may wear out after a while, but the cost of the repairs will be a fraction of the cost of ammunition!
Springfield offers a lifetime warranty IIRC. If you manage to wear it out let them give you another one or piece it back together. By the time it is worn out the cost of another pistol will seem very small anyway compared to how much you have spent on ammunition.
J2FLAN
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I have a XDs with about 700 rds, in 6 months, so if it were mine, I would check every part befor I would carry it.
As far as I know, the recoil assembly is only available from SA. You should order one now, cause I bet you will need one soon, they wear fast in that little gun. I think you can see the parts that are most prone to wear/break, and when you take it down, as I am sure, you know about the thing with the striker.
I resist, so far, to use mine as a range beater, but thinking of a second for just that, it is, nothing but fun to shoot.
As far as I know, the recoil assembly is only available from SA. You should order one now, cause I bet you will need one soon, they wear fast in that little gun. I think you can see the parts that are most prone to wear/break, and when you take it down, as I am sure, you know about the thing with the striker.
I resist, so far, to use mine as a range beater, but thinking of a second for just that, it is, nothing but fun to shoot.
jerkface11
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By the time you wear it out the ammo cost will be more than the gun.
Wil Terry
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GO SHOOT THE CRAP out of it and when it craters you tossd it in the trash, with ALL the other trash, and go buy a new one. You'll be a damnsite older on that day than you are now !!
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Jim W
In two years 52,000 rounds.You'll likely need a new barrel before then. Of course a handful of recoil springs. A few other things as well maybe.
500 rounds a week at 19.99 for a box of 50. 20 boxes is $200. a week.
If you reload it can still be an impressive piece of money over the year.
Course the fella may have more than one gun that he shoots 500-800 rounds out of per week.
Interesting that a fella who shoots that much a week feels he has to ask if he can overshoot his gun.
There was no one who disagreed that he should shoot the gun.
tipoc
In two years 52,000 rounds.You'll likely need a new barrel before then. Of course a handful of recoil springs. A few other things as well maybe.
500 rounds a week at 19.99 for a box of 50. 20 boxes is $200. a week.
If you reload it can still be an impressive piece of money over the year.
Course the fella may have more than one gun that he shoots 500-800 rounds out of per week.
Interesting that a fella who shoots that much a week feels he has to ask if he can overshoot his gun.
There was no one who disagreed that he should shoot the gun.
tipoc
MinnesotaFats
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greenlion said it for me. american eagle .45 acp is currently 599.00$ per 1000. thats about what your gun costs in only 2 weeks of shooting. wish i had that much expendable bullet money!
Walt Sherrill
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Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
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