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semiautos i'd put 200-250 rounds through it to break it in and test for any malfunctions.
I think most semiauto malfs. are due to magazines or ammo, not the gun per se, but a malf is a malf
revolvers i'd put 10 rounds through and carry it
EDC for me is two S&W 642s or a S&W 65 and a 642 BUG.
I will occasionally carry a BHP in 9mm.
EDIT: most people will make a distinction between break-in for semiauto reliability and THEN testing to see if your semiauto performs with your self defense round of choice. There's a big difference in the semiauto world between the feed and cyclic reliability of low-powered FMJ in 9mm and 45 ACP and screaming hot jacketed hollow points with big, open cavities. Be sure to test your semiauto with at least a box or two of the SD round of your choice. An expensive proposition, yes, but peace of mind.
After a gun is broken in I expect no malfs. per 1000 rounds.
I think most semiauto malfs. are due to magazines or ammo, not the gun per se, but a malf is a malf
revolvers i'd put 10 rounds through and carry it
EDC for me is two S&W 642s or a S&W 65 and a 642 BUG.
I will occasionally carry a BHP in 9mm.
EDIT: most people will make a distinction between break-in for semiauto reliability and THEN testing to see if your semiauto performs with your self defense round of choice. There's a big difference in the semiauto world between the feed and cyclic reliability of low-powered FMJ in 9mm and 45 ACP and screaming hot jacketed hollow points with big, open cavities. Be sure to test your semiauto with at least a box or two of the SD round of your choice. An expensive proposition, yes, but peace of mind.
After a gun is broken in I expect no malfs. per 1000 rounds.
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