Rounds till CCW approved?

[fxstchewy]

How many rounds do you send through a Semi without failure before you call it good to go?

 

[Torian]

It can completely depend on the weapon.

For my Browning Hi Power, I was confident in its ability to perform on day one.

In a custom 1911 that has very high tolerances...I'd want to shoot a few hundred rounds at least...trying a variety of ammo before I'd carry it...with THAT specific ammo.

 

[Hometeached1]

Depends. If something new like a Glock 42, I'd want to shoot 200-300rds and 150ish of carry ammo with no hic ups. Where as a pistol that's been made awhile and has a reputation of being reliable, 200ish rounds and 100ish of carry ammo.

 

[wow6599]

I would feel confident with firearms like a P229, Glock 19, M&P, etc. after a couple of mags of carry ammo through it.

Small handguns like a Kahr, LCP, Kel-Tec, etc., I would want a couple hundred trouble free rds through it.

YMMV

 

[horsemen61]

depends on the model and situation take my xds for example I shot 500 trouble free rounds in it in the rotation it went then it got recalled again I have 500 trouble free rounds in it so I can carry it again.

 

[Onward Allusion]

Up to 500 rounds, depending on how it performs from the get go. Some guns, after 200 rounds of flawless feeding/firing. Others don't get a pass even after 500. It is based on consistency.

 

[WC145]

200 or so, including 50-100rds of carry ammo.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I have been issued 3 new duty sidearms in my career. We shoot a mag or two, qualify and put them in service...probably no more than 100 rounds in all.

 

[ritepath]

Well of course a glock from day one, without any rounds....all others you should never trust for anything beyond fun range guns and maybe non dangerous game hunting (rabbits, doves, turtles (non-snapping of course) ect...)

 

[mnhntr]

100 consecutive and at least 5 different types

 

[ColtPythonElite]

My first duty weapon wasn't a Glock, it was a 5906.

 

[bannockburn]

Probably around 150 to 200 rounds before I feel it's good for CCW use.

 

[wow6599]

Well of course a glock from day one, without any rounds

This is terrible advice, and should not be listened to by anyone.

All firearms are mechanical devices; some work better than others. But, to take a gun without ensuring it functions properly is negligent at best - and just down right stupid. Trying to keep it THR, but do not ever assume a firearm is GTG without testing it first.

 

[HammsBeer]

A few hundred rounds of fmj range ammo to break it in if new, then couple boxes of jhp defensive ammo to ensure feeding reliability.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

400 or so

 

[Mitlov]

Well of course a glock from day one, without any rounds....all others you should never trust for anything beyond fun range guns and maybe non dangerous game hunting (rabbits, doves, turtles (non-snapping of course) ect...)

Trusting ANY device with your life without using it at the range first is a very, very bad idea. Every single manufacturer can have manufacturing defects from time to time.

As for the rest of your post, so until 1982, there was not a single firearm on the planet that people could trust for anything beyond plinking and hunting? That's...a somewhat head-scratching assertion.

 

[lpsharp88]

I called it good after 150 flawless rounds. 2 boxes of range ammo, and 1 box of my carry ammo.

 

[M2 Carbine]

No fixed amount.

I've felt comfortable with a gun after a few magazines and never trusted a gun after hundreds of rounds.

I've found out that if a gun is going to malfunction it will usually do it in a few magazines.

 

[skt239]

It depends for me as well. I recently picked up a M&P 9c that I shot for the first time this past weekend. I put 25 rounds of my carry ammo and 50 rounds of regular range ammo without incident. I consider it good to go.

 

[hartcreek]

Some of my autos are a hundred years old but if I take one shooting and it runs 4 mags with no hiccups then I am good to go as the gun probably has had thousands in the deckades before I was born.

 

[Old Fuff]

Uncle Sam's military services and most larger law enforcement agencies simply unpack them when they are delivered and issue whatever forthwith. Seems to work for them. Used to be the same concerning 1911 platform pistols. Today I might be more careful given the lack of uniform dimensions and standards. 50 rounds should tell you if any revolver has issues.

Of course this "breaking in" business is a wonderful excuse to go out and burn 200 to 500 rounds...

 

[mrdeltoid]

I try a couple of magazines of ammunition loaded with different bullet weights (e.g., 200gr or 230gr for .45acp). Then I put two or three magazines of carry ammunition through the pistol. If it doesn't jam with the carry ammunition in two magazines or so, then I carry it. With revolvers, especially smaller ones with little clearance behind the forcing cone, its nice to try several bullet types to see if any unseating problems occur.

Other than that, I don't see any reason for extensive testing with lots of carry ammo. Its either going to work or its not and it shouldn't take 50-100 rounds of expensive hollowpoint ammunition to figure it out.

 

[Valkman]

With my Kimber Compact CDP I shot at about 250 through it, including probably 50 rounds of carry ammo and called it good. 10 years later it's still my go-to carry gun.

 

[el Godfather]

Unless 1911s that need break-in period. NONE

 

[tarosean]

2000 trouble free rounds on any gun that I choose to carry.