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by Soccerdad1995
Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:59 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: What is Reliable Enough?
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Re: What is Reliable Enough?

Personally, I wouldn't carry a gun that had a failure rate of more than 1% using any and all ammo. I require a much lower failure rate using the specific SD ammo that I plan to carry, in that gun. There, I agree with the 0.1% threshold stated above. This includes cases where I just decide to shoot my EDC with no extra lube or other special range preparations. I just shoot it however it was cleaned / lubed on that day that I happened to stop by the range with other guns. Sometimes, it hasn't been touched for a month or more and has been on my hip every day. I absolutely expect it to fire reliably and accurately using my SD ammo. If not, then I either need to step up my maintenance on the EDC, or considering making a change.

That said, I still will routinely practice failure drills at the range, and at home (using snap caps).

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