That's a great analogy!hovercat wrote:IMO, you should have the same confidence in a self defense firearm as you do in the brakes on your car.
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- Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:19 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: What is Reliable Enough?
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Re: What is Reliable Enough?
- Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:01 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: What is Reliable Enough?
- Replies: 33
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Re: What is Reliable Enough?
7 failures in 57 rounds... IMO, not reliable. (it's failed with both shooters on several ammo types) But only you/her can decide if it's good enough for you or her.
Put it this way with my 2 primary carry guns... my 4" 1911 has gone over 4000 rounds with 1 failure... and that was a squib reload- not the gun's fault. The other has gone (unknown rounds but in the 1k-1.5K) and had 1 fte about 6 years ago but it was shot without the mag in it. My wife's results are similar, although her round counts are much lower.
You need to isolate the issue to her, the gun or the ammo and proceed accordingly. But I would never leave my wife a gun for SD/HD that has better than a 10% fail rate with her behind the trigger... Murphy will enter just ahead of the intruder.
I'd spend your next $100-$200 on a training class for her (or both as it's fun and helpful) to ensure that she is shooting properly and to be sure she can clear the weapon and get back into the fight in a couple seconds- then maybe shop for another gun option if that needs to happen.
Best of luck!
Put it this way with my 2 primary carry guns... my 4" 1911 has gone over 4000 rounds with 1 failure... and that was a squib reload- not the gun's fault. The other has gone (unknown rounds but in the 1k-1.5K) and had 1 fte about 6 years ago but it was shot without the mag in it. My wife's results are similar, although her round counts are much lower.
You need to isolate the issue to her, the gun or the ammo and proceed accordingly. But I would never leave my wife a gun for SD/HD that has better than a 10% fail rate with her behind the trigger... Murphy will enter just ahead of the intruder.
I'd spend your next $100-$200 on a training class for her (or both as it's fun and helpful) to ensure that she is shooting properly and to be sure she can clear the weapon and get back into the fight in a couple seconds- then maybe shop for another gun option if that needs to happen.
Best of luck!