I wouldn't trust a gun if a less than perfect grip caused a Failure to Feed. My reasoning is twofold. I expect that in a combat situatuation that it would be possible or even likely that my grip might be changed because of neccessity or stress issues. The second reason is that there are to many good guns that are reliable to be messing around with one that works only under ideal conditions.sylus27 wrote:Hey guys - had a question about how you guys check your guns for reliability. I've tried to put several hundred rounds through my handguns before I count on them for self defense, and I would guess most of you do the same. My question is how do you get to that mark? Do you do a couple sessions of 50-100 rounds or just one or two of 200+ rounds?
My 1911 has had Failure to Feed problems. Almost all of them coming at the end of a long session when I'm tired and my grip may be weakening. I know almost all defensive gun uses involve just a handful of rounds, but... Would you depend on a gun that can go 50-100 rounds at a time without a failure, even if you know it (or the user) tends to fail at higher round counts? That little "what if" voice in your head might make a difference.
BTW - I do have other extremely reliable guns I use for carry, but don't want an expensive 1911 to turn into a "range only" gun
That being said I wouldn't be as concerned if the gun acts up because the gun is dirty after 50 or more rounds.