Bartholomew Roberts
Moderator
I own a Browning Hi-Power with almost 32,000 rounds on it. It has been a great, reliable pistol for many years now and I am very handy with it. However, during the time I have owned it, I have replaced a number of parts. Only two (arguably three) of those parts would have presented an immediate problem in a self-defense situation:
1) the KKM barrel sheared off its lug at 7,102 rounds
2) the extractor claw broke off at about 31,500 rounds
3) the ejector tip broke off at 19,894 rounds (despite this, the gun continued to run but stoppages went up to about 10-20%)
The first two would have likely gotten me killed in a self-defense scenario. The ejector was solvable but would have complicated the problem.
So I have a pistol that I am extremely comfortable with, that I know well, and that has been a proven good performer for many years; but in the back of my mind I start thinking "This pistol has a lot of rounds on it and I've replaced a lot of parts. Two of the worst problems I've had with it came with no warning in the midst of me shooting." Statistically, I think the odds are solidly in my favor; but I am starting to doubt the pistol.
So just out of curiosity, I thought I would ask others at what point they would be leery about carrying a well-used pistol that they had a lot of time and experience with?
1) the KKM barrel sheared off its lug at 7,102 rounds
2) the extractor claw broke off at about 31,500 rounds
3) the ejector tip broke off at 19,894 rounds (despite this, the gun continued to run but stoppages went up to about 10-20%)
The first two would have likely gotten me killed in a self-defense scenario. The ejector was solvable but would have complicated the problem.
So I have a pistol that I am extremely comfortable with, that I know well, and that has been a proven good performer for many years; but in the back of my mind I start thinking "This pistol has a lot of rounds on it and I've replaced a lot of parts. Two of the worst problems I've had with it came with no warning in the midst of me shooting." Statistically, I think the odds are solidly in my favor; but I am starting to doubt the pistol.
So just out of curiosity, I thought I would ask others at what point they would be leery about carrying a well-used pistol that they had a lot of time and experience with?