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IDPA Observations (No, this shouldn't be in Comp. Shooting)
- Thread starter whitebear
- Start date
LOTSA GUNS
I have witnessed every brand fail.
I have witnessed both stock and modified guns fail.
I have witnessed failures with 'factory' ammo.
I have witnessed failures regardless of operator skill level.
Machines fail.
MOST failures seem to be from crap ammo.
SOME failures are from tinkering the night before.
MAGAZINES CAUSE MANY FAILURES; buy the best.
Lube your handguns with BreakFree CLP.
Carry two guns.....
ps the M17 is the most reliable Glock, but I have witnessed them fail.
I have witnessed every brand fail.
I have witnessed both stock and modified guns fail.
I have witnessed failures with 'factory' ammo.
I have witnessed failures regardless of operator skill level.
Machines fail.
MOST failures seem to be from crap ammo.
SOME failures are from tinkering the night before.
MAGAZINES CAUSE MANY FAILURES; buy the best.
Lube your handguns with BreakFree CLP.
Carry two guns.....
ps the M17 is the most reliable Glock, but I have witnessed them fail.
I shoot both the Glock 22 and Glock 35 and report no problems, but I am using factory ammo as well and factory mags. I did see a problem this last week end at our IPSC match with a guy using a Glock 31.
He told me that he had replaced the striker and he is using his own reloads. The malf. that he had was that his slide kept locking back on him after every shot. The match before he was having problems with FTF.
AS it was he left the match early totally upset.
The last two 1911-A1's that I had, had problems with the hammer following the slide, feeding problems and even on a NEW IAI M6000 I had the safety disconnect go flying off.
I will say I had never had a single problem with the Beretta 92 FS that I had owned. So far no problems with the 96D.
He told me that he had replaced the striker and he is using his own reloads. The malf. that he had was that his slide kept locking back on him after every shot. The match before he was having problems with FTF.
AS it was he left the match early totally upset.
The last two 1911-A1's that I had, had problems with the hammer following the slide, feeding problems and even on a NEW IAI M6000 I had the safety disconnect go flying off.
I will say I had never had a single problem with the Beretta 92 FS that I had owned. So far no problems with the 96D.
NO glock mags are designed to drop free. there are fully metal lined mags and non fully metal lined mags (FML and NFML). the FML mags are more likely to drop free of the gun but it's not a guarantee; when ejecting a glock mag you should always kinda rip it out of the mag well just in case it doesn't fall out on its own.
I shoot a lot of GSSF matches (Glock Sport Shooting Foundation) so there are only Glocks there and an average of around 300 competetors at each match. of course i see Glocks jam. however, most of the time it's with people shooting reloads and they mess up with that or it's someone limpwristing their glock. I never have my Glocks jam at the matches because i take good care of them and clean them after every shooting; I also shoot factory new ammo. You have no idea how well the owners of those glocks that jam take care of their firearms. I know people who buy guns, shoot them for years and never clean them once. Some people with glocks think they can take more abuse than other guns so they don't clean them as often as they do their 1911s and whatnot.
Just showing another point of view on this topic i'm not trying to argue with anyone here.
I shoot a lot of GSSF matches (Glock Sport Shooting Foundation) so there are only Glocks there and an average of around 300 competetors at each match. of course i see Glocks jam. however, most of the time it's with people shooting reloads and they mess up with that or it's someone limpwristing their glock. I never have my Glocks jam at the matches because i take good care of them and clean them after every shooting; I also shoot factory new ammo. You have no idea how well the owners of those glocks that jam take care of their firearms. I know people who buy guns, shoot them for years and never clean them once. Some people with glocks think they can take more abuse than other guns so they don't clean them as often as they do their 1911s and whatnot.
Just showing another point of view on this topic i'm not trying to argue with anyone here.
There's just so many variables for why a gun malfs. In all the various matches and training sessions I've been at it usually seems that it's ammo, mag or maintenance related. Sometimes, a combo of all three. When I switched back to the 1911 after years of the Glock format, I suffered thru some degree of snafus before I got all the factors in tune. Mags and ammo where the main points. I always take a "back up" gun, just in case something "serious" breaks. This is also why I have two identical guns: one that I shoot the heck out of and one that I carry. Like others have pointed out, stuff breaks, especially when you play alot or play hard. Stay safe.