glock17luver
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I have one of these guns on layaway but i have an issue. I don't know if I should get this gun the reasons being: I have heard these guns have had serious problems in the past such as fractured forcing cones,stretched frames,over heated cylinders which prevent ejection of shells and timing trouble.
I need to know when/if this occurs? is this after 1000's of rounds and years of heavy use? Or is this just a problem model? I also heard that the k frame is the reason for this if this is all true I need to know because I plan to use this gun for self defense.
The last thing I want is a gun thats goning to be a problem for me but s&w seem to be good guns. I also don't plan on shooting full house rounds excesivley and I don't shoot often about once a month or so.
If there are specific reasons why these guns have these problems and if theres a way to prevent it i.e. not using full house loads,practicing with .38 special +p or +p+ loads? Thanks for any help you guys.
BTW FWIW theres a ruger sp101 2 1/2 there should i go with this gun instead? I am die hard s&w fan but my brother says the ruger is a better gun.
I need to know when/if this occurs? is this after 1000's of rounds and years of heavy use? Or is this just a problem model? I also heard that the k frame is the reason for this if this is all true I need to know because I plan to use this gun for self defense.
The last thing I want is a gun thats goning to be a problem for me but s&w seem to be good guns. I also don't plan on shooting full house rounds excesivley and I don't shoot often about once a month or so.
If there are specific reasons why these guns have these problems and if theres a way to prevent it i.e. not using full house loads,practicing with .38 special +p or +p+ loads? Thanks for any help you guys.
BTW FWIW theres a ruger sp101 2 1/2 there should i go with this gun instead? I am die hard s&w fan but my brother says the ruger is a better gun.