Pond James Pond
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It's an age-old topic, and I saw a post in a thread about SA revolvers that extolled the reliability of autoloaders over revolvers; something that previously has been strongly rejected by some.
So, instead of just saying I agree or disagree and here's why, I've decided (inspired by a similar poll on Taurae vs S&Ws) to simply start a poll where you can choose which category you fit in. It asks how many rounds you shot, cumulatively, before experiencing a malfunction with your firearm and tries to estimate the degree of severity of the failure.
I'm allowing multiple votes so that owners of both autoloaders and revolvers can add their experiences. I am not distinguishing between SA or DA revolvers, nor between hammer or striker fired pistols, otherwise the number of options would be ridiculous.
PLEASE: only include your most reliable firearm in each case. I want to know how good they can be, rather than how bad they can be. An easy fix was achieved in situ (at the range for example), a tough fix required greater work or even a 'Smith's intervention.
You can detail what the gun is that you've based your vote on and any details of the issue in the thread responses.
NB: DO NOT INCLUDE ANY FAILURES BASED ON AMMO (eg brass failure, squibs FTF etc). MECHANICAL FAILURES ONLY (INC MAGS).
So, instead of just saying I agree or disagree and here's why, I've decided (inspired by a similar poll on Taurae vs S&Ws) to simply start a poll where you can choose which category you fit in. It asks how many rounds you shot, cumulatively, before experiencing a malfunction with your firearm and tries to estimate the degree of severity of the failure.
I'm allowing multiple votes so that owners of both autoloaders and revolvers can add their experiences. I am not distinguishing between SA or DA revolvers, nor between hammer or striker fired pistols, otherwise the number of options would be ridiculous.
PLEASE: only include your most reliable firearm in each case. I want to know how good they can be, rather than how bad they can be. An easy fix was achieved in situ (at the range for example), a tough fix required greater work or even a 'Smith's intervention.
You can detail what the gun is that you've based your vote on and any details of the issue in the thread responses.
NB: DO NOT INCLUDE ANY FAILURES BASED ON AMMO (eg brass failure, squibs FTF etc). MECHANICAL FAILURES ONLY (INC MAGS).
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