No problem.
The info about FBI came from a friend (Jim Pledger) who retired from the FBIs FTU (Firearms Training Unit) and Cylinder & Slide, Novak's, others. Maybe Mr. Boone will weigh in with what he knows about FBI pistols?
I saw plenty of broken BHPs in British military armories in the late 70s. My friend broke two of the older Mk II model frames under 15K doing nothing but normal shooting. The newer Mk III seems tougher.
The figures about the avg service life of Berettas is from latest govt testing and the local USAF base, who have on avg over 30K rounds through all their training guns (mil spec M882 ammo is same as SAAMI +P; they last even longer w std pressure ammo). Alloy framed SIG/Berettas have passed the latest European military and police tests that included 20K round durability tests (an increase from the 10K std of the 70s they were designed for). I have a P226/9mm with over 20K through it, and a friend w a new P229/40 w over 20K, another w a P220/45 w over 40K. Ted Nugent put over 125K through his Beretta 92, then gave it back to Beretta. Some Berettas/SIGs have broken earlier than 10K, most will not.
In OCT 99 the Baltimore County PD found cracks in 52 of their 1400 SIG 226s. The guns still worked though, and they were older guns with lot of rounds through them. The NYPD has had oodles of reliability problems with it's Glocks. A broken SIG that works beats an unbroken Glock that does not?
Just as I have had/seen several Glocks break springs/trigger bars, etc from just normal shooting. Saw a USP frame that broke into two pieces, know of several others that broke firing pins, had a friend who sent his new USP to HK four times to get the same broken parts replaced, and had new Glocks break parts on me out of the box the first trip to the range.
Nothing is perfect. Get what ya like. If ya can afford to shoot enough to wear a gun out, ya can afford to replace it too when it needs it?
I like SIGs. Being as "fragile" as they are, I have three. Still waiting for that first 1992 model to wear out.
[Edited by BrokenArrow on 02-11-2001 at 01:48 PM]