It’s been quiet lately so let’s start a little survey and see what comes up that’s interesting. What semi-auto pistol do you currently or previously own that has never failed and how many rounds has been through it? I’m always on the constant quest for the perfect pistol and would love to hear others experiences.
Yes I know any mechanical thing can fail. That’s not the point here. Some things fail less than others.
Never failed:
By never failed I mean while shooting you have never had a fail to feed, fail to return to battery, fail to extract, fail to eject, broken part (spring, etc..)
Failures:
If you shot 400 rounds and had a problem because it was dirty, that’s a failure. If it wasn’t lubed good and there was an issue, that’s a failure. If it has issue with multiple brands of ammo, that’s a failure. Limp wrist issues are failures.
Ammo problems:
Hard primers, dud rounds, hates steel case, or just a bad batch of ammo IS NOT A FAILURE. That is an ammo problem.
I’ll start. My flawless pistols so far are:
H&K P30 - 3000 rounds (deemed to be the AK of pistols) runs dirty, dry, in the rain, cold, everywhere.
H&K P30sk - 1750 rounds
Kahr CM9 - More rounds than I even know.
Kahr CW9 - 1200 rounds and foolishly traded.
Kahr CW380 - 300+ rounds
CZ P-01 - 1650 rounds
CZ P-09 - 1500 rounds
CZ P-10c - 700 rounds
Sig P365 - 700+ rounds
Pistols that have failed:
Glock 19 gen 4
Glock 19 gen 3
CZ SP-01