Mindsets RE: a "Broken" Gun
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Originally Posted by
RevolverRob
I might sell a car that broke at an inconvenient time. I think comparing a firearm to a car is a bit of a misnomer. If your car broke down dramatically, before it had 5,000 miles on it, you might be a little more leery of it, right?
We're not talking a 20,000 round gun that wasn't cleaned. Just a gun that has been shot enough to confirm function and practice with it, followed by cleaning and proper lubrication.
That said, yea, I'm not feeling it anymore, I don't mind maintaining my 1911s, but I'm probably going to go back to HKs.
A long time ago I reached the same conclusion after some disappointing failures in guns that I thought I could trust. I ended up selling my Gen2&3 S&Ws and buying an HK USP/c.
Then the cycle repeated itself when I went down the 1911 rabbit hole looking for unicorn guns to carry. More disappointing failures. Sold the 1911s and bought some Glocks. I still have the Glocks, and now view guns as life safety equipment.
Oh, yeah I did the Sig p320 thing too, and ended up selling them.
There are a few brands I trust (Glock, CZ, HK), and will carry after maybe a 1k rounds of break-in & testing. I have 100's of 1000's of rounds through Glocks and CZs, so I know what the wear and failure points are, and what the symptoms are. I understand how these guns work, and have plenty of spare parts. It's a nice feeling to have confidence in my equipment.
I also have a few guns from less trusted manufacturers that fill a useful niche (e.g. Ruger LCP1.2 and LCR), and I've tried to vet them as well as I can.
I was just at a gun shop, and some dude was all excited about his Archon B. I was thinking, "Huh. Cool gun. What a pain in the ass it would be to figure out if I could trust this thing".
So... I completely endorse your decision to use HKs, or whichever guns you really trust.