A different take on reliability - Guns you've personally seen fail

[Dan_S]

Lets see now...

Gun: Arsenal SLR106
Setting: Private range
How did it fail: Failure to extract spent case
What was the remedy: Application of my boot heel to the charging handle
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Mine

Notes: AKs don't fail? Really?




Gun: Ruger SR556
Setting: Private range
How did it fail: (1) Multiple failures to extract casing, (2) bolt carrier grinding out chunks of aluminum from upper receiver.
What was the remedy: (1) Tap out casings with rod from muzzle end, (2) no solution.
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Mine

Notes: Tight tolerances, eh?


Gun: Bushmaster AR15
Setting: Public range
How did it fail: Stuck casing, bolt locked up
What was the remedy: After prying the bolt open, tapping the casing out with a rod
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Mine

Notes: Another tight chamber...


Gun: Glock 19 Gen. 3
Setting: Various
How did it fail: Stovepiping, brass to face, failure to eject, erratic ejection, etc
What was the remedy: Ongoing issues
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Mine

Notes: N/A

Gun: Glock 34
Setting: Public Range
How did it fail: Brass to face, erratic ejection, etc
What was the remedy: N/A
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Someone else's

Notes:N/A

[HCM]

Gun: SIG P229R DAK .40
Setting: Agency Qualifications
How did it fail:
Take down lever broke at attachement point to the "barrel" of the part, allowing the lever to spin 360 dgrees. Weapon still fired and functioned but the weapon could not be safely re-holstered or field stripped without tools.
What was the remedy: Armorer Replaced lever
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Agency issued
Notes: i have seen about 8 of these, all with 2005-2006 production SIGs

Gun: SIG P229R DAK .40
Setting: Agency Qualifications
How did it fail:
Shooter dropped weapon with the slide locked open while attempting emergency reload (fumble). Slide lock lever bent on impact and slide was stuck in the locked open position.
What was the remedy: Armorer Replaced slide lock lever
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Agency issued
Notes:

Gun: SIG P228 DAO converted for Simmunitions
Setting: Agency FoF Training
How did it fail:
Shooter expended all rounds and while at slide lock, dove for cover behind 55 gallon barrel (like a head first baseball slide) to perform emergency reload. Slide lock lever bent on impact and slide was stuck in the locked open position.
What was the remedy: Armorer Replaced slide lock lever
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Agency issued
Notes: A back up gun would be handy right about now.......

Gun: HK USP Compact LEM .40
Setting: Agency Qualifications
How did it fail:
Firing pin broke
What was the remedy: Armorer Replaced Firing pin and firing pin spring
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Agency issued (to me)
Notes: Older pistol, this was a known issue and the subject of a prior agency armorer notice and replacement program. Apparently the angle / radius of part of the original FP's lead to cracks/ breaks when stressed. Replaced part was re-designed by HK.

[jon volk]

Gun:WASR3
Setting:range
How did it fail:failure to extract
What was the remedy:cleaned the filthy thing
Was it your pistol or someone else's:mine


Notes:Ran brass without issue, switched to wolf steel case for 2k rounds. Switched back to brass and couldn't get more than 2 consecutive rounds to extract. Scrubbed the chamber, all was good.


Gun:XDSC 9mm
Setting:range
How did it fail:failure to lock back last round
What was the remedy:sold it
Was it your pistol or someone else's:mine

Notes:around 4k rounds in it started to not lock back on the last round. Despite Internet claims that it was hand position, it would consistently do it with no appendage even close. Sold it for an S&W 3953

Gun:g17 3rd gen
Setting:range
How did it fail:brass to face, one reverse horizontal stove pipe
What was the remedyngoing
Was it your pistol or someone else's:mine

Notes:Only 1.5k into this one but I've seen one stoppage by backwards horizontal stove pipe. Outside of that, I get smacked in the forehead with brass and even have over the left shoulder ejection on video.

Glock's gonna Glock I guess

[HCM]

More of an ammo failure than a weapons failure - had a case head separation last week.

No apparent damage to the weapon. the case head was extracted / ejected and was found on the ground.

Ammo was Federal .40 cal 180 Grain JHP
Weapon was agency issued SIG P229R DAK

[HCM]

Gun: S&W M&PL Pro 9mm
Setting: range
How did it fail: Dead trigger while firing Win Ranger 147 grain JHP
What was the remedy: Returned to S&W for repair
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Mine
Notes: N/A


Gun: S&W M&P FS 9mm
Setting: range
How did it fail: Failure to feed while firing Win 147 Gr JHP.
What was the remedy: tap - rack - followed by proper clean and lube
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Mine
Notes: Operator induced - gun was dirty and not properly lubed.

[HCM]

Gun: Remington 870 police
Setting: Agency Quals
How did it fail: Ring that secures the front of the barrel to the magazine tube broke.
What was the remedy: new barrel required
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Agency
Notes: Most likely cause - magazine cap not properly tightened. This is a newer gun and it appears the barrel ring is now epoxied to the barrel rather than soldered.

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[Spr1]

Gun: Remington 870 police
Setting: Agency Quals
How did it fail: Ring that secures the front of the barrel to the magazine tube broke.
What was the remedy: new barrel required
Was it your pistol or someone else's: Agency
Notes: Most likely cause - magazine cap not properly tightened. This is a newer gun and it appears the barrel ring is now epoxied to the barrel rather than soldered.

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Epoxy?? Remind me not to buy a new Remington.

[secondstoryguy]

Epoxy?? Remind me not to buy a new Remington.

Remington's 700s arn't much better. I've seen a few bolt handles fail (mostly post 2008 production guns) and come off at the attachment to the bolt body.

[2alpha-down0]

Gun: HK P7M8
Setting: Range practice session
How did it fail: Drop safety catch spring broke, rendering gun inoperable
What was the remedy: Replace spring (no easy task, BTW)
Your gun or someone else's: Mine

Gun: Spikes/LMT AR15
Setting: Gun club tour as a prerequisite for membership. Basically proving that I can safely send bullets in the right direction.
How did it fail: Gun doubled once and also fired a three-round burst. Bill Springfield 4lb trigger job gone wrong.
What was the remedy: Replace FCG
Your gun or someone else's: Mine
Notes: Beware these kinds of trigger jobs.

[Moshe Dayan]

Gun: HK USP 45c
Setting: Indoor range
How did it fail: Repeated failures to feed with HST and various ball ammo
What was the remedy: None so far. The gun was given to me and I don't really like it, so I haven't been overly concerned with making it work.
Your gun or someone else's: Mine
Notes: You would expect better from an $800+ handgun...



Gun: Glock 20 SF
Setting: Outdoor range
How did it fail: Failure to feed somewhere between 100 and 150 rounds or 180 gr. FMJ
What was the remedy: Cleared the malfunction and haven't had and more issues yet
Your gun or someone else's: Mine