I am primarily a user of Colt 1911 pistols chambered for the 9mm cartridge. I've had pretty good luck with my Colts, they mostly run great with no drama. But since I'm not really a strict brand loyalist I decided to add a pistol from another manufacturer. I purchased a new Springfield Armory Range Officer 9mm, stainless finish.
I owned a SA 9mm Loaded Target some years ago, and put it through the 2K challenge which it passed with flying colors. You can read that report here:
https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....ll=1#post72251
Hopefully this new gun will perform as well. So far I have fired 200 rounds through it, with two stovepipes and one failure of the slide to go all the way forward -- locking up the gun. I'm not too worried, I've learned from experience that some pistols (esp. 1911s) need 500 rounds or so to get settled in. It happened that way with the Loaded Target I tested, then it had no failures during the 2K challenge.
I hope to use the new gun at a pistol class soon, so my plan is to get it sorted out before then. I will feel confident using it for the class if I can get it to shoot about 500 rounds without failure.
So far the only things I've changed on the gun are I swapped out the ILS mainspring housing for a two-piece MHS/mag well and installed some VZ grips. I will probably also replace the recoil spring with a Wilson Combat flat wire 14# spring. I will post updates here as things progress.
JAD, I know you are watching -- I only call them "stocks" when they are made of wood.