Gun, G19x
Date, August 22-August 30
Round count 2100
Ammo, speer lawman 147, speer gold dot 147, MEN 124gr, brown bear, tula, wolf, winchester forged, all 115gr, IMI die cut.
Stoppages, 0
Malfunctions, 0
Breakages, 0
The gun was not fired prior to the test. I did remove the factory grease, and lubricated it with TW-25b.
Pistol: Glock 17 Gen 3 (2 pin made in late 2000)
Caliber: 9mm
Ammunition: 115 grain Federal Range Target Practice, 124 grain +p Speer Gold Dot, 115 grain +p+ Federal (9bple)
Magazines: all Magpul (3 were 22 round and 8 were 17 round)
Dates: 3/10/18 - 9/22/18
Rounds: 2,350
Stoppages: 7 (all failure to get slide lock using 17 round Magpul magazines and Federal practice ammo)
Malfunctions: 0
Breakages: 0
Comments:
This is my main practice pistol. I bought 2 cases of the Federal range target practice ammo at the beginning of the year. I had some 9bple on hand that I used to carry and I shot up the remaining 200 of those. I bought a case of Speer Gold Dot to carry and have fired 150 of that.
All the stoppages were caused by my grip interfering with the slide release lever. 3 of them were during one session when I was wearing gloves. I have not had a stoppage in over 1,200 rounds now. So, hopefully that means my grip technique and consistency has improved.
Pistol: Sig P365
Caliber: 9mm
Ammunition:
Federal Brass 115 FMJ 1560 rounds
Federal Alum 115 FMJ 278 rounds
CCI Brass 124 FMJ 40 rounds
Federal HST 147+P 90 rounds
Federal HST 124 26 rounds
Speer Gold Dot 115+P+ 10 rounds
Speer Gold Dot 124 2 rounds
Dates of testing: 7/10/18 - 10/1/18
Total Rounds Fired: 2006
Stoppages: 0
Malfunctions: 0
Breakages: 0
Notes: The pistol has run fine for me. The last 20 rounds fired to reach the current total were 147+P HST.
Pistol: Walther P99AS
Caliber: 9mm
Ammunition: Federal HST 147 grain JHP
Magtech 124 grain FMJ
Armscor 115 grain FMJ
S&B 115 grain FMJ SB9A
Barnaul white box 115 grain steel FMJ
Wolf Mil Spec 115 grain lacquer steel FMJ
Silver Bear 115 grain zinc steel FMJ
Brown Bear 115 grain lacquer steel FMJ
Magtech 115 grain FMJ
Fiocchi 115 grain FMJ
Speer Lawman 124 grain FMJ
PPU 115 grain
Winchester Ranger T 124+p JHP
Dates of testing: 9/2018
Total rounds fired: 2052
Stoppages:
9 fail to lock back on empty. Possibly user induced.
1 failure to feed 147 grain AE hit feed ramp.
Malfunctions:
Breakages: front sight loosened and needed to be tightened.
User errors:
1 failure to decock after admin reload
1 failure to decock empty
1 failure to decock admin reload.
This gun is the closest thing to a TDA Glock 19 I have found. Extremely nice and fast trigger. I really liked it. By the end of the test my enthusiasm has waned a bit and I don’t see anything compelling about it over a G19 except that it can be fully decocked.
Many novice shooters love this thing. It’s striker trigger is as good as a PPQ in SA (very good) and decent in DA 8/4.5 lbs.
It was pretty reliable except for some failures to lock back which were either me hitting the release or weak ammo.
It can be stripped about 9/10s as easy as a Glock.
Recommended if you want a reliable striker fired DA/SA pistol that otherwise shoots like a Glock 19 aside from grip angle.
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That's why I bought my 99C - I wanted a TDA G26 that wasn't a Glock. I'm pretty happy with it.This gun is the closest thing to a TDA Glock 19 I have found.
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Pistol: HK P30 V4.1
Ammunition: WWB 124 gr. nato, Sig Sauer 115 gr., Speer Gold Dot 124 gr, Atlanta Arms 115 gr.
Rounds fired: 2,100
Date: 9/4/18-10/6/18
Stoppages: 0
Malfunctions: 0
Modifications: V4.1 kit installed
Notes:
As expected, the P30 performed flawlessly throughout the test. I wanted to pick a pistol that would force me to focus on trigger control because I had plateaued with SF pistols. After spending time with the P30 and scoring higher on various tests (HiTS Advanced Super Test, “The Test”, etc.), I think I will be sticking with the P30 for the foreseeable future. I have been extremely impressed with the platform overall and find the LEM trigger to work well for me.
Colt M45a1 early 2016 ‘production’ model.
45 acp
Ammunition: my hand loads, 230, 200 gn plated round nose.
From 8-8-18 to 10-23-18
2030 rounds fired
Brackages-0
Malfunctions-0
Stoppages-7
Comments. Same two Wilson ETM and three Wilson 47d’s used for all rounds fired.
Five of the seven stoppages accrued during reloads, first round from a full eight round mag. All but two finished chambering with a mag slap. All stoppages were failures to completely chamber.
Toward the end of testing, last three hundred or so rounds started to experience some erratic ejecting with a few brass to the face.
All in all satisfied with the guns performance, first stoppage accrued at round number 511. This has always been my belief, after 400-500 rounds 1911s will need lube.
Pistol: HK USP Compact Match LEM trigger
Caliber: 9mm
Ammunition: Cumulative ammo:
S&B 115 grain FMJ
S&B 124 grain FMJ
Armscor 115 grain FMJ
Magtech 115 grain FMJ
Magtech 124 grain FMJ
Speer Lawman 115 grain FMJ
Speer Lawman 124 grain FMJ
Speer Lawman 147 grain FMJ
Fiocchi 115 grain FMJ
Fiocchi 124 grain FMJ
PMC Bronze 115 FMJ
MEN 124 grain FMJ
Barnaul White Box 115 grain FMJ
Silver Bear 115 grain FMJ
Brown Bear 115 grain FMJ
Winchester 124 grain NATO FMJ
Federal American Eagle 147 grain FMJ
Federal American Eagle 115 grain FMJ
Dates of testing: 9-10/2018
Total rounds fired: 2008
Stoppages: One FTExtract Silver Bear 115 grain
Malfunctions: 0
Breakages: 0
This pistol ran like an HK. Sights perfectly regulated at 25 yards. One Fail to Extract steel case out of 300 rounds fired. Otherwise perfect function. I found it disagreeable to shoot, but that is my bias. It is a great gun, for someone else.
What do you mean by "disagreeable to shoot"?Originally Posted by Enel
The LEM was a ton of work for me.
I guess I mean I suck with it. Of all the full sized and compact service pistol I have tested (around 20), I shot it the worst and would put it dead last in preference for pure shooting performance.
However, for carrying, it is perfectly sized and nice weight with reliability and presumed durability near top of the heap. Plus it has a great trigger for not shooting stuff.
It is sort of a love, hate thing, but mostly hate.
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