shootersix
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- Mar 10, 2009
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I shoot revolvers....These threads where firearms don't work are alien to me.....
I shoot revolvers....These threads where firearms don't work are alien to me.....
As you know though, when a wheel gun does encounter some out of spec ammo and lock up, it can be quite locked up.
I’ve had two revolvers “jam” on me. Swing arm bent (if that’s a thing? — it’s been several years). I stopped carrying revolvers after those incidents. I’m not hating on wheel guns, but I’ve found semi’s easier to clear a malfunction when it happens and I never got the hang of speed loader reloads. But I’ve found revolvers not to be 100% reliable either.
No mechanical device is 100% reliable. Reliability, or lack of us usually caused by ammunition or magazines IF you have a quality firearm. Training for the possibility of a malfunction no matter you are carrying is a good plan. As you stated if a malfunction occurs a semi auto is usually quicker to get back in the fight with than a revolver.I’ve had two revolvers “jam” on me. Swing arm bent (if that’s a thing? — it’s been several years). I stopped carrying revolvers after those incidents. I’m not hating on wheel guns, but I’ve found semi’s easier to clear a malfunction when it happens and I never got the hang of speed loader reloads. But I’ve found revolvers not to be 100% reliable either.
Do yourself a favor and avoid the Midwest ammo. I've settled on Aguila but any factory ammo should run flawlessly in it. You'll also find that 124 GR will be more reliable.Whelp, went back out to the range this morning and not a single issue. I’m not trying Midwest Ammo again until maybe it gets a bit more broken in. 100 rounds of various 9mm FMJ and hollowpoints, including some +P. Accurate as Hell and not even a hint of a hiccup. I re-lubed (used Hoppes #9 because I still have plenty on hand and just used a few different ammo brands. Thanks, all!
Midwest Ammunition 115gr RN.
Glock 19 Gen 5 Failure to Feed
....of course mine are all Sigs.
I have the worst luck in the world. I was a cop on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and one day on an annual qualification my “Sig-Sauer Certified Used” Sig P220 ST .45 from Sig catastrophically failed at the range. The thick pin that holds the slide on sheared mid-qualification. Literally broke in two on the range. I got a replacement Glock 17C 9mm and got a 97% score at qual with the 17C, a pistol I had never touched before in my life. That’s when I really got into Glocks.
Dang! That is really bad luck.
You know that like.... never happens.
On the LVMPD and two separate military units I have earned the nickname “Murphy’s Law”. If it can go wrong it will.
I’ve had Revolvers break, Sigs break, and Glocks and even AK-47’s be Jam-o-matics. And I do maintain my Firearms well. I think I was Genghis Khan in another life or something and Karma is catching up.
Avoiding the Midwest altogether would be my suggestion. If you have any other problems let me know what's going on and I'll be happy to supply opinions/suggestions. Personally I prefer a Gen 3 RSA setup in the Gen 4s and 5s for reliability in anything I carry. Just my personal experience but I've found that RSA to be more forgiving with different weight bullets as well as types and brands of ammo.Out of curiosity, it would be safe to assume their hollowpoints are of similar ‘quality’?