New gun round count

[FrankZ]

When you buy a new gun for carry, what kind of round count do you look at before you are confident enough to carry it?

I bought a new G19-MOS and I've got about 200 rounds through it now and I carried it today for the first time. I was confident in it's ability to function in case of need.

 

[normbal]

200 rounds is about standard for reliability and basic manual of arms training. carry on.

 

[joppaj]

200 rounds of carry ammo or 200 rounds of bulk ammo?

 

[Kman]

I don't really count the rounds. I will run an estimated minimum 150 rounds of carry ammo through 2 magazines. I'm no expert. I just pay attention to function while I learn the gun and feel proficient. My knew one took a little while. New micro 9's are tricky for me to run 2 handed.

 

[FrankZ]

200 rounds of carry ammo or 200 rounds of bulk ammo?

Mixed. I did about 40 rounds of carry in all that.

 

[ground chuck]

Mixed. I did about 40 rounds of carry in all that.

What ammo are you using for carry?

 

[FrankZ]

What ammo are you using for carry?

HST 124gr +P

 

[River02]

No textbook answer from me-- I just make sure to cycle all new mags at least three times each (why 3---I don't know...seems to work out the kinks from my experience--) and run a 150ish rounds of ball and 30 to 40ish rounds of carry ammo through a new firearm. So---(pending no issues) approximately 200? I did a few more with my Kimber Micro9...'cause that little gun requires some getting used to and is picky about carry ammo.

 

[smokey]

Depends on the gun. A glock can basically be picked out of a box, loaded, and put on with pretty good comfort. A keltec... I'll probably want a few hundred through to check for function, wear, and if any screws start to back out.

 

[RFBfromDE]

Shot a box of 50 thru my revolver.

No failure to feed.

No failure to extract.

 

[Chaim]

As I recall, the "standard" used to be 200 rounds of the ammo you were going to carry (and do it again any time you switch ammo). If it is a new to me gun, but a quality brand (Glock, S&W, SIG, etc.), I usually do about 200-250 rounds but a mix of different JHP, some FMJ (maybe 50 rounds), plus the ammo I will carry. If I have shot a lot of different JHP ammo through it without a hiccup, I may be comfortable with only 20-40 rounds of that 200-250 rounds being what I would carry. If most of the initial rounds are FMJ, I may want 50-100 minimum of what I'm going to carry before I trust it. If I'm switching ammo and it is a gun I trust I will do 20-50 rounds of my carry ammo.

For revolvers, I want 100-200 rounds without a hiccup, any ammo will do since ammo doesn't impact reliability in a revolver, but I do want at least 2 or 3 cylinders of my defensive ammo so I at least know how POI may vary from POA.

 

[joppaj]

With a Glock and quality JHP's, I'd still want at least 100 rounds to sort out any feeding issues and check if there's any weird point of aim issues. Before that I'd want 200 rounds or so of bulk ammo of the same grain weight to get the sights adjusted if needed.

With a less expensive gun OR a 1911, I'd raise those counts. 1911 because some of them don't love every JHP. Lesser guns just because I'd want to ensure function.

 

[Michigander08]

Shot a box of 50 thru my revolver.

No failure to feed.

No failure to extract.

I hope it wasn't one of the sw airweight 642. I do 15 rounds and call it a day unless I want a numb hand.

 

[teratos]

I usually do a couple hundred target, then 100 carry rounds. That’s just me.

 

[FrankZ]

Maybe I will just have to go shoot more. It's a chore but I will get through it some how.

I just cleaned up the tigger on the 43x so I am anxious to get back to the range for that one. I'm waiting on the holster I ordered for it to get here, so I can't carry that one until that arrives.

 

[Art3]

A fun way to put a hundred and fifty or so rounds through it (while getting some draw and handling practice) would be to run it through an action shooting match...like steel challenge, or something

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[teratos]

A fun way to put a hundred and fifty or so rounds through it (while getting some draw and handling practice) would be to run it through an action shooting match...like steel challenge, or something

Fun Steel match at Delta PA Every Month

Why do I always wait until the last minute to post about these? :rolleye12 Slow is smooth, and something-something last minute. It's an "outlaw" steel challenge event, meaning we don't strictly adhere to the official steel challenge stage designs. We don't quite have the room to do that, plus...

www.mdshooters.com

I need to do that.

 

[RRomig]

I’ll second steel challenge or any competition for that matter. You’ll get used to the gun. You’ll get feed back on reliability and you’ll build muscle memory from drawing to clearing problems to mag changes. The timer and competition will also put a little pressure on you. Also it’s a lot of fun!

 

[pbharvey]

The timer and competition will also put a little pressure on you.

Indeed. I learned a valuable lesson several years ago. I think doing some type of dynamic shooting is probably the best thing a normal person can do to prepare themselves for defensive gun use.

 

[RFBfromDE]

I hope it wasn't one of the sw airweight 642. I do 15 rounds and call it a day unless I want a numb hand.

I can shoot my SP101 all afternoon.

I opted for a S&W Bodyguard 38 More recently.

It has a Hogue grip on it now so a box of 50 is not bad at all.