I too had a failure in my Ruger LCR but the fault was my fault. I loaded .38 special snakeshot and after the first round the shot capsule migrated and locked up the cylinder. When I did get it open #12 lead shot migrated into the crane so that I couldn't close the cylinder and it was quite hard to get all that shot out. Lesson learned. You can not use lead shot in a very light gun without having a failure. Stick to a heavy gun where recoil won't migrate the bullet (or in this case the shot cartridge) and lock things up. An inadequately crimped bullet I imagine could do the same thing.Abraham wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:15 pm Soccerdad1995,
My Ruger 101 revolver failed me once.
Why?
The case of the cartridge for reasons unknown to me had expanded slightly apparently after being loaded into the chamber some months previously.
Thus, when I pulled the trigger it jammed, that is, it wouldn't revolve or rotate if you will.
I was astounded.
A revolver failed - So, revolvers aren't 'quite' as foolproof as we'd all like to think.
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- Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:22 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Do Own A Sig 365?
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Re: Do Own A Sig 365?
- Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:08 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Do Own A Sig 365?
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Re: Do Own A Sig 365?
I have a full size Ruger SR1911 that has never skipped a beat but if I would carry for absolute "it will work" I carry a Glock 21 when I go .45ACP (and more capacity). For my truck gun as I don't care if it gets stolen it's the Taurus G2 Millenium (the one with the key lock-not the newer model as ihe older one has a lifetime warranty). I compare it to my Glock 26 but it has a safety and re-strike capability. Pretty good gun for the money.Liberty wrote: ↑Thu May 31, 2018 4:45 am I would never trust a 1911 because of reliability issues with defensive ammo nor a Glock's and their ilk because of their reputation for shooting the people they are meant to protect. Others don't worry about such things. That's OK, but for me, I carry because of the tiny odds I'm going to need it. It makes no sense to play the odds with unsafe or unreliable weapons.
Some people put little importance to being drop safe. The thing is most people aren't that drop safe. We get into car accidents we fall, and things fall onto us. It's one thing to take a gun that might not be 100% drop safe to the range, but on one's persons while working driving etc. is a risk I wouldn't want to take. like everything in life though we make choices.
I didn't like the feel of the P365 in my hands but my wife's favorite is the P320 Romeo and it did go back for the fix and is great. I might consider a P365 in a year.
- Wed May 02, 2018 2:17 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Do Own A Sig 365?
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Re: Do Own A Sig 365?
I held one in my hands a few weeks ago on sale at Academy. It didn't feel quite right in my hands and of course at Academy you can't dry fire it. I think waiting a year is a good idea. It is already essentially a gen 2 model and most reports are good for the gen 2. Sig will be coming out with one with a safety at some point (your choice) as it is described in the manual. Reports of peening have been made. Magazine springs may or may not last. All in all though I think Sig has really come out with a great product and will sell a ton of them. I prefer to wait before rushing in.