You do have trust issues. I'm at 1500 ish rounds and I still don't trust my 1911. I'm sticking with 640 S&W.
You do have trust issues. I'm at 1500 ish rounds and I still don't trust my 1911. I'm sticking with 640 S&W.
I put at least 500 rounds thru my P7s before carrying them, but then they are among the most reliable pistols ever made.
I'm up to 250rds with the HP. One mag gave me probs, quit using it.
I don't think it's a great idea, but will do it on occasion. It has to be a gun that I am familiar with - like having owned an identical one in the past. I'll drop a small dowel down the bore and dry fire it a few times to make sure the striker/firing pin is acting as it should.
I carried a glock over a month before taking it to the range. I had cleaned and lubed it. Was never concerned about it.
On the other hand, I had a kel Tec once that I wanted to carry but didn't allow myself to until it had 500 rounds through it. That was an expensive break in in both ammo cost and the blister on my trigger finger.
Most my guns get a couple boxes before I carry them.
On the other hand, I had a kel Tec once that I wanted to carry but didn't allow myself to until it had 500 rounds through it. That was an expensive break in in both ammo cost and the blister on my trigger finger.
Most my guns get a couple boxes before I carry them.
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Yea I figured...
I think they are probably the type of people who put so few through it they figure you won't be ale to tell. I don't buy the carried but never fired bit. I'll believe carried alot and fired less than 100. But not never fired.
I absolutely think there are people who carry a gun before firing it, because they know they are gonna sell or trade it and get something else (and may never fire that one either).
I personally wouldn't do it, and agree with some of the posts above -- it's not as common as the sellers say. Just my 2 cents.
I personally wouldn't do it, and agree with some of the posts above -- it's not as common as the sellers say. Just my 2 cents.
Have carried my XD about 12 years now. Shoot it too. I do have a few guns I have never carried that I havent shot much but I at least have shot them all, but if I sold them I would likely be honest. I dont think you should advertise you carried it if you didnt. I have a G17 bought from an OSAr that is my coffee table HD that he shot comp with he said had about 400k thru it. I still bought it. Its a great gun, one of my faves.
