1000-rd stress test experience?

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Hi everybody,

Just wondering, has anybody here ever tried shooting 1000 rounds or more through one semi-auto handgun in a single shooting session without any cleaning?

If so, how was performance affected throughout the test? Was handgun-overheating an issue? and was there any long-term damage or deformation? Or was handgun back to normal after a thorough cleaning?

Hopefully, I'd like to hear some experiences from owners of more finicky competition pistols with tight tolerances as well as from people with reliable duty/military pistols.

Thanks,
 
I've shot 400-600 rounds in a single day through my pistol on several occasions. Gun was hot, sometimes to the point where the heat was working through the holster and bordering on uncomfortable. No damage, no failures/stoppages.

TDC
 
I don't have any competition grade firearms to comment on, but I have your general Glock, M&P, 1911 and they will all fire 1,000 without issue in a single session. I have done courses where the minimum of 1000 rounds, and we end up shooting 1500 to 2000. not a single issue, my stuff still looks brand new.

Its very common for me to shoot 500 rounds through a handgun in a half day at the range. If I shoot pro-longed, the most I will do is relube the slide and get back at it
 
I've put 1000 rounds of 9mm through a P226 stainless in an afternoon. Melted a bit of carrying case foam once when I put it down, but otherwise like it never happened.
 
Crosswind said:
Hi everybody,

Just wondering, has anybody here ever tried shooting 1000 rounds or more through one semi-auto handgun in a single shooting session without any cleaning?

If so, how was performance affected throughout the test? Was handgun-overheating an issue? and was there any long-term damage or deformation? Or was handgun back to normal after a thorough cleaning?

Hopefully, I'd like to hear some experiences from owners of more finicky competition pistols with tight tolerances as well as from people with reliable duty/military pistols.

Thanks,
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Man, there is a guy at my shooting club with a Glock 17. He has never cleaned it and owned it a couple of years. He just oils it and keeps on blasting. I have no idea how many rounds are through it but he seems to shoot between 100 and 200 rounds per week per range session. So, way over a 1000 rounds in the 10s I would guess. You can expect more FTF, FTE, exc. and some more wear if you dont oil during the session or use cheap oil. But, there is nothing wrong with shooting that many round in a session. You probably wouldnt want to do it all rapid fire though as the excessive heat could warp or damage components. I will say though myself and many people I know start to have trouble being accurate after a certain amount of rounds without a break. I think the ideal range session to improve skill is in the 100-200 round range. After that, myself anyway, I am wasting expensive ammo and not getting any better.
 
Once did 700 rounds within half a day on my Remington 1911A1 45 acp pin gun.

The slide was slowing down somewhat around the 300 and 500 round hundred marks. I just sprayed WD-40 all over it (yeah I didn't know better at the time) and it kept going.
 
Someone here on CGN a few years ago did a TT33 stress test. I think he shoot off in excess of 1000rds in one range session. If I recall correctly the TT33 did not have any issues and he gave it a thumbs up.
 
i dont know about a 1000 rounds exactly, but a ton of times it was half or more in a session. just think, sometimes ill bring 3 newbies who never shot... so think how much ammo they want to blast :D

they all work so godamn fine. the glock is is almost flawless, hardly needs any attention at all!
 
Well over 2,000 rds using my CZ Combat over two days without cleaning and the gun kept going although the slide was slowing down towards the end. Seems to me much depends on how clean or dirty the ammo is. Glocks and M&P's should do a 1k rounds with no issues given they don't rely on a barrel bushing for lock up. Polymer guns do melt though if the barrel gets to hot as would a CZ guide rod.

Not sure if any of this proves much.

Take Care

Bob
 
Well i have a pair of Tanfoglio Limited Customs and have put about 20,000 rounds through the first one and about 11,000 rounds through the second. While the maximum rounds at any one time would be about 200 - 250 (in a 400 round 2 day match) They always run well and continue to run well. I do clean my guns between days on a 2 day match as i never want any problems to occur during a match..

I do know a fellow i shoot with that has been shooting IPSC for 30 years and has put over 100,000 rounds thru his single stack 1911 Grizzly.... and that thing still shoots like a champ...The only thing he ever does to clean it is to spray a bunch of WD-40 down the barrel after each shoot.. So for him WD-40 works well .. He is a Master Class shooter..

RDG
 
Captain Paul said:
you are saying the ONLY thing he does to clean his 1911, is he only sprays wd40 down the barrel and thats it???
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Yes that is what he does.. Locks the slide back and holds it over a garbage can and sprays it until the WD-40 runs clean.. out of the barrel.. He did that for his Grizzly and He does that for his new IPSC BUL M-5 gun in .45 ACP.

Works for him

RDG
 
I have shot over 1000 rounds in single sessions before, last gun was a CZ 75 SP-01 Tactical. Not a single issue on any account, it was also outdoors in a dusty desert environment.
 
Canuck44 said:
Well over 2,000 rds using my CZ Combat over two days without cleaning and the gun kept going although the slide was slowing down towards the end. Seems to me much depends on how clean or dirty the ammo is. Glocks and M&P's should do a 1k rounds with no issues given they don't rely on a barrel bushing for lock up. Polymer guns do melt though if the barrel gets to hot as would a CZ guide rod.

Not sure if any of this proves much.

Take Care

Bob
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Not necessarily true. It all depends what kind of polymer it is. If it is a thermoset polymer it will not melt at any temp. If it is a thermoplastic it will but usually at a high temp.
 
1000 rounds really isn't that much for a quality handgun. You shouldn't notice any decrease in accuracy or any function problems at that round count. I put 400 rounds through my P2000 on my last range session, which is much higher than normal for me but I was practicing some drills I had never tried before and got a little carried away. Normally I only shoot about 200 - 250.

It's been my experience that shooting more than 250 rounds through my pistol during one session actually decreases the quality of the training I'm doing, from fatigue, frustration, whatever you want to call it. Most times I shoot 250 through my rifle (including some transition drills), take a little break and put 250 through my pistol.

YMMV.
 
Tachead said:
Not necessarily true. It all depends what kind of polymer it is. If it is a thermoset polymer it will not melt at any temp. If it is a thermoplastic it will but usually at a high temp.
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Well I have seen Glocks melt in a video so I assume it is a thermoplastic.

Take care

Bob
 
plinker 777 said:
why does WD40=bad???? honest question.
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Not really bad, per se. Just not a good gun lubricant, IMO.

WD-40 is a light lubricant (too light and perhaps not designed for gun applications....like in semi-auto slide/frame rails where grit and lube mix), a moisture displacer, a rust preventive, a solvent/cleaner for gum/tar/bugs and such.

It will gum up revolver actions, for example.
 
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