there are countless threads on this and other gun discussion boards in regard to what people expect as far as reliability is concerned with their ammunition. i understand the idea of having extremely high expectations when it comes to handgun ammunition, as handguns are more frequently used in a defensive capacity....i.e. you need to be able to rely on them working at a second's notice. but i don't understand inflated expectations when it comes to longarm ammunition, namely through semi-autos.
my approach to firearms is rooted i military experience. the first thing you are taught when it comes to your weapon, is how to handle it when it does not function.....immediate action. frequently, either ammo is not completely reliable, or a weapon might be finnicky with what it eats. the idea is that if you maintain your weapon properly, it will be much less likely to malfunction, but know that it is a machine, and is sure to have failures. quickly and decisively dealing with malfunctions is taught as being just as important as knowing the basics of marksmanship. so, when i experience occassional malfunctions with my guns, due to ammo, i don't sweat it. if i had a dollar for everytime i had to apply immediate action on m16s in the army, i would be well on my way to being able to afford a few guns i really want. weapons malfunctions, especially due to ammunition, or expected.
i'm interested to know if others feel similarly, or if you feel that your guns should be functioning near perfectly, if not perfectly, every time you use them. especially when considering your guns in a defensive capacity(namely longarms), do you search for ammunition you feel to be perfectly reliable, or are you confident in your abilities to quickly adjust, and deal with malfunctions as they come? i like wolf through my guns. it's cheap, and i think it's sufficiently reliable. if i have just a couple of malfunctions every hundred rounds or so with my battle rifles, i feel i'm doing pretty ok. thoughts?
my approach to firearms is rooted i military experience. the first thing you are taught when it comes to your weapon, is how to handle it when it does not function.....immediate action. frequently, either ammo is not completely reliable, or a weapon might be finnicky with what it eats. the idea is that if you maintain your weapon properly, it will be much less likely to malfunction, but know that it is a machine, and is sure to have failures. quickly and decisively dealing with malfunctions is taught as being just as important as knowing the basics of marksmanship. so, when i experience occassional malfunctions with my guns, due to ammo, i don't sweat it. if i had a dollar for everytime i had to apply immediate action on m16s in the army, i would be well on my way to being able to afford a few guns i really want. weapons malfunctions, especially due to ammunition, or expected.
i'm interested to know if others feel similarly, or if you feel that your guns should be functioning near perfectly, if not perfectly, every time you use them. especially when considering your guns in a defensive capacity(namely longarms), do you search for ammunition you feel to be perfectly reliable, or are you confident in your abilities to quickly adjust, and deal with malfunctions as they come? i like wolf through my guns. it's cheap, and i think it's sufficiently reliable. if i have just a couple of malfunctions every hundred rounds or so with my battle rifles, i feel i'm doing pretty ok. thoughts?