I clean and lubricate it regularly. Also, how many rounds can I put through a Glock 17 pistol before parts will wear out, etc? I enjoy shooting my guns regularly but I am also concerned if I shoot them too much I am "aging" them faster. Any opinions on this? I clean and lube both guns pretty frequently.
2007-10-30 12:32:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
If you stick to standard pressure loads, and keep up routine maintainance, you probably won't live long enough to wear either pistol out.
Some years ago, Wiley Clapp detail stripped about 20 Glocks 17's and put the parts in separate piles. He had a spectator pick one part from each pile and used them to assemble a pistol. Immediately, he and half a dozen other shooters started shooting in relays. In less than 8 hours, they fired 10,000 rounds with only on cleaning, and that nothing more than one wet patch followed by one dry patch. There were no malfunctions, and no appreciable wear.
I've had an S&W M-686 for over 20 years, and have fired thousands of rounds through it. The man who owned it before I did put 20,000 or more rounds through it in a three year period. Never a malfunction during that entire time, and it is still in great shape.
Enjoy your pistols and keep burning that powder.
Doc
2007-10-30 12:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
Other than springs, and those mainly on the Glock, you're not going to wear anything out on either piece with ammunition that doesn't exceed standard pressures anytime in your lifetime. Some serious competition shooters "shoot out" a barrel, but even then most of us wouldn't notice the minute loss of accuracy that causes someone like that to replace a barrel. don't sweat it, have fun.
As a comparative example, I have a 20+ year old 686 (Police trade in) and a 1967-vintage Browning Hi-Power. The 686 is all original, and the Hi-Power has only had a recoil spring (though I did manage to lose the original magazine).
2007-10-30 23:51:00 · answer #2 · answered by Ohari1 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Glock 17 is the world's most durable 9mm. With proper care (spring changeovers, cleaning, etc.) it's a joke even worrying about it. With the L-frame 686 longtime magnum usage will loosen the gun up but you have to consider that it eats .38SPL like candy. The key things about a revolver are to not abuse the cylinder/crane assembly and not to ride the gun hard by squeezing off magnum rounds as fast as you can all the time ("turning the wheel" fast with high pressure loads does effect the gun over time). You have two good, durable guns. Relax.
2007-10-31 00:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by david m 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I don't know anything about Glock tests but I can tell you about Smith & Wesson. When S&W designed the L-frame Smith & Wesson series of Revolvers in 1989 they tested them under "extreme" lab conditions to push the new designs to the limits, The concept was the L-frame S & W was going to be the latest and greatest handgun for Law Enforcement and Government agencies. The L-frame Smith & Wesson was fired a total of 28,000 rounds without a single failure. Your Smith & Wesson 686 will probalby outlast you unless it is abused or misused with "hot" handloads that exceed the 357 Magnum factory maximum load specifications.......Shoot to your hearts content and ENJOY.Not to worry.....
2007-10-30 20:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by JD 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have my late Father's old duty gun, a S&W, .38 rev. The gun is about 60 years old. On average, I suspect my Father fired about 500 rounds a year through the gun. I run about 600 rounds through it every year. So, roughly about 33,000 rounds have been fired through the gun. I replaced the trigger spring about three years ago.
Gun is as reliable and accurate as the day my old Dad bought it.
2007-10-30 23:24:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Smith will shoot thousands...no, tens of thousands of rounds. So will the G17, but you'll want to change out the springs every 5 thousand rounds or so.
Look at it this way, if you spend $1000 a year on ammo, it will be a couple of decades before you even start to worry about this. Do you spend that much?
Shoot now, worry later my friend.
Oh, and cleaning them too much will wear them out faster. You do know how to clean and not wear out your muzzle, don't you?
2007-10-30 19:42:03 · answer #6 · answered by DJ 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I have a S&W sigma series that I have put 50,000 rounds or so throught it and have never had a problem at all. The Glock I don't know I have only owned S&W.
2007-10-31 00:28:41 · answer #7 · answered by Steven C 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋