UpYoursPal Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Aren't they just the best? In the last five months I've had exactly one malfunction with my open gun - a Phoenix Trinity Honcho - which was caused by a light primer strike. I've been cleaning my magazines fairly often, the gun gets cleaned and lubed before every match, and I case gauge all of my ammo to ensure that it'll chamber. I've seen more malfunctions from GLOCKS this year than from my gun, and it's really amazing to finally be able to trust my gear 100% Sure, it takes more effort to keep it running than it would, say, a Sig or a CZ. However, I like this gun more than I like any of my other guns so it's really nice to have it running perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 My CHEELY Guns run season after season with no issues as well. Good ammo in good mags makes life so much easier too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stage 3 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 My CK Arms flat ran, no issues at all until the slide cracked after around 50K, new slide and back up and running. Like Sarge said "Good ammo in good mags makes life so much easier too." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpYoursPal Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Sarge said: Good ammo in good mags makes life so much easier too. It took me far too long to learn this lesson, and even longer to get the "good ammo" part correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 hour ago, UpYoursPal said: Aren't they just the best? In the last five months I've had exactly one malfunction with my open gun - a Phoenix Trinity Honcho - which was caused by a light primer strike. I've been cleaning my magazines fairly often, the gun gets cleaned and lubed before every match, and I case gauge all of my ammo to ensure that it'll chamber. I've seen more malfunctions from GLOCKS this year than from my gun, and it's really amazing to finally be able to trust my gear 100% Sure, it takes more effort to keep it running than it would, say, a Sig or a CZ. However, I like this gun more than I like any of my other guns so it's really nice to have it running perfectly. /sarc mode on/ Ok, two things: First, you can’t really blame the light strike on your open gun. Generally speaking, it was more likely an ammo issue where the primer wasn’t fully seated. How dare you blame your new open gun for something that was clearly not it’s fault. Who loaded that ammo? Second, if you really trusted your gun 100% you wouldn’t have to clean it before every match. Personally, I trust my Glock 100% and only clean it every other year or so. But, for many people, cleaning their gun is something they really enjoy doing, and it relaxes them and brings them inner peace. I am definitely NOT one of those people. I agree, there’s nothing like having confidence in your gear going into a match. My problem isn’t my gear, it’s me I lack confidence in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmv_2alpha Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Agreed! At the end of the day or the match rather, you just want a gun that will run. My 2 Brazos Limited has never failed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runnin2live Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Yes, a clean reliable open gun is a blessing. Times past I have tried to skimp on some of the small things and it doesn’t pay off. Good ammo, clean gun and mags make for a happy match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triggerslapper999 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 My atlas chaos works like a champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loubob Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 My CK arms makes me smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaJim Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 I have a John Larson (JPL Precision) built 9 Maj. Open. 2 years of sooooooooo many rounds/matches. No issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X5SigChris Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Open looks so fun and I’m sure I’ll fall into it playing in CO lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konkapot Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Still newish to Open, but not new to this game. Good ammo and clean gear is really the solution to 99% of gun problems. I haven't noticed any particular fussiness from my open guns than any of the others. Given the number of rounds an average USPSA shooter shoots in a year, it's amazing how few true GUN problems we see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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