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Of course it's also the buyer's responsibility to go through several hundred rounds of good ammo to break in the action, and several hundred more of carry ammo without any malfunctions just to be damn sure... If you're buying an auto over a revolver, you must understand that autos are prone to failures for a great number of reasons, and reliability is the thing you sacrifice for reload speed, accuracy, capacity, and all that stuff. Make sure to practice the hell out of all the clearance drills.

Every gun, even from the same manufacturer, is different too. And no matter what the manufacturer, you've got to be pretty religious in your care regimen when it comes to autos, or you're really asking for trouble. Think you might need your pistol to save your life some day? Treat it that way. Needing quality ammunition is just one more caveat, so make sure not to cut any corners - even a Glock will jam if it's fed rusty steel cased ammo from Siberia.

Of course, there's more to testing than just shooting the hell out of the thing - you could always put it through a torture test, in case you need extra proof. Many gun forums are pretty riddled with reports of stoppages and problems, on a gun by gun basis. I know of Steyr that they're all pretty evident when shooting a variety of ammo, and all turn into success stories, sometimes after needing a trip to the manufacturer. Make sure your manufacturer will stand behind the weapon in the case you do get one that's not quite right - it happens all the time.

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