I would WANT to test any gun, of any make, before trusting my life to it. However, if my life were in danger and I had in front of me a table full of new guns, I would grab a Sig or Glock before any other manufacturer, and consider my odds pretty good.
Exactly. Besides insuring that it functions reliably, I would also want to be sure it fits my hand well, shoots to point of aim with the ammo I will carry, and that I am familiar enough with it and it's controls that I can clear a jam in the dark.
Sorry but this seems like a "non" poll. Can't imagine anyone doing this and if you're discerning enough to be buying a SIG you probably have done enough thinking and reading that you wouldn't do this unless desperate on the ride home from the store.
I wouldn't even do this with a revolver based on what happened to me with a Ruger SP101 one time.
I've never owned a Sig, but I don't trusy ANY firearm that I haven't personally put a few hundred rounds through. Not every gun operates the same and not every gun will accept every kind of ammunition out there. Not to mention that some guns need a good cleaning and lubrication right out of the box.
I didn't vote as I don't trust anything out of the box--guns, knives, light bulbs, whatever. I like to test everything. Still, I clearly diferentiate between testing and the infamous "break-in." Clearly some guns are ammo style/brand finicky, so it must be tested with the differnt ammos. If it doesn't like Brand X, I don't want to use Brand X. But firing "X" hundred rounds to make it work right? No thanks. If I have to do the finishing work at my expense, I want a discount.
I've owned and carried many quality guns, including Sig, CZ, Springfield Armory, Colt and my Dan Wesson. I trust none of them enough to carry straight out of the box. A gun is a mechanical tool, and as such is subject to flaws in materials and workmanship. Before I'll carry any gun, I function check it with several hundred rounds of target and carry ammo.
If I absolutely had to... yes. But unless I'm somewhere without mine and I need to buy something NOW and will have no chance to get to a range (not likely to happen) then I prefer to put a few hundred rounds through them to check function and ammo.
I try them all. I've bought a brand new rifle that would not fire. Took it back to the Dealer and I was told that the chamber was over milled at the factory (causing the round to be a little to far forward) and the firing pin was not striking the primer hard enough to fire the weapon. Dealer gave me another rifle.
I would say yes with a strong conditionals . First I would feel safe assuming it would fire, statistic in my favor. I would not trust it to be accurate. I would also trust that there is not anything cataclysmic wrong with it. ie blowing up on the first shot. Second I would be more inclined to trust if it is a revolver, and or it is of a good brand. Would I want to do that, no. would I if I had to, yes. If you had the opportunity to take it out and put a few rounds through it before carrying and did not, would I think you a fool. Yes.
I voted "no" in the poll. I would much rather depend upon an untested SIG than any other brand of autopistol, based on experience. I own several SIGs, and have owned a couple more. I have owned several Glocks, and will say I would rather depend upon an untested SIG than an untested Glock.
I voted no, I test all of my guns when they are new, even the revolvers. I want to know the darn thing works, instead of standing in front of a BG, wide eyed and shouting "Holy Catfish!", or something to that effect.
If it was the only gun I owned, of course I would carry it right out of the box. If not, I would run a couple of boxes of ammo through it before I started carrying it (since I would have another handgun to rely on)...more to make sure I am proficient with it than that it functions correctly. I had a Kimber Ultra Carry that I put a couple of hundred rounds through...ran flawlessly...then it started having feeding problems. You can run 500 rounds through a weapon, but that is still not a 100% guarantee that the 501st round is going to work properly. I'm just saying.
I now have 5 Glocks...got the fifth one tonight, and although I want to try them all at the range with a few hundred rounds, I know that they would all go 'boom' out of the box if the need arose.
I wouldn't drive a car (new or used) on a long trip without giving it a 'test'...so to speak.
It's not necessarily the gun that I have to learn to trust, but the ammo I attempt to feed it.
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