Should have mentioned I'll be changing the recoil spring at 3000. Oops.
I understand I will never be in a situation that requires sustained fire of 5000 rounds (and if I am, I do not want a hand gun, I want air support, and now!). I do not carry a dirty weapon.
Speaking of prematurely wearing this thing out, what is the expected, if any body has heard of one, service life with NORMAL care? I would assume it would be on the order of 50k to 70k with spring replacement at 3k intervals.
I have not, nor do I intend to ever fire +p or +p+ ammunition in this gun. Has anybody here done so though? Did you put in a heavier Wolff spring, different guide rod, etc? Impressions?
Gun shows remarkably little fouling with the exception of the inboard side of the transfer bar. Breech, rails, locking block, mag well, and fire control assembly are no dirtier than a normal 200-250 round shoot with moderately clean ammo.
Very, very light finish wear on bbl, bbl hood. No wear or finish removal from slide rail grooves.
Trigger has smoothed up considerably.
2.9k as of this morning.
I've heard, rumor mill only here, that the SW99's were having reliability problems. Any truth to that?