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More reliable?

Gene B.Gene B. Member Posts: 892 ✭✭✭✭
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
Which is more reliable and durable? A gas system like a Desert Eagle, and Benelli M4, or a plain recoil system like a Glock, or Benelli M3. What are the pros and cons of both?
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  • E.WilliamsE.Williams Member Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This one is kind of tough to answer o I will keep it simple.My vote for reliability/durability is the traditional Browning design type recoil action.Too much mainteance with gas systems.

    Eric S. Williams
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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have used shotguns with both types of systems. A gas system would be more likely to malfunction first, if you were using powder that left excess residue. I had some federal shotgun ammo like that. The recoil system (Benelli SBE and others) do not allow gas (and therefore contaminates) into the operating system.
    In Argentina, where they shoot 1000 to 2000 rounds a day at doves, at the end of the day, the only shotguns still operating are O/Us and Benellis.

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