Budget 2011: Let's shoot 1000 rounds for science...

Is $899 too cheap for a 2011 pistol? Today in Civilian Tactical – Science Lab Edition, we put a budget 2011 through a brutal reliability test to see if 1,000 rounds of 9mm can kill it. Some shooters swear cheap 2011 pistols are unreliable. Others say modern budget options perform just as well as $3,000 competition guns. So we decided to find out. In this experiment we run a 1,000 round burn-down test, firing in 200-round segments to see if this budget 2011 pistol can survive without catastrophic failure. But the pistol wasn’t the only thing under pressure. Along the way we also tested four pieces of budget gear that might save you serious money: • $2 gardening gloves vs $25 shooting gloves • The controversial Osite SE enclosed red dot • A $49 Harbor Freight pistol light • A “self-healing” target rated for 10,000 rounds Some of these results were expected… Others were very surprising. By the end of this test we answer some important questions: Can cheap 2011 pistols actually be trusted? Do expensive shooting gloves really matter? Will a budget pistol light survive heavy recoil? Do self-healing targets actually work? If you shoot regularly, this test might save you a lot of money. Or convince you that some gear is worth upgrading. Would you trust a budget 2011 for serious use? Drop your opinion in the comments. Chapters 00:00 Intro – Is $899 too cheap for a 2011? 00:30 The 1,000 round reliability test begins 01:00 The 4 bonus gear tests explained 01:48 First 200 rounds – baseline performance 03:24 400 rounds – first malfunction 05:27 600 rounds – heat and reliability check 06:04 Budget 2011 pricing reality 07:32 800 rounds – accessories still holding 09:13 1,000 rounds – final verdict 10:03 $2 gloves vs shooting gloves 10:28 Osite SE red dot results 10:54 Self-healing target test 11:20 Final recap Gear Tested Budget 2011 pistol Osight SE enclosed red dot Harbor Freight pistol light Self-healing shooting target HSL 9mm remanufactured ammunition What surprised you the most? Was it: • The reliability of the budget 2011 • The $2 gloves holding up • The cheap pistol light surviving • The red dot staying zeroed Let me know below. Hashtags #2011pistol #gunreliability #burndowntest #ballistictesting #civiliantactical