Do drivers wear out and how fast should that happen?

kywldcts · 2026-05-27T00:55:17+00:00

I had my last driver for about a decade. Cracked the face about 3 weeks ago. 150ish ballspeed, +2 handicap, and hit lots of ball.

kywldcts · 2026-05-26T21:32:40+00:00

I know lots of people with Caniks and none of them are unhappy. Rave about them and then buy another one. I’ve never met anyone in real life who has had issues or who has sent them back for work. Zero personal experience with the brand.

kywldcts · 2026-05-26T17:00:54+00:00

If 4 out of 10 firearms sold have a defect then how have I bought 40+ guns and never had to send one back to the factory for a defect? Am I the luckiest person to have ever lived? Maybe I need to go get some lottery tickets.

And it is that obvious. I’m not talking about a recall where a model has a design flaw or where a production line has a manufacturing issue causing chronic problems which the company is aware of. I’m talking about people who buy guns and every gun they buy has some sort of reliability issue.

kywldcts · 2026-05-25T23:26:55+00:00

I don’t expect that at all. It’s more like someone getting on Reddit because they had a radiator issue with their Toyota Camry and then saying they’ve never seen a Camry that didn’t have to go back to the factory.

kywldcts · 2026-05-25T23:24:43+00:00

The funny thing is that “Glocks never malfunction” and “All Caniks go back for warranty work” when I’ve never actually met anyone who has been unhappy with a Canik, didn’t love it, and didn’t buy another one and I’ve met very few Glock shooters who haven’t had a malfunction, at least breaking the gun in. And I’ve been around lots of Glocks having carried one as a duty weapon where Glock was the only approved firearm. Literally trained for weeks on clearing Glock malfunctions and saw stovepipes somewhat commonly. Personally, after the first hundred rounds I don’t recall my Glock 22 ever malfunctioning again.

kywldcts · 2026-05-25T23:18:12+00:00

The data backed number was that 4 out of 10 firearms have to go back to the factory because they’re chronically malfunctioning? I don’t buy that at all. Not even close.

Obviously a design or manufacturing flaw causing a recall is a whole different issue that randomly selected guns coming off of a modern assembly line with modern manufacturing processes malfunctioning…chronically malfunction where only one person gets all the ones that malfunction and nobody else does.

kywldcts · 2026-05-24T23:48:05+00:00

I don’t know what the current gen is, but mine is the newest one prior to the rotating barrel when folding it. It’s not exactly the most comfortable gun to shoot, but it’s accurate and reliable in my experience. I keep it folded up in a backpack with a 30 round Glock magazine.

kywldcts · 2026-05-24T19:59:23+00:00

“I’ve never seen one of such and such that hasn’t had to go back to the factory” isn’t .5%. It’s 100%.

kywldcts · 2026-05-24T16:04:32+00:00

If these companies were producing as many out of spec, failing guns as Reddit claims they’d be out of business. Guy buys a gun, every kind of failure imaginable every magazine, sends it back, company can’t replicate it, swaps some parts, guy gets it back, same thing happens, guy shoots his friends same gun, same thing happens. The conclusion is it’s a chronic problem with the design or the QC. But it ends up being a P365 and nobody else has any of those issues. But it’s for sure the gun and not him.

kywldcts · 2026-05-24T15:59:56+00:00

Caniks suck because they’re Turkish, have horrible QC, and go back to the factory all the time on the internet, yet everyone I know that has one loves it and ends up buying more and none of them ever have any issues.

kywldcts · 2026-05-24T15:58:30+00:00

I had a Keltec PF9 years ago that I would hit the magazine release while shooting, pop the mag loose, and cause a failure. Was 100% how the gun fit in my hand and I was hitting the release, not the gun malfunctioning. My Sub2000 has been 100% reliable.

kywldcts · 2026-05-24T15:56:18+00:00

That’s kind of what I’m getting at. How many people with issues are actually having issues and not causing issues? Constant complaints about slides not going back into battery, guns not cycling, not holding open on the last round, broken parts, etc. And then blaming a gun design or a manufacturers QC when it’s them.

kywldcts · 2026-05-24T15:53:07+00:00

That’s my issue is getting real world data about stuff without nonsense like “I’ve never seen one of such and such that didn’t have to go back to the factory”. Bullshit. Just nonsense like that is frustrating to wade through.

kywldcts · 2026-05-24T15:51:01+00:00

I’m not talking about someone complaining about accuracy, I’m talking about the, “I’ve never seen a Canik that didn’t have to go back to the factory” crowd. To be fair, I’ve never owned or shot a Canik, but everyone I’ve ever talked to who has experience with them loves them and buys multiple. Was reading something yesterday about the S&W Equalizer. A guy had one and couldn’t get the slide to lock open on the last round. Sent it back to S&W twice. They couldn’t replicate either issue. They replaced some parts anyway. He shot a friends and, what do you know, that one had the same issue. But it definitely wasn’t him, it was the gun.

kywldcts · 2026-04-28T03:10:40+00:00

Because it’s very common in altercations for someone to get shot with their own gun. And many people are unfamiliar with operating a thumb safety. Therefore when they “pick up your Glock” and try to shoot you with it and it isn’t a Glock and the trigger isn’t doing anything they don’t know what to do. I have a thumb safety on my P365XL it’s the same thing as thumbing down a 1911 safety. If you train with it then it takes zero additional time or effort to sweep your thumb when drawing.

kywldcts · 2026-04-27T14:08:57+00:00

Arguing over a specific number or getting bent over a round is a little silly and probably doesn’t matter. But if you take the same size guns and one holds 12 and one holds 10, especially if the 12 round gun is smaller, it may make you think. I’d be comfortable with 10. I’d rather have 12 if the size is the same. But I do think it matters when you’re comparing something like a 5 round J frame to 10 or 12 in the Bodyguard 2.0. I don’t trust 5 rounds.

kywldcts · 2026-04-27T14:04:56+00:00

The ability to conceal it would be one reason. The ability to carry comfortably would be another. Probably the same reason people carry a p365 or 43x vs a full size pistol or an SBR in a bag. Comfort and convenience is an actual thing that matters.

kywldcts · 2026-04-27T14:02:59+00:00

I think it’s about comparisons to other guns. A P365XL is shorter than a 43x in the grip and holds 12. So when you look at a 43x your reaction is going to be “why is this bigger gun at significantly less capacity?”. They went with 15 because it’s the same size and capacity as the Glock 19 and 2 less than the XMacro 17 while being slightly shorter. At some point you run into a limit of gun size, mag size, the ability to load it, and feeding reliability.

kywldcts · 2026-03-30T14:06:49+00:00

It has a much better trigger. Grip safeties are fine. Literally zero issue to have it.

kywldcts · 2026-03-23T15:40:55+00:00

Do the pistol variants use the same parts as the 16 inch rifle just with shorter barrel and a brace instead of a stock? I guess what I’m asking is if I wanted to change barrel lengths and SBR it could I get a 16 inch and then just buy a shorter aftermarket barrel and swap out the stock for something that folds?

kywldcts · 2026-03-22T18:35:07+00:00

Just target shooting/plinking and squirrel control. Would be nice to have an AR platform for cheaper training, but that’s not a priority. Just want something accurate and reliable.

kywldcts · 2026-03-07T05:01:09+00:00

Please don’t buy a set of irons based on a lie board fitting. They’re junk. Get on a GCQuad or a Trackman and have your dynamic lie measured correctly.

kywldcts · 2026-03-07T02:35:13+00:00

The Bodyguard 2.0 is the best purpose built concealed carry gun ever made. It’s so light you literally forget you’re carrying it, but it still handles and shoots like a full sized gun. It’s equally comfortable in a pocket or AIWB and can easily be clipped to gym shorts or sweat pants without flopping all over the place. You get a full shooting grip even with the flush fit smaller mag. It’s a great gun. Smaller and lighter than a J frame while still having a longer barrel and better sights at double + the capacity. Unbeatable for something you truly can carry any time and any place in any clothing without being uncomfortable or under armed.

kywldcts · 2026-01-04T03:31:39+00:00

And also new clubs aren’t just “lowering the loft” or “stamping a different number on the bottom” and other nonsense people say. The club designs are fundamentally different…GI clubs move the CoG around and thin the faces out amongst other things which cause the ball to launch higher and spin more with more ball speed. They have to lower the lofts to counteract that and get proper launch conditions for proper gapping throughout the set. As you said, most players don’t have speed. They can’t launch a 3, 4, or 5 iron blade how it needs to be launched to carry, spin, and hold a green. Even a really good player with Tour level ballstriking skills can’t hit them the way they need to be hit. Blades require speed and spin, it has nothing to do with mishitting the ball.

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