Well, I was thinking about buying one of these guns, but not anymore.

Every company puts out a lemon from time to time.

If you read the begining of this thread I had roughly 1100 rounds through the gun before the test started. around the 800 mark I started to have the slide lock issue due to a weak slide lock spring ( I originally thought it was my grip). Smith and Wesson sent one out free of charge. If this Minor problem is enough to steer you away then I am not sure there is a company that makes firearms you would be happy with.

Probably 10,000 rounds shot through my model 19-4. No malfunctions whatsoever. My comment was more to do with pistol vs. revolver. A friend wants to sell me his BNIB Sigma .40SDVE, and I was thinking about it. But your tests reminded me that when it comes to my life, I'm not going to risk it on a machine that is subject to malfunctioning -- even once in 1,000 rounds. This is the very reason that LE organizations were slow in adopting autos. It was the reliability factor.

Which ever you choose I hope it serves you well.