Be sure to watch the 1 on 1 w/Todd too. Very good information there.
I have a dial-up connection, so video is tough for me to watch online.
Could you summarize what happens in the torture test? Does the gun go 1000 rounds without malfunctiong?
That is the claim.
The video is edited, so it’s impossible to say for sure. Also, at least once during the test, he fires two rounds from a magazine and then tosses it aside when the slide locks back. Could have been an underloaded mag, could have been his finger bumping the release, could have been a stoppage. At least on my screen, it’s impossible to see if there were rounds in the mag when he tosses it aside.
It is a great video.
It looks to me that it made it through the 1000 without failure.
But it is slightly edited so who knows.
Cool to watch just the same
I just got done watching the video. It is definitely edited but the only time he fired 2 rounds and stopped, he commented that was it (i.e. the last 2 rounds of the 1000).
On another note, with all the discussion about the reliability of the 1911 and the belief that many have regarding the need to have hundreds of dollars spent to upgrade a 1911 to a reliable carry/self defense weapon, that Para seemed to perform pretty well. Firing 1k rnds in 10 min 44 sec, assuming no failure (which I would say is somewhat implied in the video) that would make that a reliable 1911 out of the box.
I would love to hear what others here think.
6:05 seconds into the video. He fires two rounds from the gun, then ejects the mag while saying “somebody short-changed me two bullets.”
As I said, there could have been any number of causes but I knew I wasn’t imagining it. 
If he fired a total of 1,000 rounds what would it matter? there could have been two rounds in every mag as long as the total was 1,000.
I’d like to see Todd repeat the 1K test with a bone stock Para sourced from a local dealer.
It’s possible that the 2rds were fired and then a “stoppage” of an unknown nature occured. However, we can not see if the mag still had rounds in it to know for sure.
The 1000rds fired is one metric.
If you fire 1000rds and every 10th one needs to have a tap-rack-bang done…it’s not a reliable firearm…right?
To be clear, I have no reason to disbelieve the 1,000rds without a stoppage.
When I’m a GM I’ll then judge Todd Jarrett. GMs are like E.F. Hutton to me.
Todd Jarrett is not a human he is a MACHINE
I liked the part where he is blasting away hootin and a hollerin “hot gun”.
I like where he was holding the pistol in his right hand and working the trigger with his left. The whole time hollerin about the trigger even being hot.
That’s what I call a “break in period”!
-RD62
Yep. It fires 2 rounds and the slide locks back. He then ejects the mag. Either it was not fully loaded, or the slide locked back prematurely. At the time, he was “bump firing” it with his left hand while holding in the right, so it’s possible he could have bumped the slide release with his left hand, causing the slide to lock back. Either way, it wasn’t a jam, and he didn’t have to clear it, just inserted a new mag and kept going.
Pretty cool video.
He is animated.
Yelling to himself: “whew! Come on, Todd. Get-r-done! whew! Come one boy” at 6:13
Thanks for posting a link to the video, GotM4.
That gun is being given away on the website…put in an entry and maybe one of us here wins and we’ll be able to test it ourselves.
I would also…
Where?
I just went to the Para-Ordnance web site and couldn’t find it.
The Para giveaway is here.
If I win it and anyone wants to donate 1000 rounds of .45ACP, I’ll try and break the record! 
Agreed on listening to him.
I RO-ed him a number of years ago at the S&W Invitational. Talk about a machine! The ground was damp and slick yet I had all I could do to just keep up with him as he RAN the course. Of course he shot it clean too!
On top o f that he is one hell of a nice guy.