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The Hottest Ruger RXM BURNDOWN

Trench Grenade
Published on November 21, 2025
Category: Reviews
Duration: 34:44

This video details a 2,000-round burndown test of the Ruger RXM Dagger pistol, conducted by an 'average Ruger RXM burndown video enjoyer'. The test involved various shooting drills, reloads, and distance variations, with the primary goal of assessing the firearm's reliability. The presenter noted zero malfunctions throughout the entire 2,000-round endurance test, deeming it impressive.

Tags

Ruger RXM Dagger
Ruger RXM Burndown
2000 Round Test
Pistol Reliability
Magpul PMAG
Glock OEM Magazine
Shooting Drills
Transition Drills
Bill Drill
Reloads
Firearm Durability
Range Training

Quick Summary

The Ruger RXM Dagger pistol completed a 2,000-round burndown test with zero malfunctions, demonstrating impressive reliability. The test utilized approximately 50 magazines, including Glock OEM and Magpul PMAGs, with no compatibility issues reported. The firearm was cleaned and lubricated after the first 1,000 rounds.

Chapters

  1. 00:00Introduction & Test Setup
  2. 00:06Music & Channel Intro
  3. 00:12Welcome to Trench Grenade
  4. 00:23Test Objective: 1000 Rounds
  5. 00:31Previous Maintenance: Cleaned & Lubed
  6. 00:38Shooting Pace & Drills
  7. 00:54Initial 20 Minutes: Drills & Reloads
  8. 01:03Initial Distance: ~20 Feet
  9. 01:14Magazine Loadout
  10. 01:25Magazine Types: Glock OEM & Magpul
  11. 01:34Current Round Count: 1000
  12. 01:42Prediction Prompt
  13. 02:02Starting Drills: Doubles
  14. 02:19Time: 2.30 (Doubles)
  15. 02:28Time: 2.21 (Doubles on 2 Targets)
  16. 02:35Time: 2.65 (1 Miss)
  17. 02:43Doubles on One Target
  18. 02:52Time: 1.66
  19. 02:59Time: 1.57
  20. 03:07Time: 3.73 (1 Miss)
  21. 03:15Time: 1.45
  22. 03:24Time: 1.61
  23. 03:32Time: 1.58
  24. 03:40Time: 1.56
  25. 03:48Time: 1.56
  26. 03:54Time: 1.43 (with Mic)
  27. 04:00Time: 1.25
  28. 04:07Time: 1.20
  29. 04:15Time: 1.32
  30. 04:19Mike
  31. 04:23Try That Again
  32. 04:30Time: 1.21 (1 Round Per Target)
  33. 04:36Time: 1.73 (1 Miss)
  34. 04:39Slowing Down
  35. 04:43Time: 1.81
  36. 04:50Time: 2.52 (with Miss)
  37. 04:57Time: 1.77
  38. 05:04Time: 1.58
  39. 05:12Pulling Second Shot
  40. 05:14Restock Mags
  41. 05:19Magazine Assortment
  42. 05:24No Failures So Far
  43. 05:28Bill Drill
  44. 05:35Time: 2.42 (1 Miss)
  45. 05:43Time: 2.49 (1 Miss)
  46. 05:50Time: 2.55
  47. 06:00Time: 2.62
  48. 06:09Time: 2.46
  49. 06:16Back to Doubles
  50. 06:16Time: 1.49
  51. 06:22Time: 1.53
  52. 06:27Time: 1.51
  53. 06:33Time: 1.55
  54. 06:35One Round
  55. 06:46Time: 1.33
  56. 06:54Time: 2.40 (Hit Target)
  57. 06:58Doubles
  58. 07:02Time: 1.52
  59. 07:07Time: 1.50 (Hit Target)
  60. 07:14Time: 1.63
  61. 07:21Time: 1.56
  62. 07:27Time: 1.63
  63. 07:32Time: 1.45
  64. 07:40Time: 1.57
  65. 07:451 Miss
  66. 07:52Time: 1.54
  67. 07:58Time: 1.61
  68. 08:04Time: 1.64
  69. 08:11Time: 1.67
  70. 08:17Time: 1.67
  71. 08:25Time: 1.59
  72. 08:33Time: 1.65
  73. 08:48Time: 1.69
  74. 08:54Time: 1.68
  75. 09:00Time: 1.60
  76. 09:06Time: 1.46
  77. 09:12Time: 1.48
  78. 09:18Time: 1.52 (with Mic)
  79. 09:25Time: 1.72
  80. 09:31Time: 1.64
  81. 09:33One Round
  82. 09:37Time: 1.33
  83. 09:45Time: 1.37
  84. 09:50Drill: 2 Chest, 1 Head
  85. 09:52Time: 1.36 (Last One)
  86. 09:54Mosamb Beak
  87. 10:00Time: 2.21 (Mosamb Beak)
  88. 10:07Time: 2.27 (2 Chest, 1 Head)
  89. 10:13Time: 2.30
  90. 10:22Time: 2.33
  91. 10:23One Round Head
  92. 10:30Time: 1.70
  93. 10:32Time: 1.71
  94. 10:36Time: 1.64
  95. 10:42Mike Airball
  96. 10:45No Issues: First Mags
  97. 10:47Getting More Mags
  98. 10:52Gun Running Great
  99. 10:55Continuing Burn Down
  100. 10:57Two Rounds
  101. 11:02Time: 1.90
  102. 11:08Time: 1.74 (Over Mic)
  103. 11:14Time: 1.71
  104. 11:20Time: 1.78
  105. 11:26Time: 1.75
  106. 11:32Time: 1.71
  107. 11:38Time: 1.82
  108. 11:44Time: 1.68
  109. 11:52Time: 3.95 (One Reload One)
  110. 11:59Time: 1.36 (From Holster)
  111. 12:01One Round From Holster
  112. 12:04Time: 1.42
  113. 12:10Time: 1.36
  114. 12:17Time: 1.38
  115. 12:23Time: 1.91 (Couldn't Get Gun Out)
  116. 12:28Again
  117. 12:29Time: 1.93
  118. 12:36Time: 1.48
  119. 12:41Time: 1.47
  120. 12:46Time: 1.31
  121. 12:52Time: 1.61 (Slow)
  122. 12:59Time: 1.49
  123. 13:04Time: 1.45
  124. 13:09Time: 1.36
  125. 13:14Time: 1.47
  126. 13:20Time: 1.67
  127. 13:29Time: 4.07
  128. 13:35Time: 1.55
  129. 13:41Time: 1.40
  130. 13:47Time: 1.50
  131. 13:53Time: 1.42
  132. 13:59Time: 1.49
  133. 14:05Time: 1.33
  134. 14:11Time: 1.45
  135. 14:17Time: 1.24
  136. 14:23Time: 1.54
  137. 14:28Time: 1.33
  138. 14:34Time: 1.40
  139. 14:40Air Ball
  140. 14:40Time: 2.56 (Air Ball)
  141. 14:49Time: 1.49
  142. 14:54Time: 1.40
  143. 14:59Air Bolt
  144. 15:03Time: 4.14
  145. 15:07Time: 1.66
  146. 15:13Time: 1.72
  147. 15:21Time: 2.03
  148. 15:22Time: 2.03
  149. 15:27Time: 1.71
  150. 15:33Time: 1.73
  151. 15:39Drill: 2 Chest, 2 Chest, 1 Head, 1 Head
  152. 15:44Drill: 2 Body, 1 Head
  153. 15:52Drill: 2 Body, 1 Head (Both)
  154. 16:03Time: 3.91 (2 Chest, 1 Head)
  155. 16:14Air Ball
  156. 16:14Time: 4.98 (1 Miss)
  157. 16:30Time: 6.32 (with Reload)
  158. 16:33Drill: 2 Chest, Head Shot
  159. 16:42Time: 3.97 (Good Shot)
  160. 16:51Trigger Freeze
  161. 17:03Time: 5.80 (with Reload)
  162. 17:12Time: 3.84
  163. 17:21Time: 3.75
  164. 17:35Time: 1.68
  165. 17:42Time: 1.75
  166. 17:47Time: 1.66
  167. 17:54Time: 1.77
  168. 18:01Time: 1.63
  169. 18:11Time: 1.58
  170. 18:18Time: 1.73
  171. 18:24Time: 1.62
  172. 18:30Time: 1.65
  173. 18:36Time: 1.78
  174. 18:42Time: 1.67
  175. 18:48Time: 1.67
  176. 18:53Time: 1.62
  177. 19:02Time: 4.09
  178. 19:04One Round Per Target
  179. 19:12Time: 1.88
  180. 19:18Time: 1.97
  181. 19:35Time: 8.33
  182. 19:36One Round Per Target
  183. 19:43Time: 2.23
  184. 19:50Time: 1.97
  185. 19:56Time: 1.97
  186. 20:02Time: 1.89
  187. 20:08Time: 1.96
  188. 20:14Time: 1.93
  189. 20:20Time: 1.78
  190. 20:27Time: 1.84 (2 Chest, 1 Head)
  191. 20:34Getting More Magazines
  192. 20:36Gun Running Good
  193. 20:39Continuing Testing
  194. 20:43Beginning Testing
  195. 20:49Transition Drills
  196. 20:51Transition Drills: 1 Round Per Target
  197. 20:52Drill: 1, 2, 3, 4 Targets
  198. 21:05Using Three Targets
  199. 21:18Time: 4.53
  200. 21:34Time: 2.67
  201. 21:41Time: 2.79
  202. 21:47Time: 2.63
  203. 21:55Time: 2.95
  204. 22:34Time: 2.97
  205. 22:39Time: 2.99
  206. 22:47Time: 3.25
  207. 22:56Time: 2.81
  208. 23:12Time: 2.81
  209. 23:19Time: 2.79
  210. 23:26Can't Hear Impact
  211. 23:34Time: 1.54
  212. 23:42Time: 3.82
  213. 23:48Time: 1.47
  214. 23:59Time: 1.50
  215. 23:59Distance: ~35 Feet
  216. 24:06Time: 1.54
  217. 24:12Time: 1.48
  218. 24:19Time: 1.53
  219. 24:25Time: 1.49
  220. 24:32Time: 1.53
  221. 24:49Time: 1.75
  222. 24:58Time: 1.86
  223. 25:05Time: 1.85
  224. 25:11Time: 1.77
  225. 25:19Time: 1.80
  226. 25:33Time: 1.84
  227. 25:39Time: 1.84
  228. 25:45Time: 2.01
  229. 25:52Time: 1.82 (Mic)
  230. 26:00Time: 3.93 (One Reload One)
  231. 26:14Gun Running Great, No Malfunctions
  232. 26:23Time: 5.23 (Mag Dump)
  233. 26:29Time: 2.02
  234. 26:35Time: 1.74
  235. 26:37Two Rounds Per Target
  236. 26:42Time: 2.51 (Two Per Target)
  237. 26:55Time: 2.53
  238. 27:03Time: 4.21 (Inadvertent Reload)
  239. 27:10Time: 1.66 (Bill Drill)
  240. 27:17Time: 2.56 (Bill Drill)
  241. 27:24Trigger Freeze
  242. 27:24Time: 3.09
  243. 27:36Time: 3.79 (Inadvertent Reload)
  244. 27:45Singles From Holster
  245. 27:50Time: 1.48
  246. 27:57Time: 1.36
  247. 28:06Hands Tired, Mag Dump
  248. 28:08Time: 4.84 (Mag Dump)
  249. 28:11Two Rounds
  250. 28:16Time: 2.45
  251. 28:23Time: 1.85
  252. 28:33Final Batch of Magazines
  253. 28:35Approaching 2000 Rounds
  254. 28:40Ruger RXM 2000 Round Mark
  255. 28:50Final Stretch to 2000 Rounds
  256. 28:54Ruger RSM (RXM) 2000 Rounds
  257. 28:565-6 Magazines Left
  258. 28:59Random Drills
  259. 29:01Mosamb Beaks: 2 Chest, 1 Head
  260. 29:05Drill: 2 Chest, 1 Head
  261. 29:12Time: 2.48
  262. 29:19Time: 3.32 (Air Ball Right)
  263. 29:28Time: 2.51
  264. 29:36Time: 2.59
  265. 29:45Time: 4.58
  266. 29:54Time: 2.64
  267. 30:01Time: 2.35
  268. 30:07Time: 2.40
  269. 30:09Doubles
  270. 30:13Time: 2.35 (Air Ball)
  271. 30:20Time: 1.84
  272. 30:29Time: 3.93 (Last 3 Mags)
  273. 30:35Trigger Please
  274. 30:38Time: 2.96
  275. 30:44Time: 1.90
  276. 30:50Time: 1.93
  277. 30:56Time: 1.93
  278. 31:04Time: 1.86
  279. 31:10Time: 1.93
  280. 31:19Time: 4.05
  281. 31:25Time: 1.47 (Applause)
  282. 31:26Singles From Holster
  283. 31:31Time: 1.51
  284. 31:37Time: 1.54
  285. 31:42Time: 1.54
  286. 31:48Time: 1.39
  287. 31:54Time: 1.45
  288. 32:01Time: 1.65
  289. 32:08Time: 1.67
  290. 32:14Time: 1.61
  291. 32:19Time: 1.72
  292. 32:26Time: 1.45
  293. 32:31Time: 1.47
  294. 32:38Time: 1.46
  295. 32:45Time: 1.49
  296. 32:53Last Mag
  297. 32:55Doubles for Last Mag
  298. 33:11Test Complete
  299. 33:15Gun is Hot
  300. 33:152000 Round Mark Reached
  301. 33:19Ruger RXM Burndown Complete
  302. 33:26Satisfying Needs for RXM
  303. 33:29Zero Malfunctions to 2000 Rounds
  304. 33:30Impressive Performance
  305. 33:32No Light Primer Strikes
  306. 33:35Definitely a Recommend
  307. 33:382000 Rounds, No Issues
  308. 33:41Comparison to Glocks
  309. 33:47Very Impressive So Far
  310. 33:49Support the Channel: Like & Comment
  311. 33:51Comment Prediction: 10,000 Rounds
  312. 33:59Monetary Support for Ammo Fund
  313. 34:06Amateur Purchase, Not Sponsored
  314. 34:13Function Test Passed
  315. 34:15Thanks for Being Here
  316. 34:16Trench Grenade Outro
  317. 34:18Average Ruger RXM Burndown Enjoyer

Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is the Ruger RXM Dagger pistol?

The Ruger RXM Dagger demonstrated exceptional reliability during a 2,000-round burndown test, completing the entire duration with zero malfunctions. This included no light primer strikes or other stoppages, making it a highly dependable firearm according to the test results.

What kind of magazines were used in the Ruger RXM Dagger 2000-round test?

The test utilized a large quantity of magazines, approximately 50 in total. This included both Glock OEM magazines and Magpul PMAGs, both of which performed reliably without any reported compatibility issues throughout the extensive shooting session.

Was the Ruger RXM Dagger cleaned during the 2000-round test?

Yes, the Ruger RXM Dagger was cleaned and lubricated after the first 1,000 rounds were fired. This maintenance was performed before continuing the test to reach the full 2,000-round mark, ensuring optimal performance throughout the endurance trial.

What shooting drills were performed during the Ruger RXM Dagger endurance test?

The test involved a variety of shooting drills, including doubles on targets, single shots, bill drills, transition drills, and Mosamb beaks (two rounds to the chest, one to the head). Reloads were also practiced frequently throughout the 2,000 rounds.

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