Anyone here into firearms?

Wolfenstein

its amazing how many people do not know how to properly break in a gun....or a car for that matter...

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MacCool

I usually break in cars, following manufacturers' recommendation. I've never "broken in" a gun. Often, not always, I'll clean it first...at least run a swap down the bore, maybe apply a little oil, but I largely believe "break in" to be an unnecessary step for a combat firearm.

VABAM

From my experience all firearms have some sort of break in period regardless of make, model, what the manufacture says, or price tag. This doesn't mean a firearm won't function properly or be in-accurate with out breaking it in. Usually breaking in a firearm only involves putting rounds through it. Some people have intricate break in methods but I feel they are mostly unnecessary.

FYI I do disassemble, inspect, clean, lube, reassemble and functionality check of all of my new firearms before firing them for the first time.

I have a Taurus 608, an 8 shot 357 Mag revolver. When new the double action on the trigger was rough, so I followed the advise of a revolver collector I know. I bought 8 357 Mag snap caps and cycled the trigger as much as possible. The trigger smoothed out and I got some good trigger practice.

When I bought my Ruger MKIII 22lr pistol it took a couple hundred rounds before it started cycling reliably. Now it is rare for my MKIII to have a stoppage.

I have 2 full size HK45s. One that I have put thousands of rounds through and one I just bought a few months ago that only has few hundred. The older one has a smother action than the newer one and shoots better in general. Even with that said, both are very accurate and very reliable. No failures/stoppages yet.

Most experts do not considered a firearm combat ready until thousands of rounds have been fired through it, even if it is "combat firearm" and/or a proven make and model. Personally I don't considered one of my firearms reliable for my personal defense until I have put at least 500+ rounds though it usually firing many different types of ammo.

You wouldn't consider a car reliable if you only drove it a couple time around the block.

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synolimit

Which is 100% incorrect.

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MacCool

Uh huh.

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