wildrider666
Master
I am a firm believer that a firearm should function perfectly right from the factory box. We know some pistols are fine with FMJ but not JHP as a example. This may or may not get batter after running several boxes of ammo through it. This firearm may need a little work to digest JHP. Some manufactures build with such close tolerances to enhance accuracy that minor fouling could causes a functional failure. I think there is a trade off between close tolerances and reliably. Until the firearm is has digested several hundred rounds without incident, it should not be carried as a defensive arm.
That covers my expectations from the box and my reliability standard for CCW. We often here about firearms that people hate because they fail to function properly. Cleanliness, proper lube/ammo, handling rise to the top of cause before we address the "gun" itself as the culprit. Recently the issue was address regarding the Rem Express 12 Ga. posts were love/hate centered on initial and continued reliability. Does a shotgun need Break in?
I pulled out my HK/Benelli Owners Manual and there it is on page 53:
WARNING: due to precision machine tolerances on your shotgun, some breaking-in period may be required before your new gun works perfectly with light target loads. If you experience any initial functioning problems, we recommended firing three or four boxes of standard hunting loads to allow for this break-in period. This warning aside; I never had a single function issue while firing semi or pump action with this shotgun.
So the question are:
What firearms do you have that the manufacture recommends a number of rounds be fired to "break in"?
What firearms do you have that had initial malfunctions that resolved themselves after firing XXX rounds?
That covers my expectations from the box and my reliability standard for CCW. We often here about firearms that people hate because they fail to function properly. Cleanliness, proper lube/ammo, handling rise to the top of cause before we address the "gun" itself as the culprit. Recently the issue was address regarding the Rem Express 12 Ga. posts were love/hate centered on initial and continued reliability. Does a shotgun need Break in?
I pulled out my HK/Benelli Owners Manual and there it is on page 53:
WARNING: due to precision machine tolerances on your shotgun, some breaking-in period may be required before your new gun works perfectly with light target loads. If you experience any initial functioning problems, we recommended firing three or four boxes of standard hunting loads to allow for this break-in period. This warning aside; I never had a single function issue while firing semi or pump action with this shotgun.
So the question are:
What firearms do you have that the manufacture recommends a number of rounds be fired to "break in"?
What firearms do you have that had initial malfunctions that resolved themselves after firing XXX rounds?