BEFORE FACTORY SERVICE
Break-in
1. Your Dan Wesson Handgun is built to tight
tolerances. Lubrication and cleaning is key in the
break-in process.
2. Only use generous amounts of the recommend
lubricants on the rails of your Dan Wesson.
3. We recommend that you felid strip, clean and
re-oil every 50 rounds during break in.
4. We recommend a break-in period of 300-500
rounds before the gun is competition/combat
ready.
5. Only use quality factory ball ammunition for the
break-in process.
6. Generally what you will see during this breakin process is failure to go into battery and or
sluggish slide operation. This is normal for tightly fitted 1911’s and will begin to work itself out
during the break-in process.
7. If for some reason the handgun continues to
have issues after this break-in process please
contact Dan Wesson.
8. Once your Dan Wesson pistol is properly
broken in only then is it recommended to use hollow points.
9. We do not recommend the use of +P ammunition to speed up the break-in process. This will
usually cause more problems.
Note: If any handgun components show
signs of damage or unusual or excessive
wear, stop using the firearm immediately
and contact your gunsmith or DAN WESSON FIREARMS for assistance.