Originally Posted by
Rmiked
I read the manual completely before cleaning it, before firing it. With the ammo shortage, seems to me manually cycling the lubricated action would be helpful in “breaking it in”. I have done about 150 cycles. I had the recoil spring in when doing it. I wonder if that is the best way? Of course I’m not letting the slide be pushed back into battery with the spring but I’m working the action against the spring. Without gloves you see the effectiveness of the slide serrations; they would work well with sweaty hands. I feel it getting smoother already.