This question has likely been posted hundreds of times over the years: When, how does one determine when an auto pistol is broken in? I read shooters and manufactures recommending firing 2-500 rounds or more without any problems before considering a gun broken in. Last evening I was surfing through the posts on the 1911 Forum where the ubiquitous break-in question popped up again. Many posters replied with a given round count. One poster said when he receives a new gun, he strips, cleans and lubes it, then racks the slide a few hundred times, cleans and lubes it, and repeats the process a few times. I have only three years of pistol experience and this guy's pre-break-in process seems to be a sound, practical way of preconditioning the slide and frame rails. I will soon own my first 1911 .45 and plan to use this guys procedure before taking it to the range to fire its first 100 rounds.
I'm interested to hear from others who use this or other similar procedure to precondition a gun! Perhaps some of you consider this a waste of time and needless arm wear?