I have been shooting my entire life, however, every gun I have ever owned or shot was either a hand-me-down or a gift from my grandfather and needless to say....he had already put many rounds through each gun before I got my hands on it. I just recently purchased my first brand new gun. I picked up a Beretta 92 FS and I'm going to take it out this week. I was wondering if there is anything I need to do to break it in properly or is it ready to fire out of the box. Any help would be great.
New Gun Break In?
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pythagorean
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Just clean it and then shoot it!
thinktwice
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Some gun manufactures suggest a "break in" period and some don't. I have bought brand new inexpensive guns that were flawless right out of the box. (Glocks for one) Then again I have purchased $1500.00 gun's (Kimber Springfield) that needed a few rounds down range before it smoothed out. Over the years I have learned not to get to upset if I purchase a new semi auto and I get a few failure to feeds or eject in the first couple of hundred rounds. Of course if the problem persist after the so called "break in" period, that's when I get upset and the pistol goes back.
Average Joe
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They don't baby them in the military, so load it, and shoot the snot out of it, then it will be broken in....
Just clean, shoot and reclean when done. 
Check out the Beretta Forum (http://berettaforum.net/vb/), I've learned quite a bit on there in the last month.
Also great choice on your first gun. I'm fairly new to Berettas myself, just buying my first one 2 months ago...now I've got two of them.
92A1 and 92D Centurion
Check out the Beretta Forum (http://berettaforum.net/vb/), I've learned quite a bit on there in the last month.
Also great choice on your first gun. I'm fairly new to Berettas myself, just buying my first one 2 months ago...now I've got two of them.
92A1 and 92D Centurion
silentargus
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Depends on the make and model. I'd feel perfectly comfortable wearing a revolver that's only got a few rounds through it, as long as it's a quality gun like a S&W or Ruger. I like to break in autos a bit because they're more finicky in general... it's nice to know how tolerant they are of poor grip and various kinds of ammo. That said, I've only bought one auto new- my Colt Commander. Breaking in paid off, too; if I hadn't I wouldn't have known I needed better mags for it. My 908S and PPK/S were both used, private transfers from Dad... so I didn't feel a need to break them in; I already knew they worked perfectly and had shot them before.
It's all situational. Some guns need it (if only to get yourself used to how they handle), some do not. I don't think I'd ever trust a gun as a house gun or carry gun unless I'd fired a few mags/cylinders through it just to make sure it works, though.
IMO, as long as you practice regularly with any new gun, any concerns about breaking it in will be moot. Should be doing that anyway.
It's all situational. Some guns need it (if only to get yourself used to how they handle), some do not. I don't think I'd ever trust a gun as a house gun or carry gun unless I'd fired a few mags/cylinders through it just to make sure it works, though.
IMO, as long as you practice regularly with any new gun, any concerns about breaking it in will be moot. Should be doing that anyway.
Break-in periods for carry/duty/protection handguns...
In general, if you plan to use the new Beretta 9x19mm pistol for protection or carry uses, I'd clean-oil it, then fire at least 250 rounds of your selected carry round(s); Ranger Ts, Golden Saber, CorBon, Gold Dot, Federal, TAP, etc.
In days of yor(the 1980s/1990s ) some training experts & gun writers advised shooting at least 500 rounds of carry ammunition but with improved quality control & engineering I'd say 250-300 fired rounds w/o problems should be okay.
For the Beretta M9/92 series, I'd suggest the new Mpro7 LPX cleaning product; www.Mpro7.com and for carry rounds; the 124gr +P JHP Speer Gold Dot, Remington Golden Saber bonded JHP 124gr +P, the Ranger T 127gr +P+ JHP, the Hornady TAP or Critical Defense 9x19mm, the Corbon DPX, the Ranger T 124gr +P bonded JHP, Federal EFMJ 9mm.
In general, if you plan to use the new Beretta 9x19mm pistol for protection or carry uses, I'd clean-oil it, then fire at least 250 rounds of your selected carry round(s); Ranger Ts, Golden Saber, CorBon, Gold Dot, Federal, TAP, etc.
In days of yor(the 1980s/1990s
) some training experts & gun writers advised shooting at least 500 rounds of carry ammunition but with improved quality control & engineering I'd say 250-300 fired rounds w/o problems should be okay.For the Beretta M9/92 series, I'd suggest the new Mpro7 LPX cleaning product; www.Mpro7.com and for carry rounds; the 124gr +P JHP Speer Gold Dot, Remington Golden Saber bonded JHP 124gr +P, the Ranger T 127gr +P+ JHP, the Hornady TAP or Critical Defense 9x19mm, the Corbon DPX, the Ranger T 124gr +P bonded JHP, Federal EFMJ 9mm.
Richy Fiberglass
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Breakin
It is a good practice to clean the gun real good, lube it as recomended and shoot it.
It is a good practice to clean the gun real good, lube it as recomended and shoot it.
After cleaning/lube, I usually rack the slide manually a while, then manually cycle snap caps thru it for a while, then make sure bullets will cycle manually with all the magazines, then take it out for a test run at the range. Have never had any surprises that way, and comfortable with it's operation. Clean/lube when done.