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·I took my newly acquired Smith and Wesson 3914 to the range today after installing Hogue grips. I shot 50 rounds through the gun 2 days ago and all went without a hitch. I took the gun home, cleaned it with gun scrubber and applied mil-tec for the lubrication. Today when I shot the pistol it started to bind after a few magazines. Thinking that I had broken something when I installed the grips, I had the range officer (who is a Smith armorer) take a look at the pistol. He determined that I must have blown all the lubricant out of the internals of the pistol with the gun scrubber. (I should have thought of that). He did tell me that the pistol hadn't really been broken in yet. He said that aluminum alloy and carbin steel pistols need more of a break in period than stainless steel pistols. Since this is the first pistol of this type that I can remember ever owning it wasn't something that I was familiar with. My Glocks and Sigs have always seemed to work well with little shooting and then when the round count got over 200 it was a moot point. What are some of your thoughts? Do aluminum and carbon steel pistols usually need a manditory break in period so that the parts can rub themselves into a pattern that allows them to run smoothly?
p.s. after running about 200 rounds through it today it does seem to function more smoothly now that it has been cleaned a lubricated (not with the mil-tec).
p.s. after running about 200 rounds through it today it does seem to function more smoothly now that it has been cleaned a lubricated (not with the mil-tec).