Break in drills

[brew45]

Just curious, but when you guys buy a new pistol, what methods and drills do you use to consider it "carry worthy"?

 

[MohawkSlim]

I sit on my couch watching TV and dry fire over and over and over and over. I work the action a few extra times between each shot.

I also clear the house. And, sometimes I like to hang upside down blindfolded and take it apart and put it back together again real real fast.

 

[ddavidson]

If you are buying a gun to carry, I hope you considered it carry worthy before buying it. Go shoot it.

 

[chezuki]

I look at the slide and make sure it says "Glock"... If it does, I know it's good to go.

 

[Combsie]

Any and every new carry gun I buy will have a roughly 200 rounds put through her, some of those being the specific defensive ammo that will be loaded in it. I will also run the new carry gun/holster combo dry but cocked for a week or better just to see if there will be in "trigger manipulation" whilst in the holster throughout everyday life.

 

[17 squirrel]

Hand huge box of ammo and pistol to son, and tell him, here go forth and work it over.

 

[blacknwhite]

I look at the slide and make sure it says "Glock"... If it does, I know it's good to go.

LOL yes!! This!!!

 

[Que]

Just curious, but when you guys buy a new pistol, what methods and drills do you use to consider it "carry worthy"?

I don't have any actual drills, but I watch for the following:

1. Slide locks back after last round without me having to be careful not to ride the slide release;
2. Slide will return into full battery whether using slide release or overhand release;
3. I can shoot several rounds in fast succession without any failures;
4. It shoots defense and range ammo without any problems; and
5. My accuracy is satisfactory at 7-15 yards.

 

[singlesix]

Does the gun function? If yes then = worthy, if no then = not worthy. You need to determine what encompasses "function". Some people consider a gun "worthy" after 1K rounds without failure, etc, etc, etc. Or you could just sprinkle some holy water on it.

 

[MPD742]

What ever you choose to use, you should have confidence in its ability to perform flawlessly. And you should know does it fire without a mag? Hand on the slide? These kind of things could determine when you need to start shooting or what you can do to disengage during a scuffle.

 

[cooltools]

Hand huge box of ammo and pistol to son, and tell him, here go forth and work it over.

Are we related ?

 

[rbane3]

I sit on my couch watching TV and dry fire over and over and over and over. I work the action a few extra times between each shot.

I also clear the house. And, sometimes I like to hang upside down blindfolded and take it apart and put it back together again real real fast.

"It's been two whole weeks since I killed me a man."

 

[brew45]

Haha, I was wondering what movie that was from. "Want me to show you a trick to take your mind off that pain? Gimme your finger..."

I was reading an article about a gun I just purchased and the guy writing it was saying he puts roughly 200 rounds down range with various successions of full mag dumps, doubles, triples, different grains, and of course duty ammo.

 

[level0]

I don't have any actual drills, but I watch for the following:

1. Slide locks back after last round without me having to be careful not to ride the slide release;
2. Slide will return into full battery whether using slide release or overhand release;
3. I can shoot several rounds in fast succession without any failures;
4. It shoots defense and range ammo without any problems; and
5. My accuracy is satisfactory at 7-15 yards.

These are mine, too. I run 500 - 1000 rounds through it, range and defense, and if it's flawless I'm good to go. My Walther PPQ (M1) in 9mm is my current EDC and this thing is smooooooth. 0 problems, eats all ammo, shoots where I point it. Win, win, win.

 

[Slider]

Strap it to your side....Run around the yard doing Tactical Rolls while screaming like a madman........For about an hour. Then you are good to go.

 

[cedartop]

After you determine the gun is reliable, here are a couple of drills to see if you and it work well enough together.

Gunfighter Moment - Ken Hackathorn - Soldier Systems Daily
Wilson Combat | 5x5 Handgun Skill Test

 

[brew45]

Good article by Hackathorn. Next time I'm at the range I'm gonna try that.