I recently bought the Springfield Micro (3 inch) 1911 .45 (attached photo is stock not mine). I heard before I bought it that these little 1911 45's sometimes have feed issues. I have had a few, but I am not worried yet. No stove-pipes, just stops head on at the feed ramp. I have only put through 500 rounds so far and I have had maybe 10 feed issues, which is not good since I want to carry this gun and need better reliability than that.

So to the point, before I make any major changes to fix these feed problems I want to go through a solid break in period. I am not sure what the best/proper way to break in this gun other than shoot it often. I read that I should clean it evey 100 rounds. The guy who runs the range I shoot at said not to clean until I put at least 1500 rounds though it. Confusing. :(

Can anyone tell me the best practice to break in this gun and roughly how many rounds would I need to get through to feel that its "broken-in". I know this isnt an exact science, but I'd appreciate any/all feedback and advice.

Thanks.

Send me the gun and 500 rounds and I will break it in for you...... After about 200 rounds you should be able to tell if the gun is going to function correctly. If it is still giving you problems after that much shooting, you may have to have some modifications made. Luckily, the 1911 is very easy to work on and there is is a lot of free info available. A lot of the time, a little polishing will clear up a lot of failure to feed problems.

yea it just needs breakin in.. but if it was the kel tec ,its just made poorly..
sorry poster ,,you have a gun you can be proud of ..im sure after you learn what it likes and break it in its gonna be an excellent tool.. mabe some can understand how it looks from keltec owners view.. thier gun gets better an better and all they read is how sorry the gun is by people who either got unlucky,didn t give thiers the same break in time or don t know didley, about what we find to be an quality tool that fills its niche perfectly.. ..enjoy your gun

In my experience, "micro-" sized 1911s are perhaps the guns most sensitive to limp wristing. Not trying to impugn your hand strength or grip technique here, but if you're not gripping it hard enough to make your hand hurt and veins pop out on your forearm, you're not gripping it hard enough -- "convulsive grip" pretty much says it.

I spent lots of years behind a 45 doing the target thing and have to say using a raquet ball as a grip exerciser every day helps as well as any break in procedure you can use on a handgun. A really good solid grip on a big bore semi-auto really helps.

Great advice so far, especially the limp wristing; pay particular attention, you may not realize you're doing it.

Don't use cheap ammo!

Have you cleaned it yet? I would disagree with the 1500 round thing though maybe with these newer pieces that's ok?