Greg, you already opted for 1000 round protocol. Maybe this is of interest, which I just now found in a biography of John Browning. Here's how they tested his 45 in 1911:
The Ordnance Command made the following stipulations: 6000 rounds were to be fired through each pistol under consideration. Firing was to take place in series of 100, after which the arm was to be permitted to cool for five minutes before the next series commenced. After each lOOO rounds each pistol was to be cleaned and oiled. The 6000 rounds of standard ammunition were to be followed by loads systematically deformed or made abnormal--some with bullets too deeply seated, some with bullets not seated deeply enough, and some cartridges with dented cases. Finally, the entries were to be given the rust and dust test, fired a number of rounds after being rusted with acid, and again after a sprinkling of dust through the working parts.
Don't know that you want to run malformed ammo in your P320 or dunk it in water and acid, but I thought it was an intersting trial. (According to the account, Brownings guns were the only ones to make a perfect score.)
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Originally Posted by Greg Bell
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