Ive been reading different things about breaking in a new barrel. Does everyone do this and whats the best way? Ill take any advice on this. Here are some of the sites I found that talked about it.
I didn't look at all these websites, but I'm sure they all have a common theme: try to send the bullets down a clean unfouled barrel for the first five or ten shots - so each bullet can pass over bare steel and burnish it slightly. The method I have used over the years is to use a heavy-for-caliber bullet - preferably a round nose to get maximum bearing surface. Clean the barrel every shot for the first ten shots. Make sure you start out with a really clean barrel.
By cleaning, I mean to push a couple wet patches through the barrel followed by ten brush strokes with a wet brush. Wet the initial patches and brass brush with Sweet's 7.62. Then start pushing through patches wet with Shooter's Choice until they come out clean - hopefully no more than four or five. Then a couple of dry patches. Fire another round. Repeat.
After the first ten, then clean every five shots for the next thirty. Then just shoot it as normal.
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I didn't look at all these websites, but I'm sure they all have a common theme: try to send the bullets down a clean unfouled barrel for the first five or ten shots - so each bullet can pass over bare steel and burnish it slightly. The method I have used over the years is to use a heavy-for-caliber bullet - preferably a round nose to get maximum bearing surface. Clean the barrel every shot for the first ten shots. Make sure you start out with a really clean barrel.
By cleaning, I mean to push a couple wet patches through the barrel followed by ten brush strokes with a wet brush. Wet the initial patches and brass brush with Sweet's 7.62. Then start pushing through patches wet with Shooter's Choice until they come out clean - hopefully no more than four or five. Then a couple of dry patches. Fire another round. Repeat.
After the first ten, then clean every five shots for the next thirty. Then just shoot it as normal.
Not necessarily. Read what the guy's from Sniper Central reccomend. I followed their procedure as they know what they are talking about. I've been a member over there for quite some time. I had amazing results. It could just be the gun but it worked fantastic.
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Its a Browning A-Bolt .270WSM stainless stalker, Im going to be using it mainly for hunting deer and coyotes. All these cleaning stuff available at Wally world or will I need to go to a larger store like Gander Mt?
I have gone thru the tedious roll of cleaning my barrel on new rifles but came across an interesting article on how it"™s not really necessary as Brut mentioned. I have two new rifles at this time and I"™m still not sure if I should go the long way. Ah well, I"™ll have to do something soon...
I didn't look at all these websites, but I'm sure they all have a common theme: try to send the bullets down a clean unfouled barrel for the first five or ten shots - so each bullet can pass over bare steel and burnish it slightly. The method I have used over the years is to use a heavy-for-caliber bullet - preferably a round nose to get maximum bearing surface. Clean the barrel every shot for the first ten shots. Make sure you start out with a really clean barrel.
By cleaning, I mean to push a couple wet patches through the barrel followed by ten brush strokes with a wet brush. Wet the initial patches and brass brush with Sweet's 7.62. Then start pushing through patches wet with Shooter's Choice until they come out clean - hopefully no more than four or five. Then a couple of dry patches. Fire another round. Repeat.
After the first ten, then clean every five shots for the next thirty. Then just shoot it as normal.
Id do a search on Roskoe's post and you'll quickly realize he knows what he is talking about and go with his method.
Good luck with that Browning, itll be a nice one. Goto grafs.com or Brownells.com and treat yourself to a new set of trigger springs for it so you can get your trigger exactly how you like it. If you have any questions with that PM me.
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Since its just a factory rifle with a standard barrel and not a benchrest rig with a custom barrel you should clean and oil the barrel before firing it then fire a couple groups, clean again repeat that over a few times and youll be fine. The gear you can buy at walmart should suit you fine, just remember the remove the bolt and clean from the breech and not from the muzzle.
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How do you break-in your new rifle?
