When this subject comes up, which it does on a regular basis, the thing that I think about is this: In 35+ years of hunting I've never, not once, missed an animal because my barrel didn't receive a so called "proper" break-in. In fact I kill deer on a regular basis with my old 1891 Mauser that has a bore that resembles a cheese grater. Therefore the thought that crosses my mind is.........what possibly could I be missing out on? Theonly thing I can come up withis a tedious and unneccessary prodecure, which to me ain't a bad thing at all.

I actually went through a periodseveral years ago when I bought into this idea and I "broke in" 3 or 4 brand new rifles. I hated every minute of it and when these rifles didn't shoot any better than any of my others I had to question whether this effort was worth it. For me the answer is noand like I said earlier, I'lldo whatever Lilja recommends, but I won't like it.