I was going to post this in the gun forum but it doesn't allow polls for some reason. I've read a ton of stuff on breaking in a new gun and was wanting to get a feel for how the average hunter breaks in a new rifle. I want it to be asaccurate as possible but it seems to me that some of the break in procedures seem a little over the top.

I'm about to push some rounds down the barrel of my new rifle this weekend so I thought now would be a good time for a poll on the subject. I've read as strict as shooting the first 20 rounds through one at a time and stoping and cleaning after each shot and only pushing the rod down the barrel and not going back and forth, to just firing away and cleaning it after the first 50 rounds.

I'm leaning toward doing a moderate break in where I shoot, open the bolt and let it breathe a minute or so, repeat, repeat, then cleaning the barrel normally after each 3 shot group.

The gun I will be breaking in is a Browning A-Bolt II Stainless Stalker in 7mm Rem Mag.

If you have specifics you want to share that would be great.

Thanks, Nathan