ORIGINAL: bigcountry
I have hundreds of those little groups too eld. Does that qualify me to be an expert like you? I would agree with Harry's statement. Majority of shooters still to this day use three piece steel rods. I myself ruined a bore with them, so I can attest what he says. But alot of things have changed in the past 20 years.
And I agree, break in can be a bad thing with a novice doing it wants a set bunch of rules.
Okay, I'm about to go to the range tomorrow and shoot my brand new Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker in 7mm Rem Mag and I was planning on breaking it in and cleaning it between shots with the aforementioned 3 piece steel rods. What should I use instead?
I will admit to being a complete novice at breaking in a rifle and was planning on cleaning after each shot for the first 5 or 6 shots and then trying to shoot some 3 shot groups and cleaning after each group until I shot a box of shells and calling it good for the day. Do I need to pick up a different cleaning kit and if so where would I buy it. I can't recall seeing anything other than the cheap standard cleaning kit but then I don't remember looking for one either.
Thanks, Nathan