Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
Odd to hear that, in the interest of easier cleaning, you only break in with two cleanings and 10 shots for a rough factory tube but then run 5 cleanings and 21 shots for a higher quality (likely hand lapped) custom barrel?
Could you elaborate as to why you've chosen these two methods?
RR pretty much answered it.
I'm still not too sure on any of it, my Broughton I did the "break-in" and yes it cleans very easy, but most Broughtons do. My Pac-Nor my smith shot 19 times after he built it before I got it, it still cleans easily and shoots great. The last Shilen I shot about 10 times before the first cleaning. I have another Shilen and a Kreiger being built, once I get those I'll do another "break-in" and see how it goes.
I know it certainly doesn't hurt anything or waste more barrel life because you can be doing load work ups during break in.
I think they will either clean easy or they won't, a factory tube is usually much rougher then a custom anyway so breaking in won't help much unless you do some sort of Tubbs fire lapping stuff or something like that.