JUST BOUGHT A NEW SAVAGE MODEL 16.I HAVE NEVER REALLY BROKE IN A BARREL. I HAVE READ MANYPEOPLES WAY OF DOING IT. BUT I WAS WONDERING IF IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERANCE BECAUSEIAM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAY TO MAKE MY RIFLES SHOOT BETTER.SO IF YOU WOULD LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND HOW YOU ALL BRAKE IN YOUR RIFLES

If you do a search you will find 100 people with 110 opinions!
clean it without being anal is your best bet

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[align=center]FAQs: Barrel Break-In Procedure[/align]

Q. What is the barrel break-in procedure?

A. Although there may be different schools of thought on barrel break-in, this is what Precision Shooting Magazine recommends:

STEP 1 (repeated 10 times)

[ul][*][size=2 align="left"]Fire one round[*][size=2 align="left"]Push wet patches soaked with a powder solvent through the bore[/size][*][size=2 align="left"]Push a brush through the bore (5 times in each direction)[/size][*][size=2 align="left"]Push dry patches through the bore (2 times)[/size][*][size=2 align="left"]Push wet patches soaked with a copper solvent through the bore[/size][*][size=2 align="left"]Push a brush through the bore (5 times in each direction)[/size][*][size=2 align="left"]Push dry patches through the bore (2 times)[/size][*][size=2 align="left"]Push a patch with 2 drops of oil through the bore[/size] [/ul]

STEP 2 (repeated 5 times)

[ul][*][size=2 align="left"]Fire a 3 shot group[/size][*][size=2 align="left"]Repeat the cleaning procedure from STEP 1 after each group[/size] [/ul]

STEP 3 (repeat 5 times)

[ul][*][size=2 align="left"]Fire a 5 shot group[/size][*][size=2 align="left"]Repeat the cleaning procedure from STEP 1[/size] [/ul]

They recommend the use of a patch with 2 drops of oil after the cleaning so that you are not shooting with a dry bore. It is also advisable to use a powder solvent and copper solvent from the same manufacturer to be sure they are chemically compatible.

[/size][/align]This from Savage Arms web site.

Didn't we just go thru this, ad nauseum, a week or so back?

"Didn't we just go thru this, ad nauseum, a week or so back?"

Yes, we did. Itwill not go away.

To me it is a personal decision that you will have to decide on. Like premarital sex, either you choose not to, or you do. My thinking is that there are enough folks in the business of shooting andmany manufactuers will state a break-in procedure, that if you choose to do one, you will likely cause no harm and maybe even bring out better accuracy for your particular rifle by doing so.

This is about the best read I've seen on the subject of barrel break-in in a while:

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/1282969/page/1#Post1282969

BTW, on that forum Mule Deer is John Barsness, a highly respected writer for Handloader and Rifle magazines.

As for me, I don't bother with any kind of tedious break-inany more. BTDT. But it's your rifle so have at it if you want.

how do u see if a gun shoots better dirty or claen...i know its a dumb question but what is the best way to find out...i 2 just bought a savage 116

What model did you buy?? The poster bought model 16.

[align=left][/font]Q. What is the barrel break-in procedure?[/font][/align][align=left][/align][align=left]STEP 1 (repeated 10 times)[/align][align=left][/font][/align][align=left]STEP 2 (repeated 5 times)[/align]
[align=left]STEP 3 (repeat 5 times)[/size][/align][align=left][/align][align=left][font=arial][size=2](NOTE: THESE STEPS MUST BE PERFORMED AT EXACTLY THE LAST STROKE OF MIDNIGHT WHEN THE MOON IS FULL)[/align]