barrel break-in???
01-27-2010, 12:55 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
recently read or saw something on this...
guy said he shots once, cleans, shoots twice, cleans, shoots 3x, cleans, all the way up to 10x, then he's done, said its prob not the pro's method/best, but much better than nothing....wish i read/knew this sooner?
guy said he shots once, cleans, shoots twice, cleans, shoots 3x, cleans, all the way up to 10x, then he's done, said its prob not the pro's method/best, but much better than nothing....wish i read/knew this sooner?
01-27-2010, 02:49 PM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 124
There are many different ways to break in a barrel, and if you ask a few different people if it works, you'll get different answers. I do "break in" all my new rifles, by shoot once, and then clean for the first ten shots. Then shoot five shots and clean the barrel. I do that a few times depending on how much time I have. I don't know if this improves accuracy, but it sure won't hurt. I have old guns that shoot really accurate too, and I know they did not go through a break in process. Bench rest shooters break in barrels religiously, so there has to be some good reason for they do it.
01-27-2010, 03:16 PM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2003
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On a factory tube,before firing a shot, I"ll use JB's on a tight fitting patch for 30-50 strokes, flush it and shoot and continue to shoot until accuracy falls off .Factory barrels are not lapped so it's my opinion this will take some of the roughness out.
On my rifles that have high quality barrels, I'll do nothing but shoot em and shoot em somemore until accuracy falls off.
your milage will vary
On my rifles that have high quality barrels, I'll do nothing but shoot em and shoot em somemore until accuracy falls off.
your milage will vary
01-27-2010, 03:19 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Paducah, Kentucky
Posts: 146
This is my understanding of barrel break in. Basically your barrel was machined, as with all machined items, there are small spurs and imperfections inside your barrel. The idea is you shoot a round, and it starts to loosen those spurs or breaks them off. So you clean your barrel to get those out because they are in fact steel, and you don't want your next bullet pushing that spur down the barrel and maybe making small gouges in your barrel. You repeat this essentially as much as you have patience for.
01-27-2010, 09:03 PM
#7
Giant Nontypical
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Here is what one side says;
http://www.rifle-accuracy-reports.co...-break-in.html
The other side says; throw it on the ground a few times (then they pick up the rifle and hit a target at 600 yards).
http://www.rifle-accuracy-reports.co...-break-in.html
The other side says; throw it on the ground a few times (then they pick up the rifle and hit a target at 600 yards).
01-28-2010, 09:29 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: S.W. Pa.-- Heart in North Central Pa. mountains-
Posts: 2,600
Opinions on the worthiness of this procedure are varied. There are some people on this forum whose opinions and knowledge I value highly who differ among themselves about it.
.......Personally, I started doing barrel break-in on both factory and custom barrels more than a few years ago, and I believe in it's merit. I'll continue to use it.
.......Personally, I started doing barrel break-in on both factory and custom barrels more than a few years ago, and I believe in it's merit. I'll continue to use it.
01-28-2010, 10:05 AM
#10
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
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