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Nomercy448 08-25-2019 07:37 PM

[QUOTE=RaySendero;4360175]GFY Lone Wolf![/QUOTE]

I had to double-take on this one, because “Good For You” isn’t the common pop culture meaning of “GFY” :jaw:

Bocajnala 08-25-2019 08:23 PM

Yes, I'd certainly be careful, and actually avoid, using "GFY" as "good for you"

This is probably the first time I've seen it used that way. Unfortunately that's the way things are.

-Jake

RaySendero 08-26-2019 02:43 AM

LOL - OK, Good for you Lone Wolf.
I wasn't thinking about another meaning.
PS: Post Edited

Ernie Bishop 10-23-2019 08:33 PM

I make sure the barrel is clean on a factory gun that is new or used that I have bought, or if it is a custom rig with a new Bartlein, Brux, Broughton, Krieger, Lilja, etc... that just came in.
As far as a break-in procedure...I shoot it!
Besides cleaning a barrel when you first get it, I like how a friend of mine put it:
"Since every barrel is an entity unto itself, there is no way to prove that a barrel break-in procedure has any effect on resulting accuracy. Once you shoot it either way, there is no way to return it to brand new and try another way to see if there is a difference. So I. Reality, it's all speculation. A feel good that manufactures give customers because they think they need one. A placebo."

Vapodog 10-25-2019 04:24 PM

IMO barrel break in is a joke.
1. fit, chamber, crown, engrave the barrel, get it blued and sight it in and go hunting.

2. Take your time sighting it in as it may require several different loads to find a good load.....clean it every fifty rounds and after you find a good load don't clean the barrel....it's ready to go hunting.

I've installed dozens of new barrels (mostly Douglas and Shilen) and finally decided that I couldn't see an advantage to "breaking it in"....same with moly coating.....another waste of time and money!


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