Best Ammo for Breaking in R700?

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I just recieved my R700 r5 milspec in the mail and im dying to go break it in. Ive read about how im suppose to shoot one round, clean, repeat process. Which kind of ammo is ideal for this?
 
The cheapest kind.

I seriously doubt that your rifle will notice the difference between $20 a box ammo, and $40 a box ammo

The only thing your should be worrying about for the first 50-100 rounds is sighting in, breaking in, and learning the trigger.
 
Longshot said:
Don't waste your time and money. Go shoot it for the day then clean it when your finished.
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I'll second that.

Will also second the virtues of only shooting el-cheapo "blasting ammo" on your first day at the range. That way you don't need to worry or fuss about shooting 2" or 3" groups at 100, you can (legitimately) blame it on the ammo while you worry about the other important things - zeroing your scope, learning the trigger, getting used to everything.
 
I've gone back and forth on this issue - everything from the (I think its called) 'Sinclair Method' of fire one, clean, fire one etc etc to (with TRG's) shoot all day, take home and clean ( perhaps we can call this the 'Longshot Method' ? ) and I have noticed no difference. Something tells me it doesn't hurt to run a patch down after the first few then shoot a few more and repeat and after that just shoot it - it seems like a reasonable compromise.
 
Maybe put a patch down the barrel to be sure there's no grit therein, lightly oiled patch to follow, then commence firing for application?

Wow, a patch after every shot... jeez. How would you get anything done?
 
cleaning

I like to do the shoot clean method thats just me I dont know if it helps but it does not hurt either. That been said my youger brother never cleans his guns and has a 20 year old ruger in 300 win mag that has taken more abuse then any rifle should, last year we were out shooting the big boys and he pulls out his hunting rifle and rings the gong at 850 numerous times , so his method must work also .
 
I just broke in my R700. I used reloaded ammo with 147 gr FMJBT I use for fun in my semi autos. I did follow the following routine: shoot one for sight in, clean to get the carbon out, shoot one more, brush only for debris and carbon and scope correction. I did it for five rounds at 25 m and had the scope dead on and then i repeated the process for another five at 200 m. At the end, the cleaning of the barrel with patches and solvent showed much less carbon deposits and the scope was sighted in for 1" high at 200 m. Does this involved process break the barrel in better than just shooting the rifle? Probably not but it makes it easier to clean the barrel well at the end as the sighters and break-in shots do smooth out the barrel a bit. Next time out she goes with 168 gr and 175 gr SMK's for grouping.
 
Well that article sums it up quite nicely.

Just shoot the damn thing. I used Microlon gun juice in mine and have 1200+ rds through a Pac-Nor dual Cryo bbl and you can't see any wear on it....AT ALL.

I seriously only clean it every 2-300 rds depending. If I'm putting it away for a while then I clean it but that's not until November sometime.
 
When I broke in my McPhee barrel, I ran a patch down the bore after each shot for the first five shots.................then just went about shooting normally.......Then gave a good cleaning afterwards.

Since I shoot moly coated bullets, I clean around every 600 rounds.........accuracy has not dropped off leaving the cleaning that long.

Longshot has it right..................just go out and shoot then give a good cleaning afterwards.......... ;)
 
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