Breaking in a barrel

It is kind of comical what gets Gun Nutz bent out of shape.

I think of Break-In more in terms of barrel longevity moreso than accuracy. I personally don't follow any break-in procedure, I'm too impatient for that... but I do carefully clean my guns and chambers/bores after every shooting session, before I store them away.
 
guntech said:
What do guys like Lilja, Kreiger and Speedy Gonzales know? Compared to cgn members - what have they accomplished? Just a couple of barrel maker hacks and a record setting Benchrest Shooter...

It's a tough decision... ;-)
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I have a feeling that Gonzales could do just as well with a used rifle.
 
Shots 15, 16, and 17. The second group fired with this barrel. If only I was cleaning after every shot.

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Cleaned this barrel once when it was new, and one wet patch of copper cleaner at 250 rounds. Round count is now 592, hopefully it cleans up ok someday

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hoytcanon said:
It is kind of comical what gets Gun Nutz bent out of shape.

I think of Break-In more in terms of barrel longevity moreso than accuracy. I personally don't follow any break-in procedure, I'm too impatient for that... but I do carefully clean my guns and chambers/bores after every shooting session, before I store them away.
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Exactly.
 
You lads need to get up to speed on the subject. I was just reading in the EE about a TC rifle that had been properly "broken in" by pulling a dirt rope thru the bore between each of the first ten round fired thru the rifle. JFC the more they come, the dumber they get.
 
hoytcanon said:
It is kind of comical what gets Gun Nutz bent out of shape.

I think of Break-In more in terms of barrel longevity moreso than accuracy. I personally don't follow any break-in procedure, I'm too impatient for that... but I do carefully clean my guns and chambers/bores after every shooting session, before I store them away.
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;)A good practical workable solution that would more than meet the needs of many of us here:).
 
JJ-65 said:
You lads need to get up to speed on the subject. I was just reading in the EE about a TC rifle that had been properly "broken in" by pulling a dirt rope thru the bore between each of the first ten round fired thru the rifle. JFC the more they come, the dumber they get.
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"Very carefully shot 10rds with snake pulling after each shot in order to enhance its accuracy, allowed barrel to fully cool down before the next shot.
5R rifling does amazing job in terms of longevity, accuracy and ease of cleaning.
So your initial breaking in is all done and I feel comfortable to guarantee its shooting ability.
Babied like a firstborn child from the very first day, shot 10rds, cleaned and over-oiled for long term storage.

Never dry fired!! I am too old school and don't believe in dry fire, you can call me a fudd because of it but I will not change my viewpoint lol."



my favourite parts are the "shooting ability guarantee" and the "never dry fired". So not even the factory tested for function before sending it out? i highly doubt it. dry firing is fine in most firearms. its even encouraged in some owners manuals. also, i like to think all of the shots i take are done "carefully". since being careless while shooting leads to tragic accidents......Also after 10 shots he decided the 5r rifling "does amazing job in terms of longevity, accuracy and ease of cleaning" the more you read it the more hilarious it gets..... people are crazy

i hope who ever bought it rides that thing hard and puts it away wet the way a 500 dollar rifle was intended to be used
 
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Check this out. Deliberate low charge, subsonic load for barrel break-in/fire-lapping did not even drive the bullet out the end of the barrel. It actually stuck at the end of the muzzle, and then was tapped out from chamber end using a rod. NOTE once the bullet comes out , you can see exactly how the rifling indents the jacket. This from the Applied Ballistics crew. Photo in follow-up comment.

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Tikka 6.5 Creedmoor that wasn't broken in, still shooting well. No bore cleaning in over a hundred rounds. Only factory ammo so far

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Whatever floats your boat I figure.
I generally clean my barrel when I'm done with it, like at the end of hunting season for example, or any time it's been wet, or maybe stabbed in the muck. (hate when that happens) If it's a new barrel, it gets the same treatment as the old ones. My regular routine is my break in.
 
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