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In anticipation of receiving my WK180, I have spent the last week or so reading through all of the WK180 stories - good and bad.

Now having received the rifle.....I have 2 questions (to start).

#1. Mine came with the threaded charging handle. How far should it thread in? It doesn't appear to be able to go in fully.....more than enough to feel solid, but not all of the way.

Is this normal?

#2. The break in. I generally have my own routine when it comes to breaking in new barrels. Wolverine has a system included in the user guide. Have people generally been following the break in instructions? Doing their own thing? Or just ignoring the break in entirely.

I have no trouble breaking it in.....just wanting to know how others have gone about it.

With thanks,

Steel
 
Barrel break in is a myth.

I just shot a bunch of rounds through mine to break it in :)

Not sure about the threading as I owned one of the early rifles, it worked flawless in the 500rds I put through it.
 
driller212 said:
Barrel break in is a myth.

I just shot a bunch of rounds through mine to break it in :)

Not sure about the threading as I owned one of the early rifles, it worked flawless in the 500rds I put through it.
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Thank you sir.

I'm on the fence about barrel break in being a myth. While I don't subscribe to the religious regiment that some manufacturers claim you need to do, I have my own little voodoo that I tend to perform with each rifle.....whether or not it improves accuracy or longevity, I don't know......but Im curious to hear what other people's experience has been with the WK. :)
 
Congrats on the new rifle. You may want to put a bit of [ BLUE ] Locktite on the bolt handle threads to keep it tight. My break in for the rifle [ after bolt fix/upgrade from KODIAK ] was 5 rounds then run a CLP patch through x 3 times and repeat x10 times for a total of 50 rounds. A military gun plumber showed me this years ago.
 
johnny the boy said:
Congrats on the new rifle. You may want to put a bit of [ BLUE ] Locktite on the bolt handle threads to keep it tight. My break in for the rifle [ after bolt fix/upgrade from KODIAK ] was 5 rounds then run a CLP patch through x 3 times and repeat x10 times for a total of 50 rounds. A military gun plumber showed me this years ago.
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That is more in line with what I do......little bit of TLC at the beginning gives me the feeling that I have done something good haha

Sinasta:
1. Fire 9 single shots. After each shot, push a cotton patch wet with solvent through the bore.
Then wet a nylon brush with solvent and stroke the barrel five to ten round trips. Follow with
another wet patch and then a dry patch or two.
2. From 10 to 30 shots, clean as above after each five shots. Initial break-in should now be
complete.
 
STEELCITYSLICKER said:
That is more in line with what I do......little bit of TLC at the beginning gives me the feeling that I have done something good haha

Sinasta:
1. Fire 9 single shots. After each shot, push a cotton patch wet with solvent through the bore.
Then wet a nylon brush with solvent and stroke the barrel five to ten round trips. Follow with
another wet patch and then a dry patch or two.
2. From 10 to 30 shots, clean as above after each five shots. Initial break-in should now be
complete.
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I didnt know the WK180 was suppose to be a precision rifle...
 
Brand new barrels, especially the cheaper ones, will have microscopic machine marks in the bore that the initial fouling will adhere to.
If you don't scrub it with every shot, it will allow the fouling to clump and force uneven firelapping of the lands.
That could cause copper hot spots and all kinds of undesirable resonances.

Scrub after each shot and you'll see how dirty the patch comes out.
After it doesn't look so dirty, increase the number of shots between scrubbings.
Progressively increase the scrub intervals as you see the dirtiness subside.
You're wearing away the micromarks that were catching all the dirt.
This is actually ensuring the development of a straight path for the projectile to follow.
 
I thought this about the threaded handle at first as well I just took it and threaded it tight a few times with allen key through holes in handle and now shes good and tight and hasnt came loose firing once.
 
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