proper break in of barrel
- Thread starter nomames
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1. Thoroughly clean the bore and dry it well with several patches.
2. Fire the first shot.
3. Clean bore with bristle brush and bore solvent and then dry with patches.
4. Fire the next shot.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until a minimum of 10 rounds have been fired.
6. Fire your first test grouping of 3 to 5 rounds.
7. Clean and dry bore after every 5 rounds until a total of 40 rounds have been fired.
8. Your barrel is now ready to provide precision service.
Hereafter, continue with your usual shooting and cleaning regimen.
2. Fire the first shot.
3. Clean bore with bristle brush and bore solvent and then dry with patches.
4. Fire the next shot.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until a minimum of 10 rounds have been fired.
6. Fire your first test grouping of 3 to 5 rounds.
7. Clean and dry bore after every 5 rounds until a total of 40 rounds have been fired.
8. Your barrel is now ready to provide precision service.
Hereafter, continue with your usual shooting and cleaning regimen.
There are differing views as to whether or not it's necessary. I've read that some barrel makers believe it is to make shooters wear out their barrels faster, thus requiring another new barrel, and on and on. Ted Gaillard told me to clean after the first couple shots, then go ahead and let er rip. If you want to get better accuracy you might want to use David Tubb's " Final Finish". As for doing all that shooting and cleaning, if it makes you feel good, go ahead, otherwise, don;t bother.
I put a new barrel on this year (new stock too
). I dry patched it, fired 5 shots into the backstop using moly bullets. Then fired 6 more shots to get a 300 yard zero at a zeroing target 25 yards. Then took it to a long range match and fired a bull for my first sighter at 700m I will continue to shoot it until the groups open up before cleaning.
The people that give you all the bull about barrel beak-in either sell barrels or cleaning products.
). I dry patched it, fired 5 shots into the backstop using moly bullets. Then fired 6 more shots to get a 300 yard zero at a zeroing target 25 yards. Then took it to a long range match and fired a bull for my first sighter at 700m I will continue to shoot it until the groups open up before cleaning. The people that give you all the bull about barrel beak-in either sell barrels or cleaning products.
