Question about break in & cleaning rifle.

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I was reading the US Sniper training manual the other day. It states that the chamber and barrel are needed to be cleaned thoroughly after everyshot for the first ten shot over a new barrel. After that, 5 3-shot group fired and cleaned again in between groups. Is that necessary?

Also, it states that any fluid get in between the receiver and stock would be bad for the rifle (shorten life expectancy and less accuracy). Is that true?
I am asking as I pour a lot of synthetic oil on the new 10FP several times:eek: . Do I have to remove the stock and clean the oil off before I head to the range?

Thanks a lot.
 
The jury is still out on barrel break-in. I shoot moly bullets, so my method is to shoot it until the groups open up. Cleaning is over-rated.
Oil between the stock and action will not shorten the rifle life expectancy. However oil between the action and bedding will cause the rifle to spray the bullets all over the target due to hydraulic movement. If the bedding screws come up through the action, care should be taken so oil or solvent does not seep under the action (Remingtons 700's are notorious for this).
Remove the action from the stock and make sure both the action and stock are 100% dry.
 
I would think the jag would be a little small. How good of a cleaning job can be done with the wrong size, loose fitting patch? Buy a coated one piece Dewey rod with a proper size jag and patches, life will be much easier.
 
Maynard is a smart guy and he sums it up well. I say barrel break-in is unecessary. Just shoot it and clean at the interval you find your rifle needs.

The best barrels I have were never "broken-in" and they are the least fouling, (though they are all customs). I've shot moly and non-coated, and I personally found no functional difference in barrel life.
 
+1 for Obtunded, but in addition....I do barrel break-in on all my factory barrels....
custom ones do not need break-in procedure, but factory do :)
just my 2cents :)
 
I just finished reading an article about " why not to clean that often ".
The author's rational was that the imperfections in the barrel get filled in & smoothed out by copper . Cleaning the barrel takes this out & it is best to leave it in.

He claims to only clean his rifles after a minimum of 500 rounds & has done numerous test to prove it has no effect on accuracy.
Just quoting what I read.
 
Wow. It seems that some textbook need to be rewritten. Thanks a lot.
I am trying to find the coated one piece rod and rod guide. So far, only available on EBAY. Anyone recommend one Canadian source for those.
 
Wholesale Sports has Dewey cleaning rods. They are not cheap but why would you put a $10 cleaning rod down an $800 gun anyway?
 
RemingtonMarlin said:
Wow. It seems that some textbook need to be rewritten. Thanks a lot.
I am trying to find the coated one piece rod and rod guide. So far, only available on EBAY. Anyone recommend one Canadian source for those.
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Order direct from Dewey. They are great to deal with and you can buy jags, mops & brushes in bulk.
 
The sniper manual you are referring to must be the USMC if it mentions degradation of accuracy from solvent getting between the stock and action. This is because the bedding will breakdown from the solvent over time. As for cleaning, I have seen both camps on breaking bbls. I personally will only break in an expensive rifle but even then I don't fanatically clean after every shot. I personally don't believe that a bore brush will help with break in.
 
Yes, that is the book I found online. It states that the recoil will cause unnesessary movement and frictions to the stock and action. Well, I got the idea. So I will order the dewey rod and patches etc. and only clean it after 10 shots or so for the first couple hundred shots. Thanks you all.
 
just make sure you get the right size - for the 308 you want the larger one- it's about 28 caliber and about 48 inches long, and get the adaptor so you can use standard 8x32-36 brushes and accessories
 
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