to the guys getting awsome groups from their stevens
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powder burner
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- Alberta, Canada
This is how I do it.
Run a cleaning patch and metal brush through it a few times before you shoot it (with hoppes etc). Then run a metal brush and cleaning pad through it through it after every shot for the first 10-15-20 shots.(it takes the grime out of the new rifling and lands, the rifling will be ruff because of the machining. (any new rifle will be like this) Seems like a little overkill, I know cause thats what i thought when I was doing it for both of mine.
then switch to the same technique after every three shots.
Eventually you should clean it the same amount of time you would clean your other rifles.
There are other techniques that will be sure to be posted, so use what you feel is best from friends and others who own rifles.
Some people dont even clean their rifles barrel when they are brand new. Whatever works for them. My way makes sense to me, to others it may not.
Let us know how it shoots!
Run a cleaning patch and metal brush through it a few times before you shoot it (with hoppes etc). Then run a metal brush and cleaning pad through it through it after every shot for the first 10-15-20 shots.(it takes the grime out of the new rifling and lands, the rifling will be ruff because of the machining. (any new rifle will be like this) Seems like a little overkill, I know cause thats what i thought when I was doing it for both of mine.
then switch to the same technique after every three shots.
Eventually you should clean it the same amount of time you would clean your other rifles.
There are other techniques that will be sure to be posted, so use what you feel is best from friends and others who own rifles.
Some people dont even clean their rifles barrel when they are brand new. Whatever works for them. My way makes sense to me, to others it may not.
Let us know how it shoots!
powder burner
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
Also, I am curious about what the stock will look like. Some have a rounded stock and other stevens are square at the front.
Im not sure why this is, anyone else know?
Im not sure why this is, anyone else know?
powder burner
CGN frequent flyer
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- Alberta, Canada
Just something else I remember,
Some of the triggers are stiff at first. Dry firing them for awhile helps this probelm out. Plus theres always a Timney you could install
Some of the triggers are stiff at first. Dry firing them for awhile helps this probelm out. Plus theres always a Timney you could install
I think that most 'barrel' breaking in is horse####.
Here is what I do to all rifles, including my Stevens:
I squirt some WIPEOUT in them, and patch it out after an hour. Then I go shoot.
Both my 223 and 30-06 Stevens piled the bulets on top of each other while working up loads.
Done.
PS the triggers need to be ightened and maybe smoothed. The 223 triger sucked ass until I lightened it, and it stil isn't great, but it works.
Here is what I do to all rifles, including my Stevens:
I squirt some WIPEOUT in them, and patch it out after an hour. Then I go shoot.
Both my 223 and 30-06 Stevens piled the bulets on top of each other while working up loads.
Done.
PS the triggers need to be ightened and maybe smoothed. The 223 triger sucked ass until I lightened it, and it stil isn't great, but it works.
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- north vancouver
When i bought my new 'Tikka' 270 and went to the range in Squamish, the guys that joined me, (fron CGN) made it like hell!!!
They had me shoot 3 rounds,then scrub/clean whatever, and this went on for a while.
Then, we shot 5 rounds, then 10 rounds and cleaning was paramount thro the whole process!!!
My rifle is a 'Killer' and i love it.
Would the rifle be just as good without the break in process???
I cannot answer that question, BUT, I do know that after doing what I was told to do,why would i not 'do what i did' ?
They had me shoot 3 rounds,then scrub/clean whatever, and this went on for a while.
Then, we shot 5 rounds, then 10 rounds and cleaning was paramount thro the whole process!!!
My rifle is a 'Killer' and i love it.
Would the rifle be just as good without the break in process???
I cannot answer that question, BUT, I do know that after doing what I was told to do,why would i not 'do what i did' ?
Depends who you listen to, I suppose. Som of the match barrel manufacturers recommend a 'break in' regimen, others say it's not necessary, and a waste of time.
I never really broke-in any of my rifles, although I DID clean them a lot more often when they were new than I do now.
Following this method, I just shot my personal best-ever group this weekend - 5 consecutive shots from my .204 into the same hole. The 5-shot aggregate hole was smaller than a single .308 hole from my 30-06
I never really broke-in any of my rifles, although I DID clean them a lot more often when they were new than I do now.
Following this method, I just shot my personal best-ever group this weekend - 5 consecutive shots from my .204 into the same hole. The 5-shot aggregate hole was smaller than a single .308 hole from my 30-06
I adjusted the trigger on mine and shot it.It seems to shoot better after about 15 rounds are through it then the groups start to tighten up nicely.After I clean it it shoots nice but gets really nice after the 15 to 20 round mark.
Break in with Factory barrels is as important as you want it to be... I have seen a couple of new Factory Stevens Barrels... they are button rifled not cold hammer forged.
I would lap them with JB and then break them in slowly. JBRO.
I would lap them with JB and then break them in slowly. JBRO.
powder burner
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- Alberta, Canada
aside from all the reccomendations, (are you confused yet? )
how does that tupperware shoot? (I'm allowed to call them tupperware because I own 2 of them )
)how does that tupperware shoot? (I'm allowed to call them tupperware because I own 2 of them
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got one in .243. bought 1 box of i think 70 gr federal, (purple tipped) shot a 5 shot group, cleaned shot one more, then start test loads ending with 42.7 gr of varget. 42.5 gave a .250 group. Cleaned after all test loads and shot 6 3 shot groups, average of them all was .459. Not bad eh?
Same break in with my CZ .204 varminter, it gets .250 with win 748 and 39gr BKs
Same break in with tikka .22-250. .4 with 38gr of varget and 52gr A-Max.
So I dont worry a whole bunch about the break in.......
Brad
Same break in with my CZ .204 varminter, it gets .250 with win 748 and 39gr BKs
Same break in with tikka .22-250. .4 with 38gr of varget and 52gr A-Max.
So I dont worry a whole bunch about the break in.......
Brad
