Barrel Break In
#1
Barrel Break In
What is your routine for breaking in a new barrel? Also, is breaking ina barrel extremely important? The reason I ask that is how do you know if you buy a used gun if the barrel was broken in at all or properly?
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RE: Barrel Break In
ORIGINAL: bigpapa
What is your routine for breaking in a new barrel? Also, is breaking ina barrel extremely important? The reason I ask that is how do you know if you buy a used gun if the barrel was broken in at all or properly?
What is your routine for breaking in a new barrel? Also, is breaking ina barrel extremely important? The reason I ask that is how do you know if you buy a used gun if the barrel was broken in at all or properly?
Try a search on here, believe me, you will get alot of results.
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Central Illinois
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RE: Barrel Break In
lol a ton of results! i didn't know how to answer his questin and was curious myself and one search brought up plenty of information. i got bored reading all of the arguments. LOL
#4
RE: Barrel Break In
Papa, I always break in a new barrel. But its a personal preference. My routine is to clean after every shot for the first 10 rounds. Then after every third shot for the next 30. I figure that by then the minute burrs from the manufacturing are gone.
As for a used rifle, you can't be sure. But you can lap the bore with J-B Compound per the instructions on the jar to remove any embedded fouling.
As for a used rifle, you can't be sure. But you can lap the bore with J-B Compound per the instructions on the jar to remove any embedded fouling.
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Olive Branch MS USA
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RE: Barrel Break In
My advice is to just shoot the thing and thoroughly clean it after every 25 or so rounds. It is absolutely not necessary to go through a tedious break in procedure, although it probably won't hurtanything either. I've done it in the past to 3 or 4 rifles and there's nothing I can do with them that I can't do with my others in terms of shooting decent groups and killing animals.
#6
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RE: Barrel Break In
I would suggest that you break-in the barrel of every new rifle you get. I suggest this, as it has the "potential" to be very beneficial to some rifles. It also may not matter for other rifles. The thing is that you can not tell with a new rifle if its a rifle that needs it versus one that does not, so treating everyone as needing it just makes sense to me.
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RE: Barrel Break In
When I had my .338-06 made, I followed the break-in procedures recommended by the barrel manufacturer - Krieger. Here is their procedure: http://www.kriegerbarrels.com/RapidC...CompanyId=1246
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2004
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RE: Barrel Break In
The 'One Box' method that I have used (for hunting rifles) with good luck is:
Shoot one shot. Clean.
Shoot two shots. Clean. Check for fouling.
Shoot three shots. Clean. Check for fouling.
Shoot four shots. Clean. If minimal fouling...
Shoot five shots. Clean.
Shoot five shots. Clean.
By the time you get to the first 'five shots' step. Start looking at your groups. You should be seeing them tighten up a bit. I keep the cost down by doing break-in with a box of CoreLocks or PowerPoints. Sometimes, you'll find that the cheap, over the counterstuff shoots well in your rifle. Always good to know if you don't reload.
After breaking one in, I usually give the barrel a good cleaning about every 20 rds. or so.
Shoot one shot. Clean.
Shoot two shots. Clean. Check for fouling.
Shoot three shots. Clean. Check for fouling.
Shoot four shots. Clean. If minimal fouling...
Shoot five shots. Clean.
Shoot five shots. Clean.
By the time you get to the first 'five shots' step. Start looking at your groups. You should be seeing them tighten up a bit. I keep the cost down by doing break-in with a box of CoreLocks or PowerPoints. Sometimes, you'll find that the cheap, over the counterstuff shoots well in your rifle. Always good to know if you don't reload.
After breaking one in, I usually give the barrel a good cleaning about every 20 rds. or so.
#9
RE: Barrel Break In
Everyone has their opionion, but I no longer worry about barrel break-in unless I have a barrel with fouling problems. I've used various methods over the years, but don't see where it helps any with quailty barrels.