I'm not the best that there is but I would bet $5 a Pepsi can at three yards. That is with my 243, so I know I can shoot. And yes I do brag on it lol. I'm expecting to shoot the moon with this Creedmore that I'm putting together. Just enjoy shooting. I'm fortunate to have a 500 yard range behind my house here and get to shoot a lot.
Barrel break-in thoughts
- Thread starter Oldshooter
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Someoldguy
Not sure why a post that irritates a viewer can't just be left un-responded to. I guess some folks are just too full of themselves to help it.
Flame suit on. Let 'er rip.
If you shot a Pepsi can at three yards, and hit it, you'd probably be drenched in pepsi….. if you hit it!!!
LOL. Did I mention that I'm blind ? LOL
Shynloco
You can lead a horse to water, but ........
I have always used the above Break Regiment, no matter if factory or Match (hand lapped) totally 40 rds. A pain and time consuming...perhaps. But I've also found it helps eliminate copper fouling built in the future. Works for me.
Alex
TheOtherZilla
Pull my finger
I have heard both pro's and cons.. Some justification and a bunch of I dunno.. I googled it a few times and can find no solid data that it is a requirement. Even experts disagree.. Even this forum has an article that kinda debunks the procedure,... Myself, I am old and probly won't [light on the probly] will not get any more rifles in my life time. Up til now I just shoot em and sometimes weep..
http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/how-to-break-in-a-barrel/
http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/how-to-break-in-a-barrel/
I haven't even shot the rifle yet but I think I will clean it, oil the bore , and give it regular cleanings after that. Thanks for your input.
One last post here from an old guy that has probably broken in hundreds of both factory and custom barrels for more than 50 years now. First you can not compare a factory barrel to a custom barrel! Custom barrels hardly need a break in, but if you look at a factory barrel through a bore scope than you'll see why a factory barrel needs a break in! With that said, copper vs. stainless steel or chrome moly has little effect on smoothing out a barrel, but a lot of high pressure and powder gases will have some effect. The bad news about the time you start to make a change on smoothness on that new barrel, the throat is completely firecracked! If you don't have a bore scope to monitor your break in forget it. Just shoot and clean about 20 times and that will be about as good as it gets! By the way, if you don't have a bore scope and you want to compare breaking in a new barrel to conditioning a frying pan, then add that to "dime size groups", "shoots in the 2's all day", and " bore is clean and shiny", LOL!!
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Im not sure it was hardly needed with the new Shilen Select Match I put on my .308. After talking to James at NSS he said it wasnt all that necessary but, if wanted to shoot 1 clean and repeat X10. Shoot 3 clean repeat X5. I think I remembered that correct but, dont hold me to it. I went ahead and then shot 5 and cleaned then repeated finishing off the fifty I had loaded.
Who knows if it was really needed even though I did it BUT, it sure was a great way to test out a few different bore/copper cleaners. Liked Butches BS the best. Found out Sweets isn't great feeling on cuts and works as possibly a great antiseptic. LOL
Who knows if it was really needed even though I did it BUT, it sure was a great way to test out a few different bore/copper cleaners. Liked Butches BS the best. Found out Sweets isn't great feeling on cuts and works as possibly a great antiseptic. LOL
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I can only advise you as to what Cooper rifles recommends for break ins; fire three shots and clean, repeat the process three more times and you're finished.
Shynloco
You can lead a horse to water, but ........
OldShooiter.
As you can see, you ended up with a slew of OPINIONS that are all over the map. But in your last post, you wrote something I would recommend AGAINST,,,"oil the bore." DON"T DO IT! Clean it but don't start shooting with a wet oiled barrel. You run the risk of promoting loose particle adhesion to the barrel walls and the next round scaring the barrel interior from particles left. Dry patch the barrel as a final step before sending a round down the tube. Just my .02 worth. Good luck and have fun.
Alex
Thank you sir. Your .02 cents worth could save me $1000 worth of rifle.
Under savages FAQ section at their webpage , they have a break in process..
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