Running in a New Barrel.

[Homer]

G'Day Fella's,

Jo191145, thank you for the clarification and I appreciate that it might just do the job but I always err on the conservative side of things, especially where large sums of money are involved!
Running in a barrel, has to be one of the most Brain Numbing jobs ever thought up, in my experience! But the short term Brain Numbing work, is well rewarded with easier barrel cleaning (less Copper bore fouling etc), after this has been done!

Over the last few days, I have been running in the barrel of a New Winchester/Davidson Limited Series 1892 in .45 Colt.
I have a bullet trap in my "Funshop", so I have been working up pressure loads, as I have been running in the barrel.
After almost 40 shots, it has finally started to reduce the amount of Copper fouling. This hasn't been helped by the fact that I'm using pure copper (not gilding metal) bullets, specifically 300grn CMJ, from www.frontierbullets.co.za .

Doh!
Homer

 

[Erik Cortina]

I buy barrels to shoot them, not to clean them!

When I get a new barrel, I load up about 50 - 100 rounds and go to the range and find what works. After I fire the 100 rounds I clean the barrel. And then go and shoot a match or two (75-150 rounds) and then clean again and so on and so forth. Never had a barrel foul too much or not shoot accurately.

 

[Homer]

G'Day Fella's,

Just an update on the Winchester 1892 rifle in .45 Colt and more.

I had the pleasure of taking a couple of Army officers (a Aussie mate of mine and his US Army mate, here on holiday for two weeks, from the "Sand Pit") bush on a hunting trip, over the weekend.

Anyway, as I mentioned above, I had spent some time working up loads and Running-In this Factory barrel.
Well after the hunting was over, I fired 24 shots through this rifle. I then cleaned the barrel, and there was virtually Zero copper jacket fouling, in the barrel! OK, they are only doing 1450 odd fps but still, this is why I spend the time to Run-In barrels!

Doh!
Homer