barrel brake in

[sonofafish]

Just like to know your way of braking in a new barrel.I have seen a couple of ways, and seen guys at the range doing all kinds of things. So which way is right? I think my way is doing the job, For the first 10 shots I clean  the bore after every shot, then after that I clean every 2 then 3 in so on tell I get to ten.Then I use JB paste in stroke it 100 times or more and then before I  shot it I clean it with a clean patch to the extra paste out of the bore.

[Kurt L]

The new barrel I had made to put on my 700 in 243 he told me about like you clean after every shot for the 1st 10 then clean after every 2 shots for the other 10.
on my barrel I notice by the time I got the first 8 shot I only used half the patches to get clean between
shots and it just keeps geting better and used less patches as went. seems to work for me anyway.

[Davemuzz]

Yeah.....this one is all over the charts. I've not been one that goes thru a ritual of break in for new barrels. Never did and I keep all my rifles....at least up to this point. But I've "bent" a bit on the last few I've bought and cleaned after about every 5 shots for the first 50 shots.

I really can't tell you if has made a difference in barrel cleaning. It doesn't appear to have made a difference in accuracy.

Dave

[sonofafish]

Kurt, thanks that is what I was looking for.

[Keith L]

No matter what I always clean before the first shot.  I am amazed at the junk you can pull out of a new gun.  I don't see how the slug forcing all the chips and grit out the barrel can do a fine machined surface any good.  I take the action apart on most guns as well and deburr, cleanup, and lube.