Anyone use the breakin method on Mini-14's?

[His lordship.]

I bought a new tactical Mini-14 in .223 and plan to test fire it in a few days, weather permitting.  I usually break in my bolt action rifles by cleaning each shot for the first 5 rounds, and then swab the bore one time for each 5 rounds up to 25.  I recently read an article on this practice and it might not be necessary, so I also might just clean it 1-2 for the first five, and then less so up to 25 rounds.  This is a new gun, one of the improved models, do you think the break in method would be as important as a bolt action type?

Thanks.

[Swampman]

Barrel break in is a waste of time and money.

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

Clean when new--

Load up magazines and shoot

Clean it when you get home.

[Bigeasy]

Some bench rest shooters take barrel break in serious, but, at best, it results in very small. if any improvement.  If I were starting out with a super accurate bench gun, yea, it cant hurt.  With a field gun like a Mini 14, I wouldn't bother.

Larry

[Swampman]

Clean it when new and once a year after that.