Do you really need to?
This barrel is a button rifle, Benchmark hand polish from the factory
This barrel is a button rifle, Benchmark hand polish from the factory
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Big difference is that a new car comes with a warranty. I've never seen a barrel manufacturer give a warranty. I'm not saying that you can't shoot a new barrel and it won't be easy to clean, have no burrs, and perform well. But if I am going to buy a new barrel or gun I'm going to hedge my bet by breaking in the barrel after all we are talking about long range shooting so everything effects the travel of the bullet.Even the people who make high end match barrels seem to disagree on this question. It's like breaking in the engine of a new car. Different manufacturers will tell you different things.
Do you really need to?
9mm for fun, more power than either for real business9mm or 45 ACP?
Ford or Chevy?
AgreeYou are doing barrel break in-- you even say that it takes about 10 rounds to smooth out the reamer cut and about 200 rounds for the barrel to stabilize ( and you will use it with students to finish the break in over the weekend)--- what you are really saying is that you don't clean between break in shots--- but you are breaking it in and you even call it "breaking in the barrel" in the video.
Your title should say "no need to clean between shots during barrel break in"
F-Class shooter told me a button barrel settles in faster than a cut barrel. This true?Agree
IME - stabilization is even a relative term and 200 rounds is extreme. Every barrel is different and barrel contour, material, heat, and other factors have affect on stabilization. I have had barrels shoot at 5 rounds, at 40 rounds, and sometimes up to 80 rounds; and by shoot I mean around 1/4 MOA consistently.
He is getting the absolute best barrel available, hand finished and selected for him by his smith, so he can do this 5 days a week - quality control that is off the charts and somethings "us regular guys" can only hope for something close to when we buy a barrel. If they cut rifle, he can opt not to break in but again, why not if it does 3 jobs at once.
I have spoken directly to multiple master smiths and been present in barrel company manufacturing floors where the bbls are made. Talked directly to the namesake barrel makers over lunch and to a person, they have all said 10-20 rounds of good break in has NO DOWN SIDE, so if it could possibly help, why not.