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Barrel break in true or not?
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<blockquote data-quote="Playtimefun" data-source="post: 2746660" data-attributes="member: 103742"><p>I was looking for a barrel for a 700 titanium action that I had so I phoned one of the big barrel producers and started asking questions. He kindly paused me and said... look... I would love to sell you a barrel but you have of the best barrel manufacturers in all of North America in your backyard. I was like I do???? He was like phone Ted Gaylord (if I remember his name correctly) so I went and seen him as he lived about 1.5 hrs away from me. When I picked up the barrel (being chambered in 7 mm WSM) I asked him what to do for a barrel break in? And he was a cantankerous old guy to start with. (Every second word was a swear word.) You don't break in a barrel if it's built right!!!! (add a bunch of swear words) Come here and look. So he pulled out a bore scope. Do you see any machine marks? Any burrs? NO beep beep beep beep way!!! If a barrel is done right it should shoot accurately right from the first shot!!!! No such beep beep beep beep beep thing as breaking in a barre So go out and SHOOT IT!!! Now he had a WALL FULL of shooting trophies from across North America. So you sure as heck were not arguing with him!!!</p><p></p><p>So if your paying or getting a high end barrel... perhaps it's easier to say a barrel break in shouldn't be required... But it's not going to hurt you either....</p><p></p><p>Ever since then, I have stopped doing any kind of barrel break in. The trouble is... can you tell the difference between a barrel being properly broken in or not? I mean was the barrel a shooter with or without the break in... was it always going to be a poor/average/good shooter to start?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Playtimefun, post: 2746660, member: 103742"] I was looking for a barrel for a 700 titanium action that I had so I phoned one of the big barrel producers and started asking questions. He kindly paused me and said... look... I would love to sell you a barrel but you have of the best barrel manufacturers in all of North America in your backyard. I was like I do???? He was like phone Ted Gaylord (if I remember his name correctly) so I went and seen him as he lived about 1.5 hrs away from me. When I picked up the barrel (being chambered in 7 mm WSM) I asked him what to do for a barrel break in? And he was a cantankerous old guy to start with. (Every second word was a swear word.) You don't break in a barrel if it's built right!!!! (add a bunch of swear words) Come here and look. So he pulled out a bore scope. Do you see any machine marks? Any burrs? NO beep beep beep beep way!!! If a barrel is done right it should shoot accurately right from the first shot!!!! No such beep beep beep beep beep thing as breaking in a barre So go out and SHOOT IT!!! Now he had a WALL FULL of shooting trophies from across North America. So you sure as heck were not arguing with him!!! So if your paying or getting a high end barrel... perhaps it's easier to say a barrel break in shouldn't be required... But it's not going to hurt you either.... Ever since then, I have stopped doing any kind of barrel break in. The trouble is... can you tell the difference between a barrel being properly broken in or not? I mean was the barrel a shooter with or without the break in... was it always going to be a poor/average/good shooter to start? [/QUOTE]
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