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Barrel break in
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1782836" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>1 = Yes I use a target and a chronograph unless it is a site less rifle (No scope or sites And just performing a break in before the scope is mounted) then i use the chronograph</p><p>to monitor the progress.</p><p></p><p>2 = My mentor was a bench rest shooter and a master gunsmith and he believed that the most accurate barrel was a clean barrel and cleaned after each shot in matches.</p><p>I find that if I start with a clean barrel I will get between 4 and 7 accurate follow up shots for hunting. the only way to find this out is to start with a clean barrel and shoot until the group degrades.</p><p></p><p>3 = Any rifle that will consistently shoot in the zeros is better than me and will out shoot me most of the time. Some rifle barrels will shoot 3 shot groups well others will shoot 5 shoots and some will even shoot 10 shots well. There are those barrels that need a fouling shot after a thorough cleaning and then stick 5 in a 1/4 MOA group with out cleaning. This is the place that you must know when the fouling starts to effect accuracy, so to get the cleaning regiment down, you must find out when you need to clean.</p><p></p><p>4 = The cleaning procedure is not mine but the standard shoot and clean until fouling is almost non existent one. The only reason I use the chronograph is because it is unbiased and is measuring barrel performance with the load testing with. The ideal load for accuracy may be something totally different and much more accurate than the break in loads. but as velocity increases with the same load, barrel condition is improving.</p><p></p><p>The other thing about what someone tells there competition. If you were in some kind of competition And found something that gave you an edge to win most of the time, Would you tell your fellow competitors ? Most wouldn't.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1782836, member: 2736"] 1 = Yes I use a target and a chronograph unless it is a site less rifle (No scope or sites And just performing a break in before the scope is mounted) then i use the chronograph to monitor the progress. 2 = My mentor was a bench rest shooter and a master gunsmith and he believed that the most accurate barrel was a clean barrel and cleaned after each shot in matches. I find that if I start with a clean barrel I will get between 4 and 7 accurate follow up shots for hunting. the only way to find this out is to start with a clean barrel and shoot until the group degrades. 3 = Any rifle that will consistently shoot in the zeros is better than me and will out shoot me most of the time. Some rifle barrels will shoot 3 shot groups well others will shoot 5 shoots and some will even shoot 10 shots well. There are those barrels that need a fouling shot after a thorough cleaning and then stick 5 in a 1/4 MOA group with out cleaning. This is the place that you must know when the fouling starts to effect accuracy, so to get the cleaning regiment down, you must find out when you need to clean. 4 = The cleaning procedure is not mine but the standard shoot and clean until fouling is almost non existent one. The only reason I use the chronograph is because it is unbiased and is measuring barrel performance with the load testing with. The ideal load for accuracy may be something totally different and much more accurate than the break in loads. but as velocity increases with the same load, barrel condition is improving. The other thing about what someone tells there competition. If you were in some kind of competition And found something that gave you an edge to win most of the time, Would you tell your fellow competitors ? Most wouldn't. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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