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Is barrel break-in really needed for factory guns?
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<blockquote data-quote="goodgrouper" data-source="post: 59326" data-attributes="member: 2852"><p>I believe barrel break in is even more beneficial for the factory barrels as they are much less uniform, more rough, and have more metalurgic impurities. I also break-in my custom barrels but they always take fewer shots as they are already smooth. If a custom barrel doesn't get easier to clean by the 10th shot, it is going back to the manufacturer.</p><p>As for your question of the copper bullet smoothing out steel, I will just say that it definetly does at some point. You can tell all of a sudden when it takes half the time to remove the copper then it did before. It might be on the 11th, 20th, 33rd, or 50th. Who knows, but you will be able to tell when it happens.</p><p>A good solvent for break in is Butch's or Montana Extreme, but my favorite as of recent is Coppermelt. It would be easy for you to use Coppermelt since it takes the same patch/brush combo that you've already been using. It will also reduce break-in time from several days to several hours.</p><p>Bottom line: Just do it. It is recommended by the guys who make the barrels. When you buy a brand new car, do you follow the manufacturer's advice and keep it under 60 mph for the first 500 miles? I would. After all, they know it best, and guns are really the same. Any brand new chunk of steel that has been machined and will be exposed to high intensity pressure will benefit from a break in period whether it is an engine or a barrel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goodgrouper, post: 59326, member: 2852"] I believe barrel break in is even more beneficial for the factory barrels as they are much less uniform, more rough, and have more metalurgic impurities. I also break-in my custom barrels but they always take fewer shots as they are already smooth. If a custom barrel doesn't get easier to clean by the 10th shot, it is going back to the manufacturer. As for your question of the copper bullet smoothing out steel, I will just say that it definetly does at some point. You can tell all of a sudden when it takes half the time to remove the copper then it did before. It might be on the 11th, 20th, 33rd, or 50th. Who knows, but you will be able to tell when it happens. A good solvent for break in is Butch's or Montana Extreme, but my favorite as of recent is Coppermelt. It would be easy for you to use Coppermelt since it takes the same patch/brush combo that you've already been using. It will also reduce break-in time from several days to several hours. Bottom line: Just do it. It is recommended by the guys who make the barrels. When you buy a brand new car, do you follow the manufacturer's advice and keep it under 60 mph for the first 500 miles? I would. After all, they know it best, and guns are really the same. Any brand new chunk of steel that has been machined and will be exposed to high intensity pressure will benefit from a break in period whether it is an engine or a barrel. [/QUOTE]
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