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Reloading
reloading to break in a new barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="rcoody" data-source="post: 1146579" data-attributes="member: 91090"><p>Well I know what I do. Just went through the same thing with a wildcat.</p><p> </p><p>Just do your research. Internet is great for that. You don't want to be looking for your max now. Just a good intermediate load.</p><p> </p><p>start a logbook</p><p> </p><p>I start with a stoney point and the bullets you have picked. Find your max cartridge overall length for each bullet. Log it. You will use that information often. Remember to check periodically that will change as the throat erodes.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Will your brass need fireforming? If so you need to look for a good fireforming load.</p><p> </p><p>Pick a load and bullet and load them up.</p><p> </p><p>for break in there are many opinions. Mine is shoot 1 and clean for 5 shots. I like boretech eliminator. It will let you know if there is copper present and will clean it.</p><p> </p><p>then depending on how the barrel is coppering I either do 5 more cleaning after each shot or if there is little or no copper I will go ahead and shoot a five shot group and clean. If the copper is gone then I am done with barrel break in if not I continue shoot and clean.</p><p> </p><p>With a good quality hand lapped match barrel 5 and done is my experience.</p><p> </p><p>during the break in you can be doing sight in and load development.</p><p> </p><p>Log all your results. If you keep an accurate log you will be surprised how often you will go back to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rcoody, post: 1146579, member: 91090"] Well I know what I do. Just went through the same thing with a wildcat. Just do your research. Internet is great for that. You don't want to be looking for your max now. Just a good intermediate load. start a logbook I start with a stoney point and the bullets you have picked. Find your max cartridge overall length for each bullet. Log it. You will use that information often. Remember to check periodically that will change as the throat erodes. Will your brass need fireforming? If so you need to look for a good fireforming load. Pick a load and bullet and load them up. for break in there are many opinions. Mine is shoot 1 and clean for 5 shots. I like boretech eliminator. It will let you know if there is copper present and will clean it. then depending on how the barrel is coppering I either do 5 more cleaning after each shot or if there is little or no copper I will go ahead and shoot a five shot group and clean. If the copper is gone then I am done with barrel break in if not I continue shoot and clean. With a good quality hand lapped match barrel 5 and done is my experience. during the break in you can be doing sight in and load development. Log all your results. If you keep an accurate log you will be surprised how often you will go back to it. [/QUOTE]
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