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Barrel Break-in at Gun Club?
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<blockquote data-quote="FEENIX" data-source="post: 2496913" data-attributes="member: 14204"><p><strong>^^^This!^^^ </strong>My range has an open for public schedule, and the range officer(s) runs it in a 15-minute cycle to what you noted above. Any other time, it is all about courtesy to other end-users. If I am doing a barrel break-in or load development, I still follow the 15-minute cycle and allow them to check/retrieve their targets.</p><p></p><p>[USER=122631]@WilBloodworth[/USER], an hour might (?) be enough for a barrel break-in; remember, you are NOT shooting for the accuracy or load development. If not, save it for another session(s), if an hour is your range rules, it is all you got; limited choice set by your range.</p><p></p><p>Here is a barrel manufacturer's barrel break-in procedure:</p><p></p><p><strong><em>For an effective break-in the barrel should be cleaned after every shot for the first 10-12 rounds or until copper fouling stops. Our procedure is to push a cotton patch that is wet with solvent through the barrel. This will remove much of the powder fouling and wet the inside of the barrel with solvent. Next, wet a bronze brush (not a nylon brush) with solvent and stroke the barrel 5-10 times. Follow this by another wet patch and then one dry patch. Now soak the barrel with a strong copper removing solvent until all of the blue mess is removed from the barrel. The copper fouling will be heavy for a few rounds and then taper off quickly in just one or two shots. Once it has stopped or diminished significantly it is time to start shooting 5 shot groups, cleaning after each one. After 25-30 rounds clean at a normal interval of 10-25 rounds. Your barrel is now broken-in.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FEENIX, post: 2496913, member: 14204"] [B]^^^This!^^^ [/B]My range has an open for public schedule, and the range officer(s) runs it in a 15-minute cycle to what you noted above. Any other time, it is all about courtesy to other end-users. If I am doing a barrel break-in or load development, I still follow the 15-minute cycle and allow them to check/retrieve their targets. [USER=122631]@WilBloodworth[/USER], an hour might (?) be enough for a barrel break-in; remember, you are NOT shooting for the accuracy or load development. If not, save it for another session(s), if an hour is your range rules, it is all you got; limited choice set by your range. Here is a barrel manufacturer's barrel break-in procedure: [B][I]For an effective break-in the barrel should be cleaned after every shot for the first 10-12 rounds or until copper fouling stops. Our procedure is to push a cotton patch that is wet with solvent through the barrel. This will remove much of the powder fouling and wet the inside of the barrel with solvent. Next, wet a bronze brush (not a nylon brush) with solvent and stroke the barrel 5-10 times. Follow this by another wet patch and then one dry patch. Now soak the barrel with a strong copper removing solvent until all of the blue mess is removed from the barrel. The copper fouling will be heavy for a few rounds and then taper off quickly in just one or two shots. Once it has stopped or diminished significantly it is time to start shooting 5 shot groups, cleaning after each one. After 25-30 rounds clean at a normal interval of 10-25 rounds. Your barrel is now broken-in.[/I][/B] Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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