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Barrel Break-in...necessary or not needed?
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<blockquote data-quote="crkckr" data-source="post: 1701924" data-attributes="member: 78056"><p>I think there may be too many generalizations here. Break in depends on if you're shooting a hand lapped custom or a factory barrel. A good custom barrel will not need anywhere near as much (if any! But you should still follow the manufacturers recommendations) break in while an indifferent factory barrel might need a whole lot more work to shoot to it's best potential. Plus it depends on what you want to get out of it.</p><p></p><p>If it's strictly a hunting rig and 1 moa is all you ask of it, that's a lot easier to accomplish than getting under .5 moa... if it's even possible! The smaller the group size the more time, effort and money it's going to cost you.</p><p></p><p>You can work your tail off trying to squeeze that last .01" out of it or you can just buy the custom barrel in the first place. Or you might be stuck with the factory rig because you can't afford the custom rifle and the only way you can get that last bit of accuracy is with elbow grease and a bit of luck (been there, done that!).</p><p>The odds of needing more than 3 or 4 shoot/clean cycles out of a custom is unlikely but then, why take a chance? I always follow what the manufacturer of the barrel says because I'm simply not willing to take a chance on not getting that last bit of accuracy downrange!</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>crkckr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crkckr, post: 1701924, member: 78056"] I think there may be too many generalizations here. Break in depends on if you're shooting a hand lapped custom or a factory barrel. A good custom barrel will not need anywhere near as much (if any! But you should still follow the manufacturers recommendations) break in while an indifferent factory barrel might need a whole lot more work to shoot to it's best potential. Plus it depends on what you want to get out of it. If it's strictly a hunting rig and 1 moa is all you ask of it, that's a lot easier to accomplish than getting under .5 moa... if it's even possible! The smaller the group size the more time, effort and money it's going to cost you. You can work your tail off trying to squeeze that last .01" out of it or you can just buy the custom barrel in the first place. Or you might be stuck with the factory rig because you can't afford the custom rifle and the only way you can get that last bit of accuracy is with elbow grease and a bit of luck (been there, done that!). The odds of needing more than 3 or 4 shoot/clean cycles out of a custom is unlikely but then, why take a chance? I always follow what the manufacturer of the barrel says because I'm simply not willing to take a chance on not getting that last bit of accuracy downrange! Cheers, crkckr [/QUOTE]
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