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Barrel Break-In
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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 617466" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>There's been opinions on barrel break in since rifling was invented. The vast majority of it's been done and is done by people who are average marksmen shooting average rifles. So I thought I'd ask some folks who were best qualified to know if it helps to use some method to "break in" a new barrel when I started serious competition decades ago. I asked several folks who won the big matches and set some records. Here's what they said to do.</p><p></p><p>Just shoot the darned barrel. No breaking process will make it shoot any better if its a bad barrel. If it's a good one, it'll shoot great from the first shot on.</p><p></p><p>So, I never broke in any one of several 30 caliber barrels I've worn out. They all shot very well. Even factory sporter ones in hunting rifles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 617466, member: 5302"] There's been opinions on barrel break in since rifling was invented. The vast majority of it's been done and is done by people who are average marksmen shooting average rifles. So I thought I'd ask some folks who were best qualified to know if it helps to use some method to "break in" a new barrel when I started serious competition decades ago. I asked several folks who won the big matches and set some records. Here's what they said to do. Just shoot the darned barrel. No breaking process will make it shoot any better if its a bad barrel. If it's a good one, it'll shoot great from the first shot on. So, I never broke in any one of several 30 caliber barrels I've worn out. They all shot very well. Even factory sporter ones in hunting rifles. [/QUOTE]
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