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<blockquote data-quote="Meister" data-source="post: 101851" data-attributes="member: 4118"><p>This is the second most contended subject on the board, 308 v 30-06 being first. It's personal preference, I develop loads for custom rifles that are smith fresh to my door. I break in per the barrel manufacturers specs on those, but on my personal custom rigs I prefer the following method. Clean barrel spotless after each round up to 50. No brushes Period. This makes cleaning in the field quick as 3 patches. Some people consider this meticulous and anal, but it has made some seriously accurate rifles. They get gobbled up when I sell them. </p><p></p><p>On my factory rigs I do the multiples break-in, clean after 1,2,4,8,16,32,64 DONE. Different types of cutters and equip. are used to make different barrels, so the manufacturer has the best idea of how to treat their barrels properly.</p><p></p><p>*Trick* Clean the barrel completely to the best of your ability- Now run a patch with breakfree down it... I thought you cleaned that thing! It's always black when I do it too! </p><p></p><p>1. No brushes!</p><p>2. Breech to muzzle</p><p>3. Plastic coated rods only(a throat is a terrible thing to waste)</p><p>4. Use a rod guide</p><p>5. Never store the barrel naked</p><p></p><p>Do as you please, this is just a recommendation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Meister, post: 101851, member: 4118"] This is the second most contended subject on the board, 308 v 30-06 being first. It's personal preference, I develop loads for custom rifles that are smith fresh to my door. I break in per the barrel manufacturers specs on those, but on my personal custom rigs I prefer the following method. Clean barrel spotless after each round up to 50. No brushes Period. This makes cleaning in the field quick as 3 patches. Some people consider this meticulous and anal, but it has made some seriously accurate rifles. They get gobbled up when I sell them. On my factory rigs I do the multiples break-in, clean after 1,2,4,8,16,32,64 DONE. Different types of cutters and equip. are used to make different barrels, so the manufacturer has the best idea of how to treat their barrels properly. *Trick* Clean the barrel completely to the best of your ability- Now run a patch with breakfree down it... I thought you cleaned that thing! It's always black when I do it too! 1. No brushes! 2. Breech to muzzle 3. Plastic coated rods only(a throat is a terrible thing to waste) 4. Use a rod guide 5. Never store the barrel naked Do as you please, this is just a recommendation. [/QUOTE]
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