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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1092139" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Just a comment.</p><p></p><p>There are many opinions on the breaking in of a barrel. I wont try to change anyone's opinion</p><p>on it so you can do what you want, (Its your barrel).</p><p></p><p>There have been many debates on barrel break in and you should do a search and read them</p><p>and make your decision based on what you think is best for you.</p><p></p><p>I did not break in barrels for many years (Did not think it was necessary) then I bought a rifle that just would not shoot as well as I wanted it to. So out of desperation, I decided to do the traditional</p><p>shoot and clean break in. (This was a factory rifle). </p><p></p><p>After a thorough cleaning. I started the process.</p><p></p><p>After 7 to 8 cycles I began to see some improvements in both accuracy and cleaning.</p><p></p><p>With nothing to loose I continued the shoot and clean until I saw no appreciable improvement.</p><p>(Just over 20 rounds) now the rifle will shoot an average 1/2 MOA when before it could not get less than 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards.</p><p></p><p>Now I do a break in on all barrels Custom or factory. (Custom barrels normally break in in less than 10 rounds and the factory barrels are somewhere between 15 and 25 shots normally).</p><p></p><p>The downside to barrel break in is time. It can be boring and time consuming.</p><p></p><p>The up side is accuracy and barrel life. A clean barrel will last longer because of the carbon removal between shots. and accuracy will be more consistent. </p><p></p><p>If a break in is not performed, you will never know the accuracy potential of your weapon and finding a good load will normally take a lot more rounds.</p><p></p><p>This is just my opinion and experience with break in so take it however you want.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1092139, member: 2736"] Just a comment. There are many opinions on the breaking in of a barrel. I wont try to change anyone's opinion on it so you can do what you want, (Its your barrel). There have been many debates on barrel break in and you should do a search and read them and make your decision based on what you think is best for you. I did not break in barrels for many years (Did not think it was necessary) then I bought a rifle that just would not shoot as well as I wanted it to. So out of desperation, I decided to do the traditional shoot and clean break in. (This was a factory rifle). After a thorough cleaning. I started the process. After 7 to 8 cycles I began to see some improvements in both accuracy and cleaning. With nothing to loose I continued the shoot and clean until I saw no appreciable improvement. (Just over 20 rounds) now the rifle will shoot an average 1/2 MOA when before it could not get less than 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards. Now I do a break in on all barrels Custom or factory. (Custom barrels normally break in in less than 10 rounds and the factory barrels are somewhere between 15 and 25 shots normally). The downside to barrel break in is time. It can be boring and time consuming. The up side is accuracy and barrel life. A clean barrel will last longer because of the carbon removal between shots. and accuracy will be more consistent. If a break in is not performed, you will never know the accuracy potential of your weapon and finding a good load will normally take a lot more rounds. This is just my opinion and experience with break in so take it however you want. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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