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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1092887" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I guess I should have taken some of the sage advice and just stayed out of the debate but I like a good debate and felt some discussion would be beneficial.</p><p></p><p>As to the exact round count, I don't think there is a number that anyone can share.</p><p></p><p>Earlier I made reference to a factory rifle that just wouldn't shoot so I decided to do a break in and see if it would help. this rifle had somewhere between 200 and 400 rounds through it with very infrequent cleaning.</p><p></p><p>So looking at it in a totally different light. if I shot 20 rounds and then cleaned before the next 20 shots, it should take 400 rounds to have the same effect as a clean and shoot procedure for 20 rounds to be broke in.</p><p></p><p>And to be truthful, I probably didn't clean it as well as I do during break in now.</p><p></p><p>What I found was that the copper fouling actually protects the barrel and prevents the bullet from making contact with the barrel allowing the bullet to smooth out any machine marks, and the carbon actually scored the barrel and eroded the throat.</p><p></p><p>So if the poster is happy with how the rifle shoots, don't worry about break in just shoot and enjoy.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1092887, member: 2736"] I guess I should have taken some of the sage advice and just stayed out of the debate but I like a good debate and felt some discussion would be beneficial. As to the exact round count, I don't think there is a number that anyone can share. Earlier I made reference to a factory rifle that just wouldn't shoot so I decided to do a break in and see if it would help. this rifle had somewhere between 200 and 400 rounds through it with very infrequent cleaning. So looking at it in a totally different light. if I shot 20 rounds and then cleaned before the next 20 shots, it should take 400 rounds to have the same effect as a clean and shoot procedure for 20 rounds to be broke in. And to be truthful, I probably didn't clean it as well as I do during break in now. What I found was that the copper fouling actually protects the barrel and prevents the bullet from making contact with the barrel allowing the bullet to smooth out any machine marks, and the carbon actually scored the barrel and eroded the throat. So if the poster is happy with how the rifle shoots, don't worry about break in just shoot and enjoy. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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