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Match Grade Barrell break in procedures
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<blockquote data-quote="nosualc" data-source="post: 1020497" data-attributes="member: 19537"><p>Barrel break-in is a topic that can border on religious war with strong opinions on each side.</p><p></p><p>One school of thought is that break-in on a match grade hand lapped barrel is nothing but a waste of time and money. A very famous bench rest shooter/barrel maker named Gale McMillan (yes, of the stock and gun maker family) went so far as to say the whole concept was invented by barrel makers to sell more barrels.</p><p></p><p>Others maintain that a break-in process is necessary to condition the barrel and to remove any tooling roughness especially in the throat. These processes can be elaborate.</p><p></p><p>I personally think there may be truth in both camps. I personally break in barrels slowly until they stop showing signs of copper fouling. This can be in as few as 10-15 rounds or as many as 50. After that I simply maintain the barrels cleanliness with regular cleaning (verified with a bore scope). </p><p></p><p>Note that a hand lapped barrel is a much different beast than even the best factory made barrel. The latter can be rough as a cob and may always copper foul.</p><p></p><p>-nosualc</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nosualc, post: 1020497, member: 19537"] Barrel break-in is a topic that can border on religious war with strong opinions on each side. One school of thought is that break-in on a match grade hand lapped barrel is nothing but a waste of time and money. A very famous bench rest shooter/barrel maker named Gale McMillan (yes, of the stock and gun maker family) went so far as to say the whole concept was invented by barrel makers to sell more barrels. Others maintain that a break-in process is necessary to condition the barrel and to remove any tooling roughness especially in the throat. These processes can be elaborate. I personally think there may be truth in both camps. I personally break in barrels slowly until they stop showing signs of copper fouling. This can be in as few as 10-15 rounds or as many as 50. After that I simply maintain the barrels cleanliness with regular cleaning (verified with a bore scope). Note that a hand lapped barrel is a much different beast than even the best factory made barrel. The latter can be rough as a cob and may always copper foul. -nosualc [/QUOTE]
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