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<blockquote data-quote="JJD" data-source="post: 1069286" data-attributes="member: 88865"><p>What I have been taught. Some will tell you break in is baloney, I believe otherwise. </p><p> </p><p>Sorry about how broken up the sentences are, copied from an old saved PDF file.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Break in procedure</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">For break-in, the barrel should be cleaned prior to initial firing and then after every</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">shot for the first 10-12 rounds or until excessive copper fouling stops. Our procedure</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">is to push a cotton patch that is wet with general purpose solvent through the barrel</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">(Butches Boreshine, Shooters Choice, Hoppes #9 Benchres! etc). It is best to use a boreguide and clean from the chamber to the muzzle without pulling your patch or brush back the opposite direction if possible. This will remove much of the powder fouling and wet the inside of the barrel with solvent. Next, wet a brass core bronze brush with the same</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">solvent and stroke the inside of the barrel 5-10 times. This is followed by another wet</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">patch and then one dry patch. Now soak the barrel using a series of wet patches with a</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">strong copper removing solvent (CR-10 or Sweets) until all the blue/green residue</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">(chemical reaction of the solvent with the copper) is removed from the barrel. Follow</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">each wet patch with a dry patch to remove residue. The copper fouling will be heavy for</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">the first few rounds and then will taper off quickly" Once the heavy fouling has stopped</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">or diminished significantly, it is time to start shooting 5 shot groups, cleaning after each</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">group. Important: Be sure to dry out the chamber after cleaning to remove solvent, a</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">pistol rod with a 45 cal bore brushworks well using a patch over it. Failure to keep the</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">chamber clean and dry will raise chamber pressure to extreme levels. Also dirty</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">chambers are the cause of most extraction issues. Also, pay attention to the bolt locking</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">lug recesses. They accumulate solvents and crud and should be cleaned regularly. After 20 to 30 rounds of firing and cleaning, your barrel is now broken-in.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Note ; do NOT use moly coated bullets during break in procedure</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJD, post: 1069286, member: 88865"] What I have been taught. Some will tell you break in is baloney, I believe otherwise. Sorry about how broken up the sentences are, copied from an old saved PDF file. [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT="Arial"]Break in procedure[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]For break-in, the barrel should be cleaned prior to initial firing and then after every[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]shot for the first 10-12 rounds or until excessive copper fouling stops. Our procedure[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]is to push a cotton patch that is wet with general purpose solvent through the barrel[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"](Butches Boreshine, Shooters Choice, Hoppes #9 Benchres! etc). It is best to use a boreguide and clean from the chamber to the muzzle without pulling your patch or brush back the opposite direction if possible. This will remove much of the powder fouling and wet the inside of the barrel with solvent. Next, wet a brass core bronze brush with the same[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]solvent and stroke the inside of the barrel 5-10 times. This is followed by another wet[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]patch and then one dry patch. Now soak the barrel using a series of wet patches with a[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]strong copper removing solvent (CR-10 or Sweets) until all the blue/green residue[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"](chemical reaction of the solvent with the copper) is removed from the barrel. Follow[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]each wet patch with a dry patch to remove residue. The copper fouling will be heavy for[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]the first few rounds and then will taper off quickly" Once the heavy fouling has stopped[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]or diminished significantly, it is time to start shooting 5 shot groups, cleaning after each[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]group. Important: Be sure to dry out the chamber after cleaning to remove solvent, a[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]pistol rod with a 45 cal bore brushworks well using a patch over it. Failure to keep the[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]chamber clean and dry will raise chamber pressure to extreme levels. Also dirty[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]chambers are the cause of most extraction issues. Also, pay attention to the bolt locking[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]lug recesses. They accumulate solvents and crud and should be cleaned regularly. After 20 to 30 rounds of firing and cleaning, your barrel is now broken-in.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT="Arial"]Note ; do NOT use moly coated bullets during break in procedure[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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