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Rookiest of rookies to rifles...(30-06 question/s)
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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Quarnberg" data-source="post: 2921682" data-attributes="member: 107866"><p>30-06 is still a great choice and ammo is easy to find if you run out.</p><p>Barrel break in procedures are very subjective, and you'll get opinions on the process you should use running from just shoot it and enjoy (because it's not an expensive rifle, or manufacturing techniques are so good you don't need to) to a regime of shoot 1 and clean for 5 shots, then shoot 2 shots and clean for 10 shots....</p><p>Before you take your first shot, I'd clean the barrel with copper solvent, brush and patches to make sure the gun is clean to start with.</p><p>I believe most barrels won't need a lot of break-in, but think you have to let the barrel tell you what you need to do with it.</p><p>I'd shoot a round, clean with copper solvent, a brush and patch. If it takes a bunch of work to get the patches to come out clean (no blue color), shoot another round and clean until it's not taking a lot to get the barrel clean, then shoot a string of 3-5 rounds and repeat the cleaning process until it doesn't take much to get the gun clean. </p><p>I recently bought a bore scope to assist me in making sure the gun is copper free and it was the best purchase I've made in a while. I figured since I'm looking to build some semi-custom rifles for myself, it would be worth the purchase to really see what the barrel(s) looked like before and after break-in.</p><p>Whatever you decide, shoot it and by all means, if you want to hunt with it don't hesitate: the 30-06 is a great caliber!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brad Quarnberg, post: 2921682, member: 107866"] 30-06 is still a great choice and ammo is easy to find if you run out. Barrel break in procedures are very subjective, and you'll get opinions on the process you should use running from just shoot it and enjoy (because it's not an expensive rifle, or manufacturing techniques are so good you don't need to) to a regime of shoot 1 and clean for 5 shots, then shoot 2 shots and clean for 10 shots.... Before you take your first shot, I'd clean the barrel with copper solvent, brush and patches to make sure the gun is clean to start with. I believe most barrels won't need a lot of break-in, but think you have to let the barrel tell you what you need to do with it. I'd shoot a round, clean with copper solvent, a brush and patch. If it takes a bunch of work to get the patches to come out clean (no blue color), shoot another round and clean until it's not taking a lot to get the barrel clean, then shoot a string of 3-5 rounds and repeat the cleaning process until it doesn't take much to get the gun clean. I recently bought a bore scope to assist me in making sure the gun is copper free and it was the best purchase I've made in a while. I figured since I'm looking to build some semi-custom rifles for myself, it would be worth the purchase to really see what the barrel(s) looked like before and after break-in. Whatever you decide, shoot it and by all means, if you want to hunt with it don't hesitate: the 30-06 is a great caliber! [/QUOTE]
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