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Varmint Al's barrel break-in method
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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2654790" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>Probably as good as any other plan.</p><p></p><p>All that ever happens in a barrel is that copper builds up. All that copper build up does is reduce accuracy and potentially cause pressure issues. The solution is cleaning the copper out.</p><p></p><p>So shoot it until there's either a drop in accuracy or a safe load is pressuring out (accuracy should drop of first). Clean the copper out. Rinse lather repeat until either carbon becomes a problem (and clean then), or the barrel burns out.</p><p></p><p>The concept of clean more frequently up front is to remove copper that may or may not build up faster on tooling marks or constrictions in a new barrel. If you don't clean it "often enough" all that happens is it takes a little longer to clean, it doesn't permanently damage anything so long as you aren't letting the bore rot from humidity or debris.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2654790, member: 116181"] Probably as good as any other plan. All that ever happens in a barrel is that copper builds up. All that copper build up does is reduce accuracy and potentially cause pressure issues. The solution is cleaning the copper out. So shoot it until there's either a drop in accuracy or a safe load is pressuring out (accuracy should drop of first). Clean the copper out. Rinse lather repeat until either carbon becomes a problem (and clean then), or the barrel burns out. The concept of clean more frequently up front is to remove copper that may or may not build up faster on tooling marks or constrictions in a new barrel. If you don't clean it "often enough" all that happens is it takes a little longer to clean, it doesn't permanently damage anything so long as you aren't letting the bore rot from humidity or debris. [/QUOTE]
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