gtojim
.30 Stingray
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Post by gtojim on Jan 2, 2020 21:45:47 GMT -5
I just went through my safe and picked up my Remington 700 BDL in 30.06. I never fired it. Going to a 200 yard range soon. I was asked how I break in my barrel. Honestly I never broke in any of my rifle barrels before. I plan on killing deer and putting holes in paper with it as recreation. Do any of you folks have a break in ritual? I was just going to flitz it before I took it out. Advice or opinions are welcome. I have a Remington 223 bolt that I am surgical with at distance and never broke in that barrel. This just got me thinking.
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Post by taffin on Jan 2, 2020 21:55:14 GMT -5
I BREAK IN ALL FIREARMS, SIXGUNS,SEMI-AUTOS, SINGLE-SHOTS AND RIFLES BY SHOOTING THEM.
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cmillard
.375 Atomic
MOLON LABE
Posts: 1,943
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Post by cmillard on Jan 3, 2020 15:31:27 GMT -5
I personally break them in. Clean the new barrel, shoot 1, clean, shoot 1, clean for ten shots then start my load development
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Post by leftysixgun on Jan 3, 2020 17:59:09 GMT -5
New guns get the a good cleaning. Get as much as you can or all the preservative stuff in the barrels out. After that, shoot it and enjoy it.
A custom barrel, follow the recommendations of the smith.
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lobo
.327 Meteor
Location: SE Mississippi
Posts: 536
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Post by lobo on Jan 3, 2020 18:22:21 GMT -5
New guns get the a good cleaning. Get as much as you can or all the preservative stuff in the barrels out. After that, shoot it and enjoy it. A custom barrel, follow the recommendations of the smith. This is what I do as well. |
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Dennis
.30 Stingray
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Post by Dennis on Jan 3, 2020 19:23:28 GMT -5
I BREAK IN ALL FIREARMS, SIXGUNS,SEMI-AUTOS, SINGLE-SHOTS AND RIFLES BY SHOOTING THEM. This..... |
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Post by squawberryman on Jan 4, 2020 6:17:59 GMT -5
Lee has posted extensively about this pursuant to his "Building a benchrest rifle thread", maybe he can pinpoint the page or someone can find it.
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dhd
.327 Meteor
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Post by dhd on Jan 4, 2020 13:28:51 GMT -5
Having a Hawkeye bore scope, I've learned to make the most of the first 10 or so rounds through a new barrel. I haven't shot a factory new rifle in over 20 years, but I have had a dozen or so custom rifles built and was around another dozen customs for they're first rounds down the barrels. Even with a Krieger, Bartlein (my preference), Brux, or Satern cut rifled and lappped barrel, it's the throat that causes issues. What I'll see is copper build up about 2/3 down the barrel even with the first shot. That newly cut sharp throat can vaporize copper and deposit it down the way. It's not hard to IOSSO it out as long as you don't let it build up. After as few as 5 shots with cleaning between (using the bore scope between each shot), I can usually call it good. That's just me and I'm probably more anal than necessary, but it does make for a easy to clean barrel without a build up of copper. I'm still just shooting it, just with a cleaning between each of the first shots. A Hawkeye bore scope really tells the tale.
I also stay after a barrel afterwards and don't shoot more than about 100 rounds without getting the carbon out. After initial break in (or whatever you want to call it) copper fouling isn't an issue again, but carbon is now the issue as it's HARD and a bugger to get out after its baked on/built up.
Your hammer forged Remington barrel has the chamber forged into the rifling process and probably will not be any issue like I mentioned above though.
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