Live2offroad
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So, I'm sure this has been beaten to death but I want to get it right..
In ten (long) days I'll be picking up my first brand new long gun. I've had many rifles in my life but always second hand. As that is the case I've never really had to go through the barrel break-in period. There are tons of opinion's on this issue and I'm wondering what the current thinking is?
My understanding is that the traditional procedure should go like this:
1. Clean rifle and barrel well prior to first shot
2. Clean barrel (with good solvent) after every shot for the first 10 shots.
3. Clean barrel after every 2nd shot for the next ten shots.
4. Clean after five shot groups for the next 30 rounds.
5. After 50 shots throughly clean and inspect the action and barrel.
And I should keep it to about a shot a minute, to avoid over heating the barrel in this period.
Does this about cover it? Is fire lapping better?
In ten (long) days I'll be picking up my first brand new long gun. I've had many rifles in my life but always second hand. As that is the case I've never really had to go through the barrel break-in period. There are tons of opinion's on this issue and I'm wondering what the current thinking is?
My understanding is that the traditional procedure should go like this:
1. Clean rifle and barrel well prior to first shot
2. Clean barrel (with good solvent) after every shot for the first 10 shots.
3. Clean barrel after every 2nd shot for the next ten shots.
4. Clean after five shot groups for the next 30 rounds.
5. After 50 shots throughly clean and inspect the action and barrel.
And I should keep it to about a shot a minute, to avoid over heating the barrel in this period.
Does this about cover it? Is fire lapping better?