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Posted: 5/1/2009 3:01:22 PM EDT
I need a no bullshit low drag breaking in process for a 700sps tactical....thier is way too much crap on the internet....NO jb paste, boiling water or bacon fat please.
Link Posted: 5/1/2009 3:31:26 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 5/1/2009 4:06:49 PM EDT
[#2]
LOL, this IS the internet. You're still going to get a bunch of differing oppinions.

Here's mine.

Shoot one round and clean after. Do this five times.
Shoot two rounds and clean after. Do this four times.
Shoot three rounds and clean after. Do this three times.
Shoot four rounds and clean after. Do this two times.
Shoot five rounds and clean after. Do this one time.
Shoot it and don't ever clean it again.

Link Posted: 5/1/2009 4:12:42 PM EDT
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Everything he said except for that last thing.
Link Posted: 5/1/2009 4:17:03 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 5/1/2009 4:25:34 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 5/1/2009 4:50:25 PM EDT
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Quoted:
I think barrel break-in is mostly superstition based on hype.



this

clean it good then shoot it like you plan to use it, my 700P () went from 2MOA to .75MOA after ~200 rounds
Link Posted: 5/1/2009 6:31:54 PM EDT
[#7]
Just go to one of the top quality barrel makers websites and do what they say.

Link Posted: 5/1/2009 6:36:19 PM EDT
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[tinfoil]The thing about the manufacturers advice on bbl breakin is that they make money selling bbl's[/tinfoil]
Link Posted: 5/1/2009 6:39:16 PM EDT
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Quoted:
Quoted:
I think barrel break-in is mostly superstition based on hype.



this

clean it good then shoot it like you plan to use it, my 700P () went from 2MOA to .75MOA after ~200 rounds


Yep.  This break-in thing was true at around 1900, or so.  Once the copper jacketed round appeared, no need.  Clean it, lube it well, then shoot it.  Enjoy!
Link Posted: 5/1/2009 6:55:20 PM EDT
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Quoted:
[tinfoil]The thing about the manufacturers advice on bbl breakin is that they make money selling bbl's[/tinfoil]



The top end competition barrel maker worry more about their reputation than selling shitty barrels.

Link Posted: 5/1/2009 7:16:29 PM EDT
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I'm sure that's correct.

Somewhere there is an article on the subject and I haven't been able to find it yet.
Link Posted: 5/1/2009 8:27:06 PM EDT
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Quoted:
Quoted:
[tinfoil]The thing about the manufacturers advice on bbl breakin is that they make money selling bbl's[/tinfoil]



The top end competition barrel maker worry more about their reputation than selling shitty barrels.



OK, now we're in business! Check out this thread. Apparently at least one barrel maker is more worried about selling barrels.

Ever heard of Gale McMillan? He wrote THIS article. It's the one I was looking for.


Edited to put my tinfoil back on.
Link Posted: 5/1/2009 8:32:24 PM EDT
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This is the Krieger way
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With any premium barrel that has been finish lapped –– such as your Krieger Barrel ––, the lay or direction of the finish is in the direction of the bullet travel, so fouling is minimal. This is true of any properly finish-lapped barrel regardless of how it is rifled. If it is not finish-lapped, there will be reamer marks left in the bore that are directly across the direction of the bullet travel. This occurs even in a button-rifled barrel as the button cannot completely iron out these reamer marks.
Because the lay of the finish is in the direction of the bullet travel, very little is done to the bore during break-in, but the throat is another story. When your barrel is chambered, by necessity there are reamer marks left in the throat that are across the lands, i.e. across the direction of the bullet travel. In a new barrel they are very distinct; much like the teeth on a very fine file. When the bullet is forced into the throat, copper dust is released into the gas which at this temperature and pressure is actually a plasma. The copper dust is vaporized in this gas and is carried down the barrel. As the gas expands and cools, the copper comes out of suspension and is deposited in the bore. This makes it appear as if the source of the fouling is the bore when it is actually for the most part the new throat. If this copper is allowed to stay in the bore, and subsequent bullets and deposits are fired over it; copper which adheres well to itself, will build up quickly and may be difficult to remove later. So when we break in a barrel, our goal is to get the throat polished without allowing copper to build up in the bore. This is the reasoning for the "fire-one-shot-and-clean" procedure.
Barrels will vary slightly in how many rounds they take to break in because of things like slightly different machinability of the steel, or steel chemistry, or the condition of the chambering reamer, etc. . . For example a chrome moly barrel may take longer to break in than stainless steel because it is more abrasion resistant even though it is the same hardness. Also chrome moly has a little more of an affinity for copper than stainless steel so it will usually show a little more "color" if you are using a chemical cleaner. (Chrome moly and stainless steel are different materials with some things in common and others different.) Rim Fire barrels can take an extremely long time to break in –– sometimes requiring several hundred rounds or more. But cleaning can be lengthened to every 25-50 rounds. The break-in procedure and the clearing procedure are really the same except for the frequency. Remember the goal is to get or keep the barrel clean while polishing out the throat.
Finally, the best way to break-in the barrel is to observe when the barrel is broken in; i.e. when the fouling is reduced. This is better than some set number of cycles of "shoot and clean" as many owners report practically no fouling after the first few shots, and more break-in would be pointless. Conversely, if more is required, a set number would not address that either. Besides, cleaning is not a completely benign procedure so it should be done carefully and no more than necessary.
CLEANING
This section on cleaning is not intended to be a detailed instruction, but rather to point out a few "do's and don'ts". Instructions furnished with bore cleaners, equipment, etc. should be followed unless they would conflict with these "do's and don'ts."
You should use a good quality straight cleaning rod with a freely rotating handle and a rod guide that fits both your receiver raceway and the rod snugly. How straight and how snug? The object is to make sure the rod cannot touch the bore. With service rifle barrels a good rod and guide set-up is especially important as all the cleaning must be done from the muzzle and even slight damage to the barrel crown is extremely detrimental to accuracy.
Link Posted: 5/1/2009 9:15:02 PM EDT
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Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
[tinfoil]The thing about the manufacturers advice on bbl breakin is that they make money selling bbl's[/tinfoil]



The top end competition barrel maker worry more about their reputation than selling shitty barrels.



OK, now we're in business! Check out this thread. Apparently at least one barrel maker is more worried about selling barrels.

Ever heard of Gale McMillan? He wrote THIS article. It's the one I was looking for.


Edited to put my tinfoil back on.



Yeah, and Gale didn't discribe him as a top competivitive barrel maker LOL.
And I'm not saying there aren't some out there that hope you wear them out quicker.
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