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Posted: 2/26/2004 11:32:16 AM EDT
| Just got my new BM V Match today and would like some opinions on how to break in the chrome lined barrel so it turns out to be a real shooter.The papers that came with the gun said to clean every ten rounds for the first sixty but their web site says cleaning it before fireing 100-200 rounds only extends the breakin period.What do you guys do? I am confused! Thanks |
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| Bushmaster says on their web site to shoot 200 or more rounds without cleaning. When I built my Bushmaster I only cleaned out the upper reciever, bolt and carrier and didn't to anything to the chamber or bore. I then shot about 350 rounds and then cleaned it, it polished out very nicely. |
| The chrome used to line the bore and chamber of a barrel is much much harder than the gilding metal of a bullet. You can use any method that you choose, but it will have zero affect on the bore. Just shoot the damn thing, and clean the copper fouling out when your done. I own more than my fair share of precision bolt guns, and trust me, barrel break-in is highly overrated. |
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