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Posted: 12/13/2008 7:16:08 PM EDT
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Some say break-in a must. Some say break-in a myth. What will happen if You shoot first clean later. I have a 20 inch wilson 1-8 heavy SS.
I shot 1 rnd at hip... 1 to see if everything worked. 2 because i have been building this since July and was foaming at the mouth to hear it go bang. Thanks |
| It's a good idea to clean all the factory stuff out of the barrel before much, well really, any shooting. It can be hard to remove after it's "baked on" by heavy heat and lots of rounds. I always disassemble and clean every firearms I get prior to shooting. Just to be sure I've got the kind of lube I want, make sure there's no barrel obsturction, etc. Just takes a few minutes. Also, after cleaning I lightly oil the bore, but run a couple of patches through it before shooting. You're right about varied opinions regarding break in, recommend you surf some for the custom barrel makers sites and see their recommendations. It's been my experience that break in doesn't do much for high end, hand lapped, air guage barrels, but can make a real, measurable, difference on some barrel that are not so finely made. |
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I shot one of my brand new 6920s for 260rds before cleaning it.
I can't see where it hurt it any. Could it be that manufacturers who suggest a break-in period, do it for safety reasons? Cleaning after only a few rounds would greatly increase the chances of discovering a major defect in the Barrel/Chamber and prevent you from firing the rifle to destruction. It's the only reason I can think of for a break-in period? |
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