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Originally posted by Drycreek3189 View PostA lot of guys that know more about rifles than I do believe your theory about a little copper fouling being a good thing, so there must be something to it. I believe most of us would be a little surprised to look at the average new rifle bore through the "eyes" of a bore-scope. Some of them look rougher than used barb wire. A little copper "plating" mught improve them
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Originally posted by lovemylegacy View PostYears ago I did a study on this and there must be 20 different ways to "break in" a barrel. There is one cleaning method using lapping compound....really? I tried the 20 shot method on a couple of rifles vs a no cleaning method. All the rifles shoot just fine, tack drivers. So I quit using the 20 shot method. I now just initially clean the barrel, shoot, cool, shoot, cool, lube the barrel and dry patch it.
The one thing I noticed, the more I shot the rifles, the tighter the groups got. In my opinion, you need some copper fouling to increase accuracy. When the bullet is running on a thin layer of copper is less friction than on a steel barrel. Now this is just my unprofessional opinion.
Its all an imperfect science, but a heck of a conversation subject
I use the sighting in process for breakin.Last edited by BrianL; 12-22-2017, 02:20 PM.
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Originally posted by BrianL View PostA LOT of difference between a Shilen barrel, and a factory Savage Axis barrel.
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Originally posted by 6.5 shooter View Post
My BIL swore by the final finish bullets for break in but his rifles didn't group any better than mine.
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Originally posted by Dave View PostTrue, but break in is the same. Unless you are at the point in your shooting that you can tell when you start to loose .25in of accuracy as you near 3000 shots then the break in process isn't necessary.
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Originally posted by Artos View PostBiggest issue is many will read that clean & shoot method, not have a GOOD bore guide & cause way more damage to the bore than just taking it out and shooting the snot out of it.
I have been reading this. What's a good bore guide?
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Originally posted by BrianL View PostAlmost every new gun I have bought, started shooting better groups around 30 shots in. I don't think there is much difference in shooting 20 and cleaning then start testing your shot group, but cleanup on 20 rounds through a new gun would take FOREVER without using a brush. I just don't like using a brush unless I have to, so it is much easier to shoot a few and clean, then repeat.
I use the sighting in process for breakin.
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