Re: Barrel break-in and cleaning
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BasraBoy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Supersubes</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cazorp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Im currently breaking in my new AI AW, meaning first 9 shots took me 9 hours on the range in total. <span style="font-weight: bold">a proper in breaked barrel will have less fouling and easier to clean in the future</span>, so I intend to catch up on those 9 hours spent.. </div></div>
That is such crap! Somebody told you that, or you read that somewhere. As I said above, lots of successful shooters here have barrels working just fine without a break-in. You will not get those hours back. </div></div>
the only way to really prove this is to take two identical rifles, shoot them over the lifetime of the barrel with identical ammo, same conditions and cleaning routines except one has a break in, the other doesn't......then see which lasts longer and gives the best results.
And while whoever does this, maybe they could do the same test but with cleaning or not cleaning?
This way maybe we'll solve two of the most divisive issues here?
Until then, everyone will do whatever works best for themselves and believe their way is the better way. </div></div>
I did it with 2 identical brand new TRG-22 rifles, one I broke in the other I didn't and it was used religiously at RO as a loaner rifle, (the unbroken in one) it consistently was the top shooter on the line, well in the 1/2 Minute zone, no one who ever used it notice any difference in accuracy falling off, excessive copper, or anything else negative and in fact it was identical in every way to the one that was broken in, 10 rounds clean, etc.
Nowaday, I don't ever break in my barrel in the preferred old ways, I shoot it, clean it when I get home the first couple of times, and then after about the 2nd range trip, its just bore snaked every 200 to 500 rounds and cleaned with a solvent and no more than 6 patches after that...above 1000s of rounds, my accuracy remains stellar, my barrel life stays in the 1000's. (the Harbinger is over 10k, my Werewolf, over 5k, etc..) and no ill effects.
So I did it, continue to do it, and see no difference in performance or cleaning. It's because people spend $300 to $500 for a custom barrel and want a ritual to follow in order to feel they are doing something worthy of the money.
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