I'm going to finally shoot my Blackhole Weaponry/Columbia River Arms 6.5 creedmore tomorrow 11/07/2021.Was wondering about barrel break in.I was told to use copper jacketed ammo for the first 60 rds. and to clean the bore after each rd. through the first 10 then after each 5rds through the first 60.The barrel is a 24" stainless bull barrel with a full muzzle break.
New gun.
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....you're probably going to get a kazillion opinions on this
....just ask the barrel manufacturer what their recommendation is, especially if they give a particular guarantee for accuracy.Probably right.Was what I was told sound remotely correct?....you're probably going to get a kazillion opinions on this
....for those that follow the "break-in" philosophy, yes
FWIW, there are those in the competitive pro ranks that have tested both methods and found no difference
...but again, if there is a specific MOA guarantee on the rifle/barrel you purchased and there is a proscribed method required to keep that guarantee/warranty, you will want to follow it just in case expectations aren't realized once you start shooting it.
As I recall 30 years ago this was the methodology. As a matter of fact I did this very thing with my new barrel at the time. Things change and now you hear don't clean at all till accuracy suffers . As stated the manufacturer may have a preferred method.
...that being the case, you have nothing to lose really in using a break-in procedure you feel comfortable with, go for it and good luck!
...the most important thing is to run some patches thru it before shooting for the first time to clean out any residual gunk from the manufacturing process....you'd be surprised at how those patches will look ;-)
always a great day shooting your new gun or new old gun or just any day shooting is a good day ..best of luck and hope it's all you wanted it to be .
I thought there was a sticky around here somewhere dispelling a lot of myths about barrel breakin?
ETA: Found it
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ETA: Found it
Gunsmithing - Objective research on Barrel Break-in procedures
After many email requests I thought I'd repost the research I did on barrel break-in procedures. In addition I also added a short overview on Internal Ballistics 101 to help tie everything together. This has been posted on many shooting boards over the years and has been modified as I uncover...
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