AR 15 proper way to break in?

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Depends who made it. Noveske for example recommends against doing any barrel break in, only a cursory cleaning before shooting.
 
kcshooter said:
1. Clean.
2. Shoot.
3. Clean.

Repeat step two as often as possible. Always follow with step three.
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Yup. JSI. There isn't much of anything you're going to "break in" that hasn't been done by the factory, minus wear machining marks, which ARs aren't really known for.
 
Its rock river....ive been told to clean every 10-20 shots from a few ppl...didnt know if that was legit info
 
I think Kcshooter, and meanmrmustard said, clean and shoot. But they forgot the most important thing ,I have found, lots of grins. Have fun and enjoyyour new rifle. I had seen your other posts, what rifle did you decide on?
 
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/456960_3920019326661_571693313_o.jpg

it comes in at a whopping 12 pounds as seen in pic

my lower is a RRA stripped RRA NM 2 stage trigger Ergo grips with palm shelf Magpul ACS stock The scope is a weaver extreme 6-24X50 with lighted reticle and side adjust parallax RRA high rise scope mount

On the upper obviously RRA PP

upgraded to chrome bolt quad rails bcm gunfighter latch

total comes in at about $1600 as seen in pic $1200 minus the scope
 
Tex, as others have said, clean, shoot, clean. Nothing surprising there.

But the reason for this post is, twelve pounds? Darn when we were first issued these things, the whole idea was light and handy. Don't recall off hand what the dry weight was, but twelve pounds has got to be close to double. Heck, I think the dry weight of an m-14 was less. I sure hope this is a range gun, cuz carrying it is going to get old in a hurry.

P.S. enjoy, looks like a hoot to shoot.
 
As many answers as there are people.

I have always 'worked' the barrel the way my daddy told me to do it. I have eased the process, in my mind, by changing to using 'barrel lapping' paste.

So, I'm going to have to answer your question with a question. Whatcha go'na be a dooin with this here rifle?
Going for the ultimate accuracy, follow the instructions of the barrel maker.
Going to be a shooter, just shoot and clean as needed.

For me and my 'shooters', I build a load for that weapon. Start by finding the upper and lower load brackets. First signs of pressure and full function. This will take several loading and I clean before/after each set. Then, with the brackets set, I start looking for what that rifle likes. Again, I clean before/after each set. I would have to say that I am actually 'lapping' the barrel in all of this.

Be safe,
 
Lol...yes 12 pounds is heavy....it was built to be an accurate bench gun with the occasional coyote hunt...it will be configured differently with a 22 upper (diff grips and diff stock) to cut weight when squirrel hunting...ive got about 10 different loads to try out so far...also do u think it matters what ammo i use for break in....i got some cheap nato stuff that would be nice to use up for break in

P.s. 5.5-8 pounds is what a standard m16 weighs for military use
 
Well, there is some sense in breaking in a barrel to squeeze that last bit of possible accuracy out of it. For a hunter or a plinker, probably not much difference, but for competition it can make a difference.
 
yes 12 pounds is heavy....it was built to be an accurate bench gun
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gotcha beat Tex4426... my NRA/CMP A2 service rifle comes in at 16 pounds :D

I too used the shot -n- clean method on my AR15. One time after I re-barreled I started shooting the new barrel straight away. Accuracy seemed on-par with a with the "break in" barrel, so I stopped. Since then, I just give the barrel an initial cleaning and then start shooting.

But then again, I'm only looking to hold 1MOA with my rifle.
 
mcdonl said:
Am I the only one who buys clean guns?
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I've only noticed with pistols do they test fire a round. However, I believe Weatherby, who guarantees MOA outta box, sends or used to send a proof target with a group fired from the weapon at factory. Odds are, they don't clean them.
 
Your gun may look clean out of the box, but it needs to have the preservative removed, any small particulates cleaned out, and a good lubricant on it in place of the non-lubricating preservative most are coated in when shipped.
 
I suppose, but I have shot just about every gun I ever purchased before ever bringing it home with zero issues. But, I digress.....
 
mcdonl said:
Am I the only one who buys clean guns?
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I bought a barrel from Daniel Defense...not an entire gun...just a barrel. I cleaned it before even installing it and it was dirty....looked like powder residue to me, but it could have been something else, either way it wasn't clean
 
Damn 16 pounds..thats heavy..my dads comes in at 19 pounds but that with 7.2 pounds of steel weights added...he doesnt use the weights they just came with the gun
 
Alot of barrels are left with milling dust in them or some are test fired before release....i believe every gun ive ever bought (about 5 ) the first thing in the prepare to shoot was clean your gun before shooting out of the box
 
Yeh Tex, 16 pounds seems a bit much, I built a bench model with a SS bull barrel, and put a 6X24X50 scope on it. It came out at just over 11#s without any magazine. It'll shoot one raggedy hole with 5 rounds. When I first put it together I cleaned it up really good, fired 1 round thru it and ran a patch thru thru the barrel with Hoppes on it, then fired 5 rounds thru it. Cleaned it, and began having fun with it. Problem is it's too dang hot out here to do any shooting now. Sounds and looks like like you got yourself a pretty nice weapon.
 
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