AR Barrel Break-In

[Coal Dragger]

Mmmm...rectal bleeding. Is that a side affect or a benefit?

 

[Offfhand]

Barrel break-in procedures are mainly promoted and encouraged by makers and sellers of bore brushes and cleaning patches.

 

[ColoradoMinuteMan]

Like everything else firearms related, there is no reason to over complicate things. Small arms are not highly complex space age technology that requires complex procedures to operate and maintain.

One point of view I happen to agree with:

 

[Orcon]

Mmmm...rectal bleeding. Is that a side affect or a benefit?

It's a feature, not a bug.

 

[JeffG]

I'm not a breaker-inner. Especially for an AR. Clean thoroughly before any firing. Shoot 20 rounds, swab barrel and examine patch. Look for tears and fuzz that might indicate burrs. Shoot normally after that. A benchrest or varmint gun might be a different story, but only if you feel the need, or are working a specific plan. (So and so's system of barrel break-in.)

 

[Geno]

ColoradoMinuteMan:

You should have added a subtitle to just cut to the chase: “Advance to 1:53 of the video”. That's all that I needed to view. 8^)

Geno

 

[Water Garden]

If you want the opinion of an expert in barrel making, you might want to google... gale McMillan on barrel break-in.

 

[kwg020]

Here is the way to do it. Caution is advised.

 

[ColoradoMinuteMan]

ColoradoMinuteMan:

You should have added a subtitle to just cut to the chase: “Advance to 1:53 of the video”. That's all that I needed to view. 8^)

Geno

Personally I find him interesting to listen to, albeit a little long winded.