Hawk
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Since I'm not an expert I tend to rely on those that are and, as another noted, there doesn't appear to be a consensus.
To me, asking Gale McMillan about barrel break-in is like being able to ask Leonardo DaVinci why Mona has that particular smirk: one might guess the answer to be authoritative.
Then a recent Dakota magazine shows up within which is an article on the importance of extensive PITA barrel break-in. However, their break-in differs from most in that they do it - they're not asking the purchaser to do it.
Rock River said I needn't "break-in" my Varmint EOP as the barrel was already lapped. (Wilson air gauge barrel, I believe).
In the absence of consensus, I tend to go with McMillan or Dakota: if the barrel needs "broken in", whoever is doing the recommending is doing the "breaking-in". I tend to avoid buying a rifle accompanied by instructions that I do something Gale said I needn't do. It's not obsessive: I'd not avoid something I really wanted due to a "user break-in recommendation", but it does sink to the bottom of the pile.
To me, asking Gale McMillan about barrel break-in is like being able to ask Leonardo DaVinci why Mona has that particular smirk: one might guess the answer to be authoritative.
Then a recent Dakota magazine shows up within which is an article on the importance of extensive PITA barrel break-in. However, their break-in differs from most in that they do it - they're not asking the purchaser to do it.
Rock River said I needn't "break-in" my Varmint EOP as the barrel was already lapped. (Wilson air gauge barrel, I believe).
In the absence of consensus, I tend to go with McMillan or Dakota: if the barrel needs "broken in", whoever is doing the recommending is doing the "breaking-in". I tend to avoid buying a rifle accompanied by instructions that I do something Gale said I needn't do. It's not obsessive: I'd not avoid something I really wanted due to a "user break-in recommendation", but it does sink to the bottom of the pile.