I was having an internet exchange with a local smith talking about the new LRB M25 I'm having put together. In one of his replies he went through his barrel break in routine. Just curious if you fine folks feel this routine is warranted or is this routine overkill?
>to do the break in. break in proceedure is as follows starting wiht a clean barrel and i recommend using only the hoppes branded bore cleaner that we sell that is made by MPRO 7 its the best and i can cite 100 reasons . use it only change your bore brush at least every 10 rounds. shoot and clean between every round. fire one round and clean wiht a damp patch dampen the brush and 10 strokes let it sit 5 minutes but no less than 3 then a dry patch followed by a damp patch and then a dry patch untill no copper or fouling comes from the bore. usually 3 patches of each is enough to accomplish this. but getting all the copper out is important otherwise you will not smoth out the bore. and i dojnt care whoose barrel is on the rilfe the proceedure is the same. you will notice that after 20 rounds there is a change in the barrel when cleaning it it all of a sudden feels smoth and once you get to 40 rounds it feels like glass when you get to 60 rounds you are done. theis will minimize the heat checks in the rilfe and assure the longest life and best accuracy. ammo to use to break in i recommedn winchester full jacket white box or federal american eagle red box. as long as it is new ammo made in the usa and a full copper jacket. inportant that it is a full jacket buller. no molly coated ammo no reloads unless they are of your own manufacture . you are looking for consistancy for break in. then you need to go to the range and test fire the rifle and check it ofr accuracy with several different loads of new mnufactued ammo of match grade quality. match grade means that it is of a spec and consistancy uniform thuout the loading process ususally you will find that federal goldmeadl is at the top of the pile hornady is right at the top of the pile after that it is up to you winchester is up there altho we do cut a chamber that is for their match loads only so try different ammo and when you change lots clean the barrel to a clean bore every time so that you results are the sme. if the rifle is for match competetion you need to do shooting both from the bench and from the rilfe sling position. all shot groups should be 200 yards minimum for consistnacy or you can try 100 yards if your skills are not up to the 200. does not matter if you use iron sights or a scope results will be the same we are looking for consistancy of the shot groups and a base line to start from to determine what accuracy enhance,ents will give you the best return for your dollar>
>to do the break in. break in proceedure is as follows starting wiht a clean barrel and i recommend using only the hoppes branded bore cleaner that we sell that is made by MPRO 7 its the best and i can cite 100 reasons . use it only change your bore brush at least every 10 rounds. shoot and clean between every round. fire one round and clean wiht a damp patch dampen the brush and 10 strokes let it sit 5 minutes but no less than 3 then a dry patch followed by a damp patch and then a dry patch untill no copper or fouling comes from the bore. usually 3 patches of each is enough to accomplish this. but getting all the copper out is important otherwise you will not smoth out the bore. and i dojnt care whoose barrel is on the rilfe the proceedure is the same. you will notice that after 20 rounds there is a change in the barrel when cleaning it it all of a sudden feels smoth and once you get to 40 rounds it feels like glass when you get to 60 rounds you are done. theis will minimize the heat checks in the rilfe and assure the longest life and best accuracy. ammo to use to break in i recommedn winchester full jacket white box or federal american eagle red box. as long as it is new ammo made in the usa and a full copper jacket. inportant that it is a full jacket buller. no molly coated ammo no reloads unless they are of your own manufacture . you are looking for consistancy for break in. then you need to go to the range and test fire the rifle and check it ofr accuracy with several different loads of new mnufactued ammo of match grade quality. match grade means that it is of a spec and consistancy uniform thuout the loading process ususally you will find that federal goldmeadl is at the top of the pile hornady is right at the top of the pile after that it is up to you winchester is up there altho we do cut a chamber that is for their match loads only so try different ammo and when you change lots clean the barrel to a clean bore every time so that you results are the sme. if the rifle is for match competetion you need to do shooting both from the bench and from the rilfe sling position. all shot groups should be 200 yards minimum for consistnacy or you can try 100 yards if your skills are not up to the 200. does not matter if you use iron sights or a scope results will be the same we are looking for consistancy of the shot groups and a base line to start from to determine what accuracy enhance,ents will give you the best return for your dollar>
