Barrel conditioning

[7.62GUNR]

"I think it is the height of arrogance to believe a novice can improve a barrel
using a cleaning rod more than that a barrel maker can do with 30 years of experience and a * million dollars in equipment . The barrel is a relatively
precise bit of machining and to imagine that it can be improved on with a bit of abrasive smeared on a patch or embedded in a bullet. The surface finish
of a barrel is a delicate thing with more of them being ruined with a cleaning rod in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use one."

How to Break-in a Barrel

[HK SD9 Tactical]

"I think it is the height of arrogance to believe a novice can improve a barrel
using a cleaning rod more than that a barrel maker can do with 30 years of experience and a * million dollars in equipment . The barrel is a relatively
precise bit of machining and to imagine that it can be improved on with a bit of abrasive smeared on a patch or embedded in a bullet. The surface finish
of a barrel is a delicate thing with more of them being ruined with a cleaning rod in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use one."

How to Break-in a Barrel

Good article. I have never used any method of breaking in a barrel except to shoot it and clean it when needed.

[LVlawdawg]

Barrel break-in = 9mm vs .45 = Bigfoot vs Sasquatch.

People swear by it, or against it, and will get into internet brawls.

Who cares.

Use what works for you.

[SgtStrykerUSMC43]

Yeah ok.......what was your MOS jarhead?

btw I have NEVER bothered to "break in" a barrel and my .308 shoots MOA on very bad day....1/2 MOA good day and 1/4 MOA is its/my 5 shot best.
My Savage .300 WM shot 1/2 MOA out of the box and haven't shot 50 rounds thru it yet.

Yes, I've read Gale's position. What he said, in a nutshell is a heavily fouled barrel shoots as well as a barrel that is micro polished. I have some friends in the industry who refute this. Not just shooters, mind you but some of the most well respected barrel manufacturers in the industry.

MOS? You really want to know?... I was on shit burning detail. Feel better now? What do you do for a living? Not that I care, one way or the other...

You read one man's position and swear by it. Taking the path of least resistance because it suits you... Cool.

Read this as well. Break-In & Cleaning

While you're at it, call this man and ask him if he recommends barrel break-in: index


...and here's another one you can talk to and ask if they recommend a break-in procedure: www.rockcreekbarrels.com

I do not manufacture barrels for a living so I have no stake in having people (as Gale put it) wear their barrels out through excessive cleaning. What I do know is what happens when excessive copper and carbon is deposited in a non-plated barrel - they don't shoot to their greatest potential. Period.

Anybody who thinks otherwise is naive.

[HK SD9 Tactical]

Sarge provided good articles for the reading as well. I think that there are two schools on this they are "My rifles are precisicion instruments and barrel break in is necessity" and the "I have nothing that requires such precision that it is probably not worth it for me".

If I had a very long range rifle, I would probably condition the barrel. As I don't, I'm not worried about it. All my deer rifles are from the late 1930's to early 1940's, so it is a moot point (I'm not that old yet...). However, I did not fire my FS2K yet so I just might try the barrel conditioning to see if shoots better.

[SgtStrykerUSMC43]

Sarge provided good articles for the reading as well. I think that there are two schools on this they are "My rifles are precisicion instruments and barrel break in is necessity" and the "I have nothing that requires such precision that it is probably not worth it for me".

If I had a very long range rifle, I would probably condition the barrel. As I don't, I'm not worried about it. All my deer rifles are from the late 1930's to early 1940's, so it is a moot point (I'm not that old yet...). However, I did not fire my FS2K yet so I just might try the barrel conditioning to see if shoots better.

HK,

Barrel conditioning is not required with hard chrome plated bores such as those on the SCAR, FS2000, FsN, PS90, A3G, A5M, etc.

[flyingirish04]

Barrel break-in = 9mm vs .45 = Bigfoot vs Sasquatch.

People swear by it, or against it, and will get into internet brawls.

Who cares.

Use what works for you.

Yep. Pretty much.

[HK SD9 Tactical]

HK,

Barrel conditioning is not required with hard chrome plated bores such as those on the SCAR, FS2000, FsN, PS90, A3G, A5M, etc.

I guess that I did need the reminder that the FS2K has a chrome barrel. I have other rifles, some hunting, some defensive platforms.

[cb4017]

Quite a few years ago I showed up at my FBI Observer/Sniper course with a new issue Remington 700P .308. I spent a fair amount of time on a side range conditioning that barrel before I was allowed to join the rest of the class. That gun shot like a raygun.