How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie roll center..... one....two....three......

It all depends on your barrel and the condition of the rifling. A lot of my rifles will get 50-100 rounds fired in them before I start to work up reloads with my once fired brass. Running a few tight patches down the barrel will give you a clue as to how it is smoothing out.

Steve

 

I hear this question alot . I just load my rifle and shoot it's in the bull. I think barrel breaking in is fake.

 

I hear this question alot . I just load my rifle and shoot it's in the bull. I think barrel breaking in is fake.

I know what you mean, but its def not "fake". Look at it this way. A manufacturer manufactures countless barrels at a time. Tools dull the first barrels with a new tool will have a much smoother, more consistant cut. IE will not need as much "break-in". One that's cut near the end of that broaches life will be rough if not choppy. That barrel will need extra finesse to get it into top shape. We as a consumer would hope for consistant results, but this is the real world and we are talking about $250 dollar guns here, not $10,000 Dakota rifles.

I have three custom CF bolt guns. All wear Shillen match barrels, all shot sub MOA with the first shots thru the tube. I have probably owned 10-12 brandy new CF rifles. NONE have been that good out of the box. One Remington ADL 30-06 was really really good, but not up to the customs. I would not really expect that hey are. Each of those barrels cost more than that Rem ADL did new. My point is, I paid top dollar to get a choice barrel, that not the case with the handis. (AND most commercially available firearms today.) That's part of what I mean when I say each firearm is its own identity and no two are alike.

Steve P. said it best... How many licks DOES it take... The world may NEVER know..... ;D ;D (Mostly cause its NEVER the same!! )

CW

 

I hear this question alot . I just load my rifle and shoot it's in the bull. I think barrel breaking in is fake.

I didn't see a smiley. Is this a joke?

I have many cheapy rifles that cost me $200-300-400-500. I did not take time to break them in. Although I really should have. They will shoot minute of angle and will kill anything I would hunt with them.

I have several competition handguns with barrels made by Shilen and Hart. I broke these in very carefully. With my handloads, on a good day, I can shoot 1" groups at 200 meters. There are lots of days that I miss tiny targets, but I cannot blame it on the gun.

Barrel break-in is definitely not fake.

Steve

 

I hear this question alot . I just load my rifle and shoot it's in the bull. I think barrel breaking in is fake.

I didn't see a smiley. Is this a joke?

I have many cheapy rifles that cost me $200-300-400-500. I did not take time to break them in. Although I really should have. They will shoot minute of angle and will kill anything I would hunt with them.

I have several competition handguns with barrels made by Shilen and Hart. I broke these in very carefully. With my handloads, on a good day, I can shoot 1" groups at 200 meters. There are lots of days that I miss tiny targets, but I cannot blame it on the gun.

Barrel break-in is definitely not fake.

Steve

If you say so. when I hear people talk about barrel break in they think they have to shoot 100 times for the barrel to shoot well. To me that's not true either you got a good barrel or not.

 

What do you think about the barrel lapping kits on the market?

 

fire lapping is fun

it seems to work too

ruger blackhawk was the wost i ever saw where the barrel screws in
much constriction.....over 200 rounds to shoot it out...[LBT fire lap kit]