Running in your new barrel can be much like when you buy a new car or new engine of any type and the dealer will generally advise you that for a certain period of time i.e. kilometres/miles or hours you should take it easy and just let all the parts settle in, knock off any machine bures and allow the engine to Loosen up.
Well this being the case does it not makes perfect sense to do the same to your prized possessions being your rifle in this case? Absolutely! Your rifle is a precision instrument, a piece of machinery that if looked after will give you many enjoyable years of accurate shooting.
So by running in your barrels when they are still new what you are actually doing is bedding your new barrel in almost as if you were bedding in a new set of rings and bearings on a new engine. The first 30 shots you put through your new barrel are the most important. What we are aiming to achieve with the first 10 shots is to reduce the initial amount of copper fouling that if not removed early will be detrimental to accuracy for the life of your barrel.
Copper fouling is basically a layer of copper which remains on the inner surface of your barrel after firing jacketed projectiles. In the first 10 shots copper build up will be at its heaviest if not thoroughly cleaned out PROPERLY.
If the running in is carried out properly your barrel will foul less in the future, minimising the build up of copper fouling that would have occurred had you not gone through this initial process. Depending on the brand of the barrel and twist rate (amount of revolutions the rifling does in the barrel i.e. 1:10. This equals 1 complete revolution every 10 inches of travel) as a rule the tighter the twist, the more the fouling. If run in correctly fouling in good quality barrels will be minimal for most of their peak life (1000-5000 rounds).
If you just want some good old red neck fun, making a lot of noise and gut shooting game left right and centre and don’t care too much for accuracy or about maintaining your gun this is where you’re probably going to get really bored and Running In Your Rifle Barrel is probably not for you. On the other hand if you’re prepared to invest a good few hours out at the range before you go do some serious shooting you will definitely want to learn more about this subject
Like I said it is going to take a few hours especially if you haven’t done much PROPER cleaning before. Most people do actually believe they “properly” clean their rifle barrels, possibly they have been taught by well intentioned friends or relatives who never really were taught either the step by step processes and techniques are used by many of the top shooters. Be prepared also for it to be a little boring and repetitive. Just persevere, you’re maximising the barrels accuracy and life and you will only need to do this once. The running in period can be best utilised by carrying out your bore sighting and sitting in of your scope if you have not already done so.
Information just like this will help you discover the Barrel Running In system top shooters use and also the exact items required for this process to ensure that you maximize the accuracy and the longevity of your rifle barrel.
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