02-24-2015, 02:37 AM
GregB. Wrote:I am no pro, nor a gunsmith, nor claim to know everything the is to know about barrels. I have really only been in to custom rifles and precision shooting for a few years, I learned a lot from a good buddy who is a wealth of knowledge and has some military sniper time under his belt. What he has told me is a mass produced rifle such as a good old remington 700 should be properly broke in for best performance. However your top notch custom barrels it is not as important due to aspects such as hand lapping (as mentioned already) and very precise manufacturing practices. Does this make sense? It is what I have been led to believe and makes sense to me?
Greg,
Most all benchrest shooters follow a break-in procedure of some kind on their new custom barrel. Most custom barrel makers have a break-in procedure and recommend the customer follows it. A lot of shooters don't. Too each his own.
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