Barrel Break in for New Grendel

[LR1955]

I just received my upper from Alexander this afternoon and damn I am excited. It looks awesome. I cannot wait to shoot this rifle. I opted for the Schillen barrel upgrade and I want to make sure to treat it right. Is there any special procedure that you guys would recommend for breaking in my barrel my first time at the range?

I have heard that you swab the barrel and then swab it with windex between shots the first 10 rounds or so. Is this recommended?

STA500:

Here is what Shilen says. "Shilen, Inc. introduced a break-in procedure mostly because customers seemed to think that we should have one. By and large, we don't think breaking-in a new barrel is a big deal."

http://www.shilen.com/faq.html#question10

If a barrel company states you need to break in their barrel, it means they didn't give you a good barrel to begin with and expect you to basically fire lap it at your expense when they could have lapped it with very little effort themselves.

Bottom line -- shoot your rifle and clean it as you normally would at the end of your shooting session.

LR1955