02-17-2018, 01:22 PM
kcb38 Wrote:It's a Ballistics Advantage barrel. Not junk but not a high end hand lapped barrel either. I don't expect a break in procedure to increase the accuracy potential of the barrel, but I don't want to give up any accuracy unnecessarily either. Some folks swear by the break in, some folks say it's a waste of time. The way I figure, it can't hurt as long as I don't get crazy with abrasives or solvents. I'll clean the barrel at home, head to the range, shoot 10 rounds or so, cleaning in between, then a few groups of 3, cleaning in between, and then see what the patches look like and proceed from there. If nothing else I'll get some trigger time with the new rifle and get the scope roughed in.
kcb:
Roger.
May want to get a tub of JB anyway. It is pretty good stuff and you will use it periodically. I would JB a barrel every thousand rounds or so and I do believe it worked very well with performance.
One of the various 'break in' procedures used JB after the five and ten shot strings.
LR55