03-29-2014, 02:17 PM
I have broken in 3 barrels that were premium barrels. I followed the manufacturers directions and have been very happy with the results. They were all lapped barrels but the barrel break in process resulted in barrels that seem immune to copper fouling. I thought barrel break in was redundant with hand lapped premium barrels till a friend and bench rest shooter explained to me the benefits of barrel break in when dealing with copper fouling. I dislike cleaning my barrels and breaking in my barrel allows me to shoot for a much longer time before I have to concern myself with copper fouling. When I need to clean my bore I run a few patches with Shooters choice and follow with a dry patch. I then run a patch with Sweets 7.62 copper remover. If you have copper fouling you will see it when using Sweets 7.62.
Using two premium barrels , break in only one barrel. Then shoot the same amount of ammo through them and then clean them. You will see a remarkable difference in the amount of time and effort required to rid the bores of copper fouling.
Using two premium barrels , break in only one barrel. Then shoot the same amount of ammo through them and then clean them. You will see a remarkable difference in the amount of time and effort required to rid the bores of copper fouling.