Sco77w Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I will be getting my first rifle caliber rifle soon (.223 straight pull AR15, 18" 1 in 8 barrel) and a friend of mine was saying I should spend a day shooting in the new barrel. His advice was to shoot 1 round and clean the barrel then repeat this for 10 shots allowing it to cool between each shot, then shoot a group of 5 then clean, allow to cool and repeat 5 times then shoot a couple of groups of 10 cleaning after 10 shots and allowing to cool before repeating. Is this good advice, a bad Idea or is he just taking the ****? I have rifles but one is a second hand .357 and the others are .22s so never done this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sco77w Posted April 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Just found this on an american site that seams a more sensible option. 1. Clean barrel / lube bolt / 1 shot. 2. Clean barrel / lube bolt / 5 shots. 3. Clean barrel / lube bolt / 10 shots. 4. Clean barrel / lube bolt / 10 to 15 shots and clean again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem223 Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 This is Pac-Nor's advice http://pac-nor.com/care/if its a quality barrel then it cant do any harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) And here's another view http://www.6mmbr.com/GailMcMbreakin.html I take it easy for the first batch of shots, so no rapid fire n glowing barrels with some gentle cleaning ... a lazy version of Sco77w's post. And since its first outing is for scope zeroing and chronoing there's no great hurry. Edited April 29, 2015 by seeker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sco77w Posted April 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) Looks like I need a bore guide. I have a decent rod and other cleaning stuff. Edited April 30, 2015 by Sco77w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal 7888 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 shoot one, clean one! No harm in doing it! if you don't shoot the barrel in properly it will dramatically reduce its life and make it a b***h to clean for the rest of its life. Your only going to have to do it once anyway. cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadioles Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 That first really thorough clean is quite significant. It will have been test shot at the factory but the amount of gunk in there could be considerable. The bolt may take a fair bit of wearing in until it is really smooth, just keep working it. When I clean my guns (always rod and patch - and not just a quick pull through either) I put a drop of oil on the final patch if they are to be stored for more than a few days. If they are going to be used sooner, I put some meths on the next to last patch to remove any traces of oil and leave the barrel dry, finally a plain dry patch. That way I find only one shot is needed before full accuracy returns. Even that first shot is generally pretty close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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