Mungler Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Well, finally the Walther GSP has arrived. I got to have a good stroke of it at Eastern Sporting before it was sent off for a bipod to be properly fitted. First thoughts, lovely balance. Big thank you to Alan at Eastern Sporting who got the gun cheaper than the Sportsman could. Quick question - is there anything you are supposed to do with a new barrel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 If it a .22 rimfire then put plenty of cheap lead head rounds through it to lubricate and coat the barrel. Before you even think about zeroing it. Then as per you .223 zero with the round you can get easily and stick to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I saw those people on the zero range at Bisley "breaking in" a new barrel by quickly firing 50 rounds down each, cleaning and then repeating a couple more times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken man Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I saw those people on the zero range at Bisley "breaking in" a new barrel by quickly firing 50 rounds down each, cleaning and then repeating a couple more times. well you learn something new every day....I had no idea you had to "run" a new barrel in at all....I suppose that's why I have no FAC!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Those people at bisley were running in a new barrel, this basically involves putting say 10 rounds through it and then thoroughly cleaning it. Then repeat the process for about 50-100 rounds. This is to bed the rifling in and to start to remove any sharpness from the machining process. It is to ensure consistency from the moment they start using them in compettion. A lot of people will have a barrel fitted and then let their rifle be used at an NRA open day, that way it gets run in at someone elses expense The whole idea behind a rimfire is to build up and keep a coating of lubricant on the barrel walls and therefore shot after shot is the same. This is only my opinion and I know that if I ever clean the barrel of my .22 target rifle the bullets go everywhere for the first 50 or so shots. Plus it is lead on steel anyway and the velocity is very low so barrel wear is not even worth talking about. My Anschutz is at least 30 years old and must have had in excess of 100,000 rounds through it and it will still shoot better than most people, (Mike Babb excluded) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Want to know how I wear in a rifle? I put Autosol polish on a bore patch, and give it 60+ strokes. Gleaming barrel free from all manufacture misshaps and swarf. So far the rifles I did this to have been of outstanding accuracy And keep your guns like you keep your cutlery. Clean enough to eat off. Some say the heat generated by a centerfire actually tempers the barrel making it slightly harder. So go easy, one shot, clean, one shot clean for ten, then every five, then every 10 etc. This will allow the metal heat to gradually releive the metal stresses. (all metal objects have stresses, even if you apply even heat to a metal object, it will still warp one way more then another). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Your having a bipod fitted to a pistol You really must need all the help you can get I'm not familar with the Walther GSP - but from a google search I can't figure out why you would want a bipod? http://www.pilkguns.com/tenp/wgsp2201.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 http://www.carlwalther.com/images/gspr_black_1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 That makes more sense now , thanks Dazza! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Ooooooh! Vey nice choice indeed! When do you get it back? When can we see it in action? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 http://www.carlwalther.com/images/gspr_black_1.jpg Wow that is a veeeery nice looking shooter! Your gonna be putting in some serious trigger time with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 I can't flipping wait. I should have taken the destruction booklet away in anticipation. Not too sure how to clean it as it has a built in moderated barrel (which is the strangest looking thing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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