Magnum Wheel Man
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so I see several barrel makers & lots of serious shooters have a specific "break in procedure"
I like to think of myself as pretty science grounded in how I think, & I've yet seen a "good" explanation of what firing 1 shot, then "cleaning" then firing 2 shots then "cleaning, & such whatever your routine is... I don't get how the barrel is "seasoned" any differently than firing 5 "fouling shots" then cleaning, or if it's the "cleaning" why a barrel that was shot 20 - 40 rounds & cleaned the same amount of times, suffers anything from the one shot clean procedure...
anyone want to tackle this, & get me to understand how "properly" breaking in my barrel, can offer any increase in accuracy or long term use, over the life of the barrel ???
I like to think of myself as pretty science grounded in how I think, & I've yet seen a "good" explanation of what firing 1 shot, then "cleaning" then firing 2 shots then "cleaning, & such whatever your routine is... I don't get how the barrel is "seasoned" any differently than firing 5 "fouling shots" then cleaning, or if it's the "cleaning" why a barrel that was shot 20 - 40 rounds & cleaned the same amount of times, suffers anything from the one shot clean procedure...
anyone want to tackle this, & get me to understand how "properly" breaking in my barrel, can offer any increase in accuracy or long term use, over the life of the barrel ???