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Breaking in for me, is to clean the barrel and clean it often. Clean out the copper and clean out the powder fouling. I don't do my cleaning on a certain exact number. Also, if I'm shooting cast, I may not clean it as often as I would when breaking in shooting jacketed bullets.
I prefer classic.
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I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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"The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law"
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I agree with GeorgiaBoy, get it spotless before you start shooting. For me that also includes a few runs with JB. The I follow Bea's advice and clean after five round groups for the next 30-40 rounds. Then I clean it whenever it needs it.
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Imo, your barrel will tell you a lot about itself early on. I shoot enough to get on paper be it 5 or 15, then clean. This cleaning gives me a baseline of how much fouling has occurred. Then I'll rip a 5 shot group and clean. This gives me an idea of how much fouling 5 shots gives me. From here, I do what the rifle needs....be it every 10 rounds or every 100, 300.....etc.
Let your barrel tell you what it needs.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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Holy Jesus, steel wool, JB paste yada yada. I'm continually amazed at the lengths people on this forum will go to NOT SHOOT.
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
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I ha a number of bolt guns with custom barrels. In all cases I shot and cleaned after the first 10 rounds and then after five shot groups for the next 50 rounds. Its a PITA.
Does it help? Hard to say. These guns are all more accurate than me, but I don't know how they would have shot with out this process.
I always figured, "it can't hurt."
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Just shoot the sucker. When it looks dirty clean it. Life goes on.
Go tell the Spartans,Travelers passing by,That here,Obedient to their laws we lie.
I'm older now but I'm still runnin' against the wind
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Just shoot the sucker. When it looks dirty clean it. Life goes on. ^THIS^
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Thanks for all the input!
"The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law"
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