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Barrel break in #16551589 10/22/21 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY T troutfisher13111 OP Campfire Regular OP troutfisher13111 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY I recently purchased a Bergara rifle and in the owners manual it recommends a barrel break in. Is it really necessary? How much of a real world difference will it make?

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16551627 10/22/21 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,944 NB / Canada SuperCub Campfire Outfitter SuperCub Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,944 NB / Canada Que the bacon neck in THREE, TWO, ONE ..........

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16551644 10/22/21 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,133 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,133 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Originally Posted by troutfisher13111 I recently purchased a Bergara rifle and in the owners manual it recommends a barrel break in. Is it really necessary? How much of a real world difference will it make? Break in is accomplished by shooting it. 😉 If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16551828 10/22/21 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY T troutfisher13111 OP Campfire Regular OP troutfisher13111 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY I plan on shooting it. They recommend cleaning after every shot for the first 5 rounds then every 10 shots for the next 50

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16551835 10/22/21 Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 30,880 USA J jwp475 Campfire 'Bwana jwp475 Campfire 'Bwana J Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 30,880 USA Originally Posted by troutfisher13111 I plan on shooting it. They recommend cleaning after every shot for the first 5 rounds then every 10 shots for the next 50 Waste of time IMHO I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16551841 10/22/21 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY T troutfisher13111 OP Campfire Regular OP troutfisher13111 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY That was my thought. Probably shouldn’t have wasted my time asking a question I already knew the answer too

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16551847 10/22/21 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,873 Deer Park, Tx R Reloder28 Campfire Ranger Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,873 Deer Park, Tx Originally Posted by troutfisher13111 I recently purchased a Bergara rifle and in the owners manual it recommends a barrel break in. Is it really necessary? How much of a real world difference will it make? Bergara Barrel break-in process: Load & shoot until a reasonable accuracy is accomplished. "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16551855 10/22/21 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,804 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,804 Clean it well before the first shot. Shoot it twenty times getting the scope roughed in while you familiarize yourself with the rifle. Rinse and repeat.

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16551858 10/22/21 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,804 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,804

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16552003 10/22/21 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 8,638 Ouachita Mtns, AR gunnut308 Campfire Outfitter gunnut308 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 8,638 Ouachita Mtns, AR Shoot repeat Shoot repeat Shoot repeat And keep on keeping on…

Re: Barrel break in gunnut308 #16552058 10/22/21 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,750 humboldt C Craigster Campfire Tracker Craigster Campfire Tracker C Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,750 humboldt How many times has the dead horse been beaten ? Old Corps Semper Fi Get off my lawn. FJB

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16552170 10/22/21 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA Originally Posted by troutfisher13111 I recently purchased a Bergara rifle and in the owners manual it recommends a barrel break in. Is it really necessary? How much of a real world difference will it make? 0 REAL WORLD DIFFERENCE God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Barrel break in jwp475 #16552362 10/22/21 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by jwp475 Originally Posted by troutfisher13111 I plan on shooting it. They recommend cleaning after every shot for the first 5 rounds then every 10 shots for the next 50 Waste of time IMHO ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS Shoot it. When you are done, clean it. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Barrel break in ingwe #16552414 10/22/21 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 13,110 Willamette Valley, Oregon P Pharmseller Campfire Outfitter Pharmseller Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 13,110 Willamette Valley, Oregon Originally Posted by ingwe Originally Posted by jwp475 Originally Posted by troutfisher13111 I plan on shooting it. They recommend cleaning after every shot for the first 5 rounds then every 10 shots for the next 50 Waste of time IMHO ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS Shoot it. When you are done, clean it. Wait, what? We’re supposed to clean them? When did that start? Obey lawful commands. Video interactions. Hold bad cops accountable. Problem solved. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ Member #547 Join date 3/09/2001

Re: Barrel break in SuperCub #16552712 10/22/21 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,201 West Slope of Colorado A alpinecrick Campfire Ranger alpinecrick Campfire Ranger A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,201 West Slope of Colorado Originally Posted by SuperCub Que the bacon neck in THREE, TWO, ONE .......... Lol....... Casey Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16552718 10/22/21 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,201 West Slope of Colorado A alpinecrick Campfire Ranger alpinecrick Campfire Ranger A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,201 West Slope of Colorado Originally Posted by troutfisher13111 I recently purchased a Bergara rifle and in the owners manual it recommends a barrel break in. Is it really necessary? How much of a real world difference will it make? I break mine in per Jim Carmichael's instructions. Does it work? Can't be proved nor disproved. But...every new factory rifle I've done the break in procedure with, the bore cleans easy. That alone is worth something. Casey Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.

Re: Barrel break in troutfisher13111 #16552765 10/22/21 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,756 SW Virginia V VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter V Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,756 SW Virginia If Bergara's break-in procedure is that easy why not try it?...it certainly wont hurt anything......Good luck..Hb

Re: Barrel break in Craigster #16553400 10/23/21 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,737 Maryland woodson Campfire Tracker woodson Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,737 Maryland Originally Posted by Craigster How many times has the dead horse been beaten ? He has a new rifle and is excited. We all have been there.

Re: Barrel break in mathman #16553808 10/23/21 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,296 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,296 Northeast USA Originally Posted by mathman Clean it well before the first shot. Shoot it twenty times getting the scope roughed in while you familiarize yourself with the rifle. Rinse and repeat. That’s about like my game. No need to go nuts. Semper Fi

Re: Barrel break in Craigster #16554451 10/23/21 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,606 ms N navlav8r Campfire Ranger navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,606 ms Originally Posted by Craigster How many times has the dead horse been beaten ? No more than a couple. 😊 NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.