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I have read many different opinions on breaking in a new rifle barrel. What I have done in the past is to just shoot two or three shots and then run a bore snake thru the barrel. I would keep repeating that process throughout the first box of bullets. It seemed to have worked well as all of my rifles shoot sub MOA. I just bought a new Tikka T3 and I though I'd get some other ideas on this issue before I started shooting it. Any feedback?

Do a search on this forum, this has been discussed at length.Rick.

Check out what these barrel manufacturers have to say:

http://www.kriegerbarrels.com/RapidCat/c...;CompanyId=1246

http://www.pac-nor.com/care/

http://www.hartbarrels.com/

http://www.shilen.com/frequent.htm#How%20should%20I%20break-in%20my%20new%20Shilen%20barrel?

i think the thread on this is in the gunsmithing section.

I agree with the Pac-Nor process except for the J-B, where I agree with Hart, and with Shilen on the issue of "too clean". This just from my experience and what works for me. Blaine------thanks for the reading. I do believe there are some differences to consider from each barrel manufacturer. The good part is you have to go shoot to find out how any barrel will react.