Copper in barrel of new tikka t3?

[jackelope]

Every firearm gets shot don't know for sure how many. For the gov. files.1 bullet goes to fbi with 1 case.

[Jellymon]

fairly simple explanation. Tikka test fires their rifles before shipping like many other rifle company's. As is the case with a new rifle but not a must. Depends on the opinion of the purchaser. A new rifle barrel should get a proper cleaning before it's first bench session. Then it's up to whatever works for the monkey on the trigger for barrel break in.

What your seeing is copper on the lands.

Visible copper from a couple test fire rounds?  I'm not too sure I can believe that.  I haven't ever seen visible copper in the lands even after 40 rds down the pipe.   Now a little rust after setting for a while in a damp environment, yes.

I'd bet the first shot through that barrel and all the rust would be gone...

Some rifles are worse than others. This is my ruger after less than 15 rounds. And ive been shooting it for 15 years.

[hunter399]

 

[pianoman9701]

If that's copper, they must've shot about 100 rounds through it for it to be that evenly coated in the rifling. I'm also betting rust and that begs the question: Where the heck was this stored and are there more serious rust problems in the rest of the gun? I'd be tempted to return it or at least have a gunsmith look at it.

[Miles]

fairly simple explanation. Tikka test fires their rifles before shipping like many other rifle company's. As is the case with a new rifle but not a must. Depends on the opinion of the purchaser. A new rifle barrel should get a proper cleaning before it's first bench session. Then it's up to whatever works for the monkey on the trigger for barrel break in.

What your seeing is copper on the lands.

Visible copper from a couple test fire rounds?  I'm not too sure I can believe that.  I haven't ever seen visible copper in the lands even after 40 rds down the pipe.   Now a little rust after setting for a while in a damp environment, yes.

I'd bet the first shot through that barrel and all the rust would be gone...

Some rifles are worse than others. This is my ruger after less than 15 rounds. And ive been shooting it for 15 years.

Crazy!  I've never seen anything like it in my Ruger, Browning, or Tikka.  I guess I learned something new today.

[Bob33]

It would be easy to see if it's copper. Take a Q Tip, dip it in a copper solvent, and swab the bore at the muzzle. Copper will turn the solvent on the Q tip bluish.

I would lean towards test rounds leaving some copper in the lands until proven otherwise.

[Miles]

fairly simple explanation. Tikka test fires their rifles before shipping like many other rifle company's. As is the case with a new rifle but not a must. Depends on the opinion of the purchaser. A new rifle barrel should get a proper cleaning before it's first bench session. Then it's up to whatever works for the monkey on the trigger for barrel break in.

What your seeing is copper on the lands.

Visible copper from a couple test fire rounds?  I'm not too sure I can believe that.  I haven't ever seen visible copper in the lands even after 40 rds down the pipe.   Now a little rust after setting for a while in a damp environment, yes.

I'd bet the first shot through that barrel and all the rust would be gone...

I'm going to have to say I was incorrect with the above statement.   This thread got me to go pull out one of my rifles.  With a good light and some eye strain I was able to see some copper residue.  Mind you this rifle is neglected when it comes to cleaning and has had tons of rounds down the pipe.   

[high country]

It's pretty remarkable what the outers foul out will pull from "clean" rifles. The good news is that it's not always best to get everything out of your barrel.

[Magnum_Willys]

The first shot leaves a lot of copper in the barrel as copper gets scraped off in the freshly machined throat and subsequently gets vaporized and deposited throughout the barrel. As the throat gets smooth over subsequent rounds the deposits lessen. Hence the need to clean a new barrel frequently at first. 

[Biggerhammer]

I have a Ruger Predator that after a thorough clean. I can fire three rounds, look at the muzzle and the lands are coated in copper. Still shoots 1/2-3/4 MOA to about 40 rounds , then the groups start to open up.

[pianoman9701]

Hammer, it just occurred to me you're posting on here! Welcome back. Missed you bud.

[Biggerhammer]

Hammer, it just occurred to me you're posting on here! Welcome back. Missed you bud.

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