Breaking in a new gun

[Huntbear]

The proper way to break in a new gun/barrel is as follows. 

Clean thoroughly.
Shoot 3 rounds, Clean with a good bore solvent.
Shoot 3 rounds, Clean
Shoot 5 rounds, Clean
Shoot 5 rounds, Clean
Shoot 5 rounds, Clean
Shoot 10 rounds, Clean

Continue till you get to anywhere from 80 - 100 rounds.  Waiting between shots to not overheat your barrel.  

This at least was the procedure recommended by Douglas for their barrels, when I contacted them about 10 years ago. 

I also know guys that handload cast lead bullets and coat them with lapping compound, to help take any burrs or rough spots out of a barrel.

I think it's a bit un-nearving that a $300 barrel should require all that work just to make it shootable. I got my Liljas... shot a couple rounds through them... cleaned them once to see what I should expect... then treated them normal. But I guess I messed them up... sub 1/2" accuracy is all I get out of my sporter barrels... damn, I should have spent the extra 3 days at the range and $100 in components to do it right!

I think factory barrels can benefit from a little 'break in'... but like I said earlier... I've found JB does a much better job of this than a few bullets down the pipe.

Glad it works for you, but I think the question was asked how to PROPERLY break in a new barrel/gun.  That is the proper way.  But I guess a gunsmith does not know what he is talking about, nor does Douglas Barrels.   

[JoshT]

If it's 'proper'... how come all the manufacturers have a different process... or none all together?

[GigPig]

 

[whacker1]

Huntbear - what is considered a good bore solvent?

Thank you all for the information.  - I am leaning toward a break-in process, just because I would like to error on the side of too much effort.

I do agree with JoshT - how come all the manufacturers have a different process... or none all together? 

This observation is why I asked the question on this site - just to get an idea of what other people are doing in practice.

[TheHunt]

If you look up the different barrel manufactures on line they will go through a process for barrel break in.   I personally use shoot once and clean for ten times.
Then shoot 3 like was stated above.  Every time waiting for the barrel to cool down.

All shoot sub MOA but that is my opinion...