[bulletpusher]

Handgunner,

The last centerfire rifle that I bought, I fired 200 rounds thru it before cleaning it for the first time. That does not include what the factory fired.

After all of that shooting, I gave it a good cleaning and then shot it a bunch more. I now clean it about every 50 to 60 rounds or if for some reason it acts like its not shooting straight even when I'm sure that I've been holding my tounge right.

I know that I've shot upwards of 1,500 rounds through it at this point. The best group to date is about o.118" for 3 rounds at 100 yrds. It will always shoot below 3/8" of an inch if I'm doing my part.

I've seen people spend a day doing the shoot 1 and clean then shioot 2 and clean, etc., etc. and then spend another day doing the same thing when they don't get it done the first day.

Personnally I would rather have a good time shooting for groups and trying to improve my own ability at 100, 200 and further than trying to keep count of how many times that I can run a bore brush through a new barrel.

I once read that a barrel maker said that he came up with this very rigerous barrel breakin procedure, because he figured that it would make a barrel wear faster and he could sell more barrels.

I don't know if the story is true or not, but I've seen all kinds of different ideals tried to break in a barrel and I've yet to see one that works better than anyother.

JMHO

Bulletpusher