Thread: Barrel break-in

Greetings All,
From one who has spent likely far too much time pottering with the rifled tubes over the las 50 plus years the following:
First I don't remember hearing anything about barrel break in prior to 10 years ago. Most of us took it easy on new barrels with more regular cleaning but one shot clean never. Opinions on barrel break in vary widely in the US (and about almost everything else as well it seems). Some praise it as the holy grail of accuracy and others denounce it as a cynical trick to wear your barrel out faster. The truth as always probably lies somewhere in the middle. If it gladdens your heart to observe the one shot clean method then by all means go for it. Just make sure you take a rifle vice and bore guide with you to the range to make sure that you don't damage the crown or throat while doing it. Otherwise don't beat yourself up for ignoring it or just exercising some care as I do.
Regards Grandpamac.