Thread: Thoughts on new barrel ' break-in '

He does mention that i only experience is with custom barrels but Tikka have been making barrels for long enough to do it properly even when mass produced.
I noticed the gunmith moved the bolt handle to the "wrong side" while shortening the barrel

Originally Posted by mikee

He does mention that i only experience is with custom barrels but Tikka have been making barrels for long enough to do it properly even when mass produced.
I noticed the gunmith moved the bolt handle to the "wrong side" while shortening the barrel

Wrong side.? Nah mate... that's the proper side for us truly talented fellas.
Have just got back from pengy's place where he was kind enough to let me use his range. Thanks pengy... another one of those GC's I have met through the forum.
It appears to string left and up on a 45 degree angle as it heats up. Didn't really have enough time to let barrel cool properly between shots but the deviation was quite pronounced from cold to hot... appeared to be nearly three inches which seems like alot. Thought it was me but pengy had the same outcome when he took over the drivers seat.
Will have to try again when got some more rounds and more time. But it's nice to shoot and a pussycat with recoil compared to my big boys toys.
So overall a happy camper... just needs a bit more fine tuning....

Originally Posted by mikee

He does mention that i only experience is with custom barrels but Tikka have been making barrels for long enough to do it properly even when mass produced.
I noticed the gunmith moved the bolt handle to the "wrong side" while shortening the barrel

Pretty easy to do, I've done it many times on small calibres such as the 308. JB Weld the right side of the action up and angle grind out the left. Bolt successfully moved and sometimes, even more smooth.

I once observed a police captain firing off a case of 7.62x39 at the range with a newly acquired target rifle. When asked why he was doing such a thing, he said that he always did it with a new rifle. One way to waste 500 rounds and a Saturday morning, ruin an expensive firearm and still suck at competition shoots.

Originally Posted by outlander

I once observed a police captain firing off a case of 7.62x39 at the range with a newly acquired target rifle. When asked why he was doing such a thing, he said that he always did it with a new rifle. One way to waste 500 rounds and a Saturday morning, ruin an expensive firearm and still suck at competition shoots.

the reason I don't do competition shoots ... I know I suck and don't really want to advertise the fact any more than I need too..... at least if I cock it up shooting an animal I can blame the animal for not standing perfectly still when I took the shot and missed - it heard the shot coming and ducked , it tripped just as I pulled the trigger , No it's not still standing in the same spot, it was over there when I took the shot honest ... and so on.....