Thread: Thoughts on new barrel ' break-in '

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.