shotgun "break in"?

[deephouse]

Not sure if this is dumb question... is there a proper or recommended way to "break in" a shotgun?

I have Federal 00buck, Rio 00buck, Remington 000buck and winchester slugs and I just waiting for a free weekend to head out with the homies and shoot it for the first time.

TIA

[ysr_racer]

Clean it, lube it shoot the crap out of it.

There you go.

[Atekhed]

I followed the advice of Aippi, who is also a member here, from his website on breaking in my H&R Pardner Pump which is basically an 870 clone.

http://www.aiptactical.com/Breaking_In_the_870.html

While 870 specific I am sure it would work for any shotgun.

Following the info in the link I have had no issues so far either in practice or during a training class I used it in.

[BigFatGuy]

shoot a few dozen rounds of skeet. The round used doesn't matter much, most of what wears in is the sliding parts, not the shooting parts.

[mossy]

aside from hand cycling the action a few hundred times on a new mossberg to smooth it up a bit, just clean it and take it shooting.

[MossbergMan]

The link to aiptactical is about the best information you'll find about breaking in ANY shotgun. follow those guidelines and you'll do just fine.

[TheSherThang]

That is a great link on breaking in the 870. Thanks.

[NytWolf]

Breaking in a shotgun? If there is anything you do for a shotgun, just pattern it. Shotguns do not have tight tolerance barrels for accuracy like rifles.

[SocomM4]

Deep clean, oil and grease, hand cycle , shoot.

[the86d]

Break-in=Verify-function, RIGHT?

Verify the bloody-hell out of it!

I got the Pardner-Pump for my first smooth-bore. I lubed all the minor-Chineese-rust specks, deburred the magazine threads, took it out, and verified-function-to-hell-and-high-water.

[b.thomas]

I've just gave the shotgun a good clean and lube, then put 50-100 rounds of whatever ammo through it that was at hand.
Never had any problem so far?

[MossbergMan]

IMO "breaking in" a shotgun is more a function of becoming familiar with your chosen weapons system than actually "seasoning" the barrel or action as one might do with a rifle. After actually READING the owners manual,then cleaning and lubing the gun...go shoot it, err I mean "break it in"
Experimenting with different loads is a form of breaking in and Patterning is a critical facet of successful shotgun shooting.
Enjoy your gun.

[mariley85]

breaking in a shotgun? is there such a thing? whenever i've gotten one, i just shoot the **** out of it.