Bore Break-In Help

[Rugerman]

can anyone tell me what a wet solvent bore brush is, or does that just simply mean a brush with solvent on it? Where can i find JB compound? If anyone has any tips please post since i'm a newbie with gun cleaning and bore break-in. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[Rugerman]

It also said never fire a dry bore! Very Confusing! HELP!

aren't you supposed to fire a gun with a dry bore!

[Ratters]

What is telling you this stuff? I don't believe in barrel break in, actually. The break in procedure for my LTR was to run a patch with solvent down the bore a couple times followed by a dry patch before shooting it for the first time. Then when I got home after about 40 rounds I cleaned the barrel as normal. I'll even go 60+ rounds between cleanings. Still shoots .5 to .75 inches at 100 when I do my part.

Don't worry about it. Clean it, shoot it, clean it again. Step three is often optional in my case.

[Rugerman]

Im talking about the Kel-Tec SU-16

[bluesky]

WARNING! I am no expert.

However, I found this article very interesting.

Comments collected from Gale's Gun Forum postings.

http://www.6mmbr.com/GailMcMbreakin.html

Cheers!

[maxicon]

Here's an excerpt from _The Complete Guide to AR-15 Accuracy_, by the folks building fine ARs over at Accuracy Speaks (http://www.accuracyspeaks.com/):

"The Accuracy Speaks philosophy of breaking in a new barrel is to go to the range and shoot until you're out of ammo or tired of the recoil and noise. However, some enthusiasts insist upon the shoot one and clean; shoot two and clean, etc, procedure or some permutation thereof. Actually, I believe that the most important aspect of breaking in a barrel is to shoot enough rounds through it so the burr is gone off the gas port before the customer ever looks through the bore..."

I'm not sure the SU16 is an accurate or precise enough firearm to benefit from any really careful breakin. I'm a bit lazy, so I like the "shoot it until you're tired" technique...

max

[Ratters]

SU16? Just go out and shoot it. At least 120 rounds. Then learn to bump fire. Don't stress man, it's a fine gun but definitely no need to worry bout break in. Just go have fun and clean it when you're done. If you feel like it.

[bu-bye]

SU16? Just go out and shoot it. At least 120 rounds. Then learn to bump fire. Don't stress man, it's a fine gun but definitely no need to worry bout break in. Just go have fun and clean it when you're done. If you feel like it.

Agreed. Its a fun plunker not a target gun you need to baby. No right or wrong way of breaking in that barrel is going to change accuracy in the least. I shot a 15/16 inch group at 100 yards with my SU16CA which I think is GREAT for this little gun and I did nothing but give her a good cleaning when I brought her from the dealer. Again its not a target gun but a coke can killer. Just have fun with it and if you forget to clean it after a day at the range don't even worry about it, just clean it next time. Its a clean firing gun anyway.

[C.G.]

BTW It's advisable to check and clean any firearm you purchase before going out and shooting it. You never know if there's a piece of crud in the bore or foreign matter in the trigger group from manufacturing, shipping or storage.

And then shoot at least 200 rounds, just don't grab the barrel afterwards.

[11Z50]

We've discussed this in the past, but here's the BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) It makes little difference how a weapon is "broken in"

When, back in the day, I was in charge of my unit's snipers, we received brand-new M24 (Rem 700) rifles. There was great debate over how to "break in" these very nice weapons.

One guy did the fire one shot, clean, fire two, clean, etc. Another, a former Marine trained sniper just went to the range and started shooting. He cleaned his rifle when it was dirty. He did not abuse his rifle, but just shot the heck out of it and got real familiar with it.

We did training every quarter, so when we got back together guess what? There was little or no difference between the two rifles mentioned above.

[rkt88edmo]

I think Ted & 11Z50 have it.

Clean it first. Shoot it. Enjoy. Subsequent cleanings as necessary.

[BigAL]

I never bother with breaking in a barrel. I usually just run a solvent soaked patch through the bore followed by a dry one to remove any left over packing grease/goop/residue from the factory.

[Gnote]

I like the concensus here. Was scared for a second as we never did the shot clean breakin for our SU16.

[saki302]

I used to believe in barrel break in on a MATCH-accurate weapon (forget the SKS, SU-16, std. AR uppers).

After all the reading I've done, and speaking to more knowledgeable folks on it, I don't bother. Just clean it first, shoot it, and clean it when you get home.

If anything, an exhaustive break-in process takes all the fun out of shooting for me.

-Dave

[Mssr. Eleganté]

It also said never fire a dry bore! Very Confusing! HELP! aren't you supposed to fire a gun with a dry bore!

Are you sure it didn't say "never dry fire"?

Dry firing is when you pull the trigger on an empty chamber. With some firearms designs dry firing is not recommended because of potenitial firing pin breakage. You can get a "snap cap", a type of dummy round that you load into the chamber when you want to practice your trigger pull, that will protect the firing pin from the damage of dry firing.

You are correct about always firing a gun with a dry bore. The "dry" in "never dry fire" is not used in the traditional "opposite of wet" sense.