Is it really necessary to break in a rifle barrel by cleaning

>>35166121
what kind of autist spewed this shit

>>35166121
>Is it really necessary to break in a rifle barrel by cleaning it after every round for the first 200 or so?
that's pretty fucking stupid. i will say this though; if you sight in your rifle with a dirty bore and then clean it afterward, you're zero is going to be off.

>>35166121
The most logical and reasonable answer I have seen to your question is that it depends on the type of rifling.

>>35166121
no.
but you will shoot your best groups when the gun is dirty.
Most comp shooters will clean the gun and then shoot about 10 rnds to dirty the bore.

>>35166121
>first 200
the only time I've heard of cleaning after each round, it's only for like 10-20 shots. And even then it depends on what the manufacturer suggests as a break in

>>35166159
One of my local FFL holders. I looked it up and there are a few articles about it.

>>35166121
No. that's not how it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXf6oZzLYaY

>>35166121
No they did this in the old days because it lapped the bore. Buy a good modern barrel and its unnecessary.

>>35166210
That's called a fouling shot, anon. It only takes two or three.

>>35166159
DPMS for one.

>>35166121
No, it's a waste of time and cleaning supplies.
>>35166159
It's just fuddlore.
>>35166189
Not really. Guns shoot best when clean and dry.

>>35166121
This is a myth spread by shills trying to get you to buy more cleaning products

>>35166121
I've heard the first 20 shots, but never 200. I don't know if there's any truth to it, but I did it fro my first 20. Figure it's not gonna hurt anything if I do it.

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>>35168056
Me too. I put a different barrel on my .22 and it's not a big deal so I just did it anyway.