03-06-2020, 10:46 PM
Lots of theories on that. I'm of the opinion that it's not so much the "fouling" as it is the "smoothing" of the inner surfaces. Friction is what causes resistance to bullet being pushed through the pipe.
One thing I did was to polish the inside of barrel with JB bore paste, 2 or 3 swabs of it on my cleaning patches back and forth to smooth and polish the interior. After cleaning it with your favorite bore cleaner that is.
It's a rack grade barrel, a bit better than some but not a Lilja or Bartlein, so it's gonna be what it's gonna be.
By shooting awful, what's your MOA -- at 100 yds?
Do a search on here for 120 the SMK and a load of XBR powder (IIRC), that's a very forgiving bullet and ~28 grs give or take always shoots well, according to several of the pro's on here. Just dbl check the powder and load but use that bullet.
I also use the Hornady 123 Eldm match ammo (the original Hornady Black Match), or maybe the federal 130 bergers... those are good ones and pretty accurate across the board, as my breakins. Try these and see what they do in your barrel.
60 rounds should be sufficient for a decent break in, again lots of theories on that and what is considered "adequate" or "proper". The big thing I try to do with my break in is to allow the barrel to heat up somewhat, just to let metal grain of the steel settle in. Not red hot, but 1 shot, clean, wait 1 minute, 1 shot repeat... for 10-20 rounds. I think it makes for less barrel walking during heatups... but then I don't heat up my guns much anyway. Always take care of your equipment and don't over-stress it, my first Eng Offcr would tell us.
One thing I did was to polish the inside of barrel with JB bore paste, 2 or 3 swabs of it on my cleaning patches back and forth to smooth and polish the interior. After cleaning it with your favorite bore cleaner that is.
It's a rack grade barrel, a bit better than some but not a Lilja or Bartlein, so it's gonna be what it's gonna be.
By shooting awful, what's your MOA -- at 100 yds?
Do a search on here for 120 the SMK and a load of XBR powder (IIRC), that's a very forgiving bullet and ~28 grs give or take always shoots well, according to several of the pro's on here. Just dbl check the powder and load but use that bullet.
I also use the Hornady 123 Eldm match ammo (the original Hornady Black Match), or maybe the federal 130 bergers... those are good ones and pretty accurate across the board, as my breakins. Try these and see what they do in your barrel.
60 rounds should be sufficient for a decent break in, again lots of theories on that and what is considered "adequate" or "proper". The big thing I try to do with my break in is to allow the barrel to heat up somewhat, just to let metal grain of the steel settle in. Not red hot, but 1 shot, clean, wait 1 minute, 1 shot repeat... for 10-20 rounds. I think it makes for less barrel walking during heatups... but then I don't heat up my guns much anyway. Always take care of your equipment and don't over-stress it, my first Eng Offcr would tell us.
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