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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Is barrel break-in really needed for factory guns?
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<blockquote data-quote="Skinny Shooter" data-source="post: 59454" data-attributes="member: 716"><p>Jim, thanks for that info. I blacksmith as a part-time hobby/business and that explanation puts it into a perspective that makes sense. Never thought of it the way you put it but should have. I've experienced the same thing at the forge when taking a heat.</p><p>Heavier stock takes more time to heat up to temp, thin stock (the ridges) melts/burns/moves long before the heavier. </p><p>Now if I could get my peddinghaus hammer to fit into the chamber I could skip the break-in... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif</p><p>Thanks again. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Skinny Shooter, post: 59454, member: 716"] Jim, thanks for that info. I blacksmith as a part-time hobby/business and that explanation puts it into a perspective that makes sense. Never thought of it the way you put it but should have. I've experienced the same thing at the forge when taking a heat. Heavier stock takes more time to heat up to temp, thin stock (the ridges) melts/burns/moves long before the heavier. Now if I could get my peddinghaus hammer to fit into the chamber I could skip the break-in... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Thanks again. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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