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Rookiest of rookies to rifles...(30-06 question/s)
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<blockquote data-quote="highfinblue" data-source="post: 2923084" data-attributes="member: 67530"><p>I have one friend that religiously breaks in every barrel, and his guns shoot fantastic when he is pulling the trigger; he's just a very good shot in my opinion. I used to break them in, and to be honest I can't say it made much difference for me, but I am not what you would call a good paper puncher. I listened to a high end barrel maker, at the time his barrels were at the top, and he said break in was bs, and all you were doing was wearing out the barrel, he said it not me. The guy that built my best rifle told me to break it in by shooting it; that's what I've done and it's taken elk out to 980 yards, and whitetail at 600, so it shoots just fine as long as I do my job. My friends rifles shoot better than mine because he is a better shot than me. My son can pick up my rifles and basically cut my groups in half, because he too is an excellent shot. The very first time he picked up a shotgun while we were shooting clays he never missed a single shot. I would say he is a natural. I can kill critters, but I miss plenty when I'm shooting at targets, at least I miss the tiny little spot I'm aiming at. As odd as it sounds I have never in my 61 years owned a 30-06, not because I never wanted one, but being left-handed there's not a ton of good options, and when I buy a rifle, especially nowadays, I look for a good deal; those are rare, but I still plan on buying one someday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="highfinblue, post: 2923084, member: 67530"] I have one friend that religiously breaks in every barrel, and his guns shoot fantastic when he is pulling the trigger; he's just a very good shot in my opinion. I used to break them in, and to be honest I can't say it made much difference for me, but I am not what you would call a good paper puncher. I listened to a high end barrel maker, at the time his barrels were at the top, and he said break in was bs, and all you were doing was wearing out the barrel, he said it not me. The guy that built my best rifle told me to break it in by shooting it; that's what I've done and it's taken elk out to 980 yards, and whitetail at 600, so it shoots just fine as long as I do my job. My friends rifles shoot better than mine because he is a better shot than me. My son can pick up my rifles and basically cut my groups in half, because he too is an excellent shot. The very first time he picked up a shotgun while we were shooting clays he never missed a single shot. I would say he is a natural. I can kill critters, but I miss plenty when I'm shooting at targets, at least I miss the tiny little spot I'm aiming at. As odd as it sounds I have never in my 61 years owned a 30-06, not because I never wanted one, but being left-handed there's not a ton of good options, and when I buy a rifle, especially nowadays, I look for a good deal; those are rare, but I still plan on buying one someday. [/QUOTE]
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