Age old break in debate

[EBang]

Im about to go an get my self a 77/17 WSM
Iv had every form of .22 and want to give .17 a try.
Is it worth the time of 1 shot clean ten times in a row and so on.
never done it before but im thinking i may this time, anyone thinks it makes a difference ?

 

[WIL TERRY]

NOPE !!!

And so it goes...

 

[InjunBro]

The break in process of clean every so many shot doesn't seem to matter. However all of my most accurate rifles were cleaned before ever being fired.

 

[Mobuck]

I no longer do the 1 shot and clean for the first xx shots.
I do believe it is good sense to be patient while shooting a new barrel. I also heartily recommend NOT blasting dozens of rounds down your new bore w/o any cleaning at all. I shoot 5-6 shots and clean. After that no more than 10 shots between cleanings for the first 100.
Blasting piles of ammo through a new bore is illogical unless you're the kind of person who buys a new car and takes it to the race track on the way home.

 

[Rick Courtright]

never done it before but im thinking i may this time, anyone thinks it makes a difference ?

Hi,

I've only gone thru that drill once, with my Savage '06. All I can say for sure is I don't think I hurt anything, and the first box of ammo lasted longer than any one since!

Rick C

 

[transalp1961]

I have had two Ruger 77/17 WSM rifles. The first one was a 3 moa, shooter. The second is about a 1 1/2 moa shooter. I would not worry too much about the break in. I have cleaned mine but it does not affect the accuracy much.

 

[CraigC]

No, just shoot it. I don't know about the .17WSM but the .17HMR is notorious for doing its best shooting dirty. My first one was never seen a patch and 9yrs later, it shoots just as well as it did new.

 

[Pat-inCO]

I've done three rifles that way and all I can say for sure is it didn't hurt.
But then again, those are the three most accurate rifles I have. 8)

 

[Snake45]

I wouldn't worry about it. From what I've read (and it's quite a bit), it seems to be as much a superstition ritual as anything else.

Doesn't really hurt anything, so if you really want to, go ahead. Or just start shooting and enjoying the thing.