What advice do you all have when breaking in a new rifle? Thanks!
Stan
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What advice do you all have when breaking in a new rifle? Thanks!
Stan
Clean it well, get some quality ammo, then shoot the shit out of it. *assuming it's a chrome lined barrel.
Its a brand spanking new 6920 so I'm pretty sure it has a chrome lined barrel.
I've seen it said (but never did it) to shoot one round, run a brass brush thru and clean with solvent, oil and repeat for 20-30 rounds.
I oiled the inside of the barrel with Firepower 10, oiled the bolt parts and went and had fun. Clean like normal when your done and leave it comfortably oiled internally (bolt parts) and oil the outside and follow with a dry wipe. Before I go shoot again, I drop a couple oil drops in the 3 holes of the bolt carrier under the dust cover. I also drop a few drops in each hole after every 4 or 5 mags if I'm doing a lot of shooting. It could be said by some that I over oil, I also crack open the rear take down pin and lay a thin bead of oil down each side of the bolt so that it flows around the bolt and into the upper bolt cavity. I like to have the bolt sliding on a film of oil in the upper.
I'm no pro, but I like oil. My 3 AR's have never jammed or acted odd. I've had 600 round days before with no issues following my lubrication technique... so I won't change unless I see a problem.
What I dont over oil is the barrel. I dont want the bullet to hydro lock on excessive oil, so when I iol the barrel after solvent cleaning I always dry wipe it to make sure there is just a very fine film left behind. I'm not sure if you can hydro a barrel.. but I'm scared to test that thought process on my barrel!
Larry
Thanks for the input Larry!
I'm not that patient. I just checked to make sure there was no grease, checked the bore for obstructions, and went out and shot it...Quote:
I've seen it said (but never did it) to shoot one round, run a brass brush thru and clean with solvent, oil and repeat for 20-30 rounds.
And I keep the bolt carrier group wet like Larry. That works well for the AR (The oldtimers here are going "No shit" of course). I just use what I have on hand, which usually happens to be CLP or 3 in 1 oil.
Have fun :D
I cleaned my new M&P twice in my anticipation for the carbine class I was taking in the up coming week :D:D Then during the class put 600+ rounds through it and 250 through my Kimber! Which was also brand new!! No problems I run my ar wet on the bolt and front of the carrier, any moving parts, and a very light coat inside the barrel when I clean
A modern tactical rifle such as an LE6920 does not require a special "break-in" procedure per se, but it does benefit (just as all mechanical devices do) from a break-in period.
As a general rule-of-thumb for an AR-15 I would say 500 rounds at 12 - 15 rpm, 1000 rounds total for 100% vetting.
So 500 rounds over a 40 minute time frame is a good initial vet of an AR-15. Well-lubed, of course.
Not necessary for chrome lined barrels. It's a myth started by a precision barrel maker, to get you to wear out your barrel faster through over cleaning it, thus causing the precision shooter to replace the barrel more frequently and increasing his profit margin.
You are 'breaking in"/"Proofing" the entire weapon system and not just the barrel. You are looking for anything that can break or malfunction during the process (bolt, carrier key, extractor, FCG, proper cycling, any short stroking, etc...), to include your mags and ammo. Agreed, a thousand rounds in a weekend with good lube on the BCG, without any failures, should do it. Caution, don't take an unproven or new rifle to a carbine class!
I was actually thinking of going to the thunder ranch carbine school but maybe I'll wait till the fall after I have a few thousand rounds through the rifle. Thanks for the input.