if you have shoot 55 rounds before you break in a barrel would it make any difference if you break it in?

Question

would it help it any.or dos it relly help it verry much.the gun is a 17HMR.

Answer 1

I my self have seen no weapon that brakes in in just 55 rounds.
The only way to do it that fast is with a special lapping tool used by gunsmiths, or the Tubb final finish bore conditioning system, the best one is for the reloaded in mind of the 2.
Other wise it depends on the weapon, some will brake in close to 1000 rounds, while others may take 1500 rounds.
But yes when it does polish up and de-burr the rifling, accuracy will improve.
Try and shoot it in no wind dead calm the .17 is really vulnerable to even a breeze.
That could well be some of your trouble.
Hang some surveyors tape where you shoot about 3 feet strip and keep it about 2 foot off the ground about ½ down the distance you are shooting, watch the tape and shoot when it is not moving much.
That’s one of the reasons I don’t have one, where I live we have too much breeze for the 17 to do me any good.
I’ve seen a custom .17 ( BIG $$$ ), shoot what looked like a shotgun pattern in just a breeze.

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Answer 2

A new gun is like a new car. You can't just jump in a new car and think it's going to run the best it ever will. You can blow it up easier than a broken in engine. A new gun will not be as accurate as a used gun because the new gun has very minor flaws that shooting a few boxes of shells through will eliminate. When breaking in a new gun, don't blast a bunch and overheat the barrel 'cause overheating is bad for a gun as well as a car. Have patience and you will be rewarded with a fine, accurate rifle

Answer 3

The break in period varies from gun to gun because what you are doing is smooth out potential defects in the barrel if it's a bolt action, and you are, in effect, tuning the parts of a semiautomatic.Clean the barrel after every 5 shots on your 17 for the first 30 shots and you will be ok.

Answer 4

Breaking in the barrel is a concept that people will debate forever. Some say you have to go through this huge process of breaking it in. Others will say it's just a myth created by a barrel maker to get you to wear it out faster, then having to buy another one sooner.

I personally don't think it will hurt anything if you don't break it in. Just shoot it, clean it, and properly maintain it as you normally would.

Answer 5

This will depend on who answers your question and how they feel about actual break-in-time. I personally don't feel the difference in my guns from 55 to 555 rounds keep the gun clean and oiled and make the decision for your self.

Answer 6

I never heard of "breaking in" a rimfire barrel. Don't get me wrong, maybe you know something about 17HMR that I do not (the fact that it is jacketed?). In my experience, breaking in a barrel has always been a centerfire issue.

Answer 7

the break in piriod will very but if you are shooting pop cans in the back yard you will not be able to tell and diff and as far as getting it to shoot good the trigger will help out as much as any thing if you can not squeese your trigger with out moveing the rifle you wont be able to shoot tight groups

Answer 8

I have no opinion on breaking in or not breaking in, but I am of the strong opinion that you should practice shooting.....a lot....and so I guess I am for breaking 'em in.

Answer 9

This break in B.S. is the figment of someones imagination.

Answer 10

I don't think "break in" is geared for rimfire rifles.