you shoot enough rounds thru it to get the barrel extremely hot and then let it cool. has anybody heard this before. the guy who told me was an instructor for concealed weapons.
2007-08-27 22:52:13 · 16 answers · asked by vettle1 3 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Whoever told you this needs to stop making up lies, and stick with water guns.
2007-08-28 09:23:52 · answer #1 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
make sure you don't take lessons from that guy. That is a complete falsehood. In fact, with certain firearms, getting the barrel extremely hot can cause it to warp etc. Now, on a second note, firing a weapon cold, then putting a few more rounds thru it to get the barrel warm, can change the point of impact of the bullet. This is true. That's why when sighting in, you should fire a round, clear the weapon and let it cool for a few minutes before you fire the next round.
2007-08-28 11:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by randy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That doesn't make any sense to me. However, guns shoot differently based on temperature... if your gun shoot more accurately hot it will be better once you shoot a few dozen through, but once it cools it will be the same as ever. Some guns have a break in period a few hundred rounds long, this gets rid of burrs on the metal and smooths things out, this causes it to jam less but will not increase accuracy, in fact, as the parts wear, it may become slightly less accurate. I know the SKS carbine typically shoots a little better once it has warmed up, it is often the opposite on more highly refined guns though.
Your CHL teacher needs to go back to school and stop making completely false claims.
2007-08-28 17:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by Colter B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breaking in a pistol in some models means that the working parts like the trigger, sear, hammer, etc. get a little smoother with use. This is most dramatic in new firearms for the first few hundred rounds.
This has nothing to do with the barrel and getting it overheated. I think this guy is an idiot who you should avoid.
2007-08-28 11:48:38 · answer #4 · answered by DJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What he was most likely meaning was 'seasoning' a bore. Putting a hundred or so rounds through a barrel helps remove small burrs and such from the rifling. Heating has nothing to do with it. We ar also talking improvements of generally tenths of an inch, nothing that would make a difference in plinking, hunting or self defense work. It would make a difference in competition shooting paper targets.
2007-08-28 07:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by Charles B 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The guy must sell ammo and gun parts to give advice like that.
I fire lap my new guns with 10 rds of special lapping ammo and then shoot 50 rds through them just to settle everything down. If they do not shoot accurately at the end of that I either trade them off or put in a new barrel.
2007-08-31 13:34:27 · answer #6 · answered by sargeArmy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the dumbest thing I've EVER heard. Heating barrels to that point does nothing but erode the throat of the gun faster and promote LESS accuracy.
2007-08-28 14:10:30 · answer #7 · answered by LawGunGuy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would have a hard time, shooting a pistol fast enough to get the barrel extremely hot.
You'd have to have 10 clips and pop off rounds as fast as you could pull the trigger.
And even that might not make the barrel extremely hot.
2007-08-28 06:01:53 · answer #8 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
No truth in it at all, most guns shoot a little better after they have had 100 or so rounds through them, but not one after the other !
2007-08-28 05:59:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I bet he is also the local gunsmith, arms dealer, and range ownere too huh? FUD like that is bound to make him more money one day.
If he is none of those then I would check perhaps for retardation.
2007-08-28 09:11:05 · answer #10 · answered by coolhandven 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋