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Ammo for the Ruger 6.5 creedmoor
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<blockquote data-quote="tomthebaker" data-source="post: 2960436" data-attributes="member: 1054"><p>The point about barrel break in is to coat the spot where the rifling first begins at the end of the Chamber. It is a sharp edge, and copper builds a ramp there. So, you want to remove lead and powder fouling, but not the copper initially. Hoppes works fine, as long as you don't soak it long term.</p><p></p><p>An Army sniper school instructor suggested cleaning after each shot for the first 10 shots, then clean every 10 shots for the first 50 or so.</p><p></p><p>Everyone has different procedures, and they pretty much "work." But the best results come from cleaning the powder and lead residue and leaving the copper.</p><p></p><p>After break in, I soak the barrel in Hoppes every 200 rounds or so to remove excess copper, but I never strip it all out.</p><p></p><p>There's a lot of BS when it comes to barrel break in. I'm not a bench rest shooter, but these methods have served me well. Other opinions will differ.</p><p></p><p>Some guys use only nylon brushes, but I use the conventional brass brush and cleaning patches.</p><p></p><p>I don't scrub the bore much, just use the brush as an assist to help the chemicals do the job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tomthebaker, post: 2960436, member: 1054"] The point about barrel break in is to coat the spot where the rifling first begins at the end of the Chamber. It is a sharp edge, and copper builds a ramp there. So, you want to remove lead and powder fouling, but not the copper initially. Hoppes works fine, as long as you don't soak it long term. An Army sniper school instructor suggested cleaning after each shot for the first 10 shots, then clean every 10 shots for the first 50 or so. Everyone has different procedures, and they pretty much "work." But the best results come from cleaning the powder and lead residue and leaving the copper. After break in, I soak the barrel in Hoppes every 200 rounds or so to remove excess copper, but I never strip it all out. There's a lot of BS when it comes to barrel break in. I'm not a bench rest shooter, but these methods have served me well. Other opinions will differ. Some guys use only nylon brushes, but I use the conventional brass brush and cleaning patches. I don't scrub the bore much, just use the brush as an assist to help the chemicals do the job. [/QUOTE]
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