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Ruger American .243

Post by jas0n » 21 Jan 2015, 11:01 am

Well i finally got it, 8 weeks of waiting which was the longest 8 weeks ever,

but here it is, going away this weekend to the farm so ill be testing it then.

ive been told i should shoot 1 round and clean it for 5 times, then 3 rounds and clean it for 5 times, then 5 rounds and clean it for 5 times, can anyone confirm if i should do this or is there another way?

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Post by Sam45 » 21 Jan 2015, 11:10 am

No image mate....
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Post by North East » 21 Jan 2015, 11:23 am

I never ran my .30-06 in...it's a hunting rifle. It's about 5 years old and shoots straight.
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Post by jas0n » 21 Jan 2015, 11:24 am

i can see the image???
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Post by jas0n » 21 Jan 2015, 11:48 am

North East wrote:I never ran my .30-06 in...it's a hunting rifle. It's about 5 years old and shoots straight.


never had any problems with it?
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Post by North East » 21 Jan 2015, 11:52 am

jas0n wrote:
North East wrote:I never ran my .30-06 in...it's a hunting rifle. It's about 5 years old and shoots straight.


never had any problems with it?


It's a T3 Lite and shoots the same as when I first got it. I clean it at the end of each day.
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Post by jas0n » 21 Jan 2015, 12:00 pm

thats interesting, do you know why they would have told me to do this before i even get to shoot.
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Post by North East » 21 Jan 2015, 12:08 pm

jas0n wrote:thats interesting, do you know why they would have told me to do this before i even get to shoot.


Everyone has there own ideas on running in rifles. I found that if I did nothing I still get the same results.
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Post by jas0n » 21 Jan 2015, 12:23 pm

Just been researching various forums and they all say its BS, not sure why the rifle shop said to do it though.
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Post by Combat_Wombat » 21 Jan 2015, 1:28 pm

jas0n wrote:weird about the photo. ill fix it tonight. just been researching various forums and they all say its BS, not sure why the rifle shop said to do it though.


Probably to get you to buy a few more boxes of ammo
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Post by jas0n » 21 Jan 2015, 1:38 pm

could be a possibility.
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Post by bigfellascott » 21 Jan 2015, 1:54 pm

Just give the bore a good clean before you shoot it and it should be fine after that - as to whether you need to run a barrel in who really knows, just run it in by shooting s**t with it! :thumbsup:

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Post by 1290 » 21 Jan 2015, 2:28 pm

Of course they told you to break it in with 100 rounds of ammo..... and they'd be more than happy to supply you with the 100 rounds too!!!

There's a famous how to break in a rifle YouTube video. ...it's a cracker. .anyone got a link, should be stickied for each time this question comes up. :D
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Post by RoginaJack » 21 Jan 2015, 3:20 pm

With the .243Win, I usually clean bore before shooting as per rifle manual ans leave dry. Bore sight rifle with scope. load & fire Round 1, clean bore with bore solvent and patch out, repeat for Rounds 2 & 3.

Fire 3 rounds, clean with bore solvent and patch out, check group & adjust scope, fire 3 rounds, adjust scope and patch out. If required continue with a further 3 rounds etc. until scope & rifle are zeroed in.

After that, just clean at days end.

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Post by North East » 21 Jan 2015, 3:21 pm

Works with any caliber....just shoot it. :thumbsup:

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Post by rsj223 » 21 Jan 2015, 5:57 pm

North East wrote:Works with any caliber....just shoot it. :thumbsup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxP-H1CrYKw

Love it. I cleaned my .223 before any shots then shot 4 let it cool the just cleaned it at the end of the day.
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Post by RoginaJack » 22 Jan 2015, 11:00 am

North East wrote:Works with any caliber....just shoot it. :thumbsup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxP-H1CrYKw


Each to their own, I suppose but he's talking about Military weapons and I'm not going to rabbit on about that..
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Post by Aster » 23 Jan 2015, 12:03 pm

jas0n wrote:hows the photo now?


Dunno what was happening with the photo before as the image was hosted on another website.

I've saved and uploaded the photo to be hosted here instead so it will now be showing for all.
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Post by Lorgar » 23 Jan 2015, 12:08 pm

jas0n wrote:ive been told i should shoot 1 round and clean it for 5 times, then 3 rounds and clean it for 5 times, then 5 rounds and clean it for 5 times, can anyone confirm if i should do this or is there another way?


Mate, this is one of those questions that people have been arguing over forever.

Personally I'm with North East.

For all my rifles - Rugers, Tikkas and Anchutz, centrefire and rimfire, chambered for half a dozen different cartridges - I have never "broken in" any of them.

I give them a thorough clean out of the box to clear out all the factory grease and start shooting. I've never had any problems and they all continue to shoot accurately.

This is the first 4 shots out of my 7mm Tikka shooting with was not "broken in" - Tikka 7mm-08 range report

Looks alright to me? And still shoots like that a year later.
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Post by Aussier » 23 Jan 2015, 12:12 pm

jas0n wrote:just been researching various forums and they all say its BS, not sure why the rifle shop said to do it though.


It's one of those things people read somewhere and then start repeating as fact as if they have tested and experienced it themselves.

Could have been, but I wouldn't necessarily say the shop was trying to rort you into a buying a few extra boxes off ammo.

Half the guys working in gunshops don't know what they're talking about and he could easily have been repeating the latest pearl of wisdom he learned from some self proclaimed expert at the range.
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Post by agentzero » 23 Jan 2015, 12:14 pm

1290 wrote:There's a famous how to break in a rifle YouTube video. ...it's a cracker. .anyone got a link, should be stickied for each time this question comes up. :D


No but I'm curious now :lol:
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Post by feedr » 23 Jan 2015, 12:18 pm

jas0n wrote:but here it is, going away this weekend to the farm so ill be testing it then.


Have fun.

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Post by jas0n » 23 Jan 2015, 12:35 pm

thanks for the feed back guys, appreciate it. leaving in about 1 hour to drive 7 hours south, hopefully this weather clears up as i drive south.
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Post by 1290 » 23 Jan 2015, 2:19 pm

this is what I'm talking about, proper break in procedure... its an art, to tell by the sound of the barrel resonating, to know when its 'proper' broke in :thumbsup:

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Post by cala90 » 23 Jan 2015, 7:36 pm

Lorgar wrote:I give them a thorough clean out of the box to clear out all the factory grease and start shooting. I've never had any problems and they all continue to shoot accurately.


+1.

My last two rifles I bought (.22 and 30-06) both gun shops told me to just clean out the factory oil etc and that's all.

Never had a problem!
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Post by Manimal » 27 Jan 2015, 7:53 am

So how was the big day at the farm? ;)
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Post by jas0n » 27 Jan 2015, 8:13 am

terrible, i got it sighted in at nearly 100m, went for a spot at night and nothing was around, even stopped for 10mins with vehicle off and no lights and called. Went out Sunday morning for an hour and called for the entire time with no response. bit disappointed I didnt get to shoot at a moving target but happy that I got it sighted in.
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Post by Manimal » 28 Jan 2015, 8:33 am

Ah bad luck then.

Good to be sighted at least and ready to go.
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Post by jas0n » 28 Jan 2015, 11:13 am

yea thats it, i think me and the old boy will be going to belmont range on valentines day hahaha.
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Post by tuffstuff » 28 Jan 2015, 1:41 pm

Spending the day with your new lady :D
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