September 10, 2018, 10:00 AM | #1 |
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New Rifle
I just purchased a new Weatherby Vanguard S2 and will be taking it out to the range Wednesday to shoot it for the first time. I have a couple of questions on how/if I should break it in:
1. Do I need to do anything beforehand to prepare it? Should I clean the barrel? If so, with what? Anything else? 2. When shooting Wednesday should I do some sort of break-in? I've read info on the subject and it seem like there are differing opinions? Thanks! |
September 10, 2018, 10:30 AM | #2 |
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It's my policy to always clean and treat a gun after purchase.
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September 10, 2018, 11:21 AM | #3 |
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I would at least clean it. As far as break in goes that depends on your position regarding the need to break in a rifle.
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September 10, 2018, 11:26 AM | #4 |
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I would clean the rifle before firing.
After 5 rounds, I would clean with Sweet's 7.62 or J.B. Bore Paste. After 10 more rounds, I would clean it again. After that, clean normally. If it was a varmint grade or match grade barrel, I'd follow Fred Sinclair's method.
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September 10, 2018, 12:18 PM | #5 |
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All BNIB rifles come with a rust inhibiting coating that must come off before shooting. Regular cleaning solvent like Hoppe's 9 will do.
There's no need to break in any new rifle, but it doesn't matter one way or the other.
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September 10, 2018, 12:44 PM | #6 |
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Congrats!
What caliber? I might lightly lube but most new rifles already have, but have taken some guns straight to the range, fired away, then cleaned them. And they all still work fine.
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September 10, 2018, 12:49 PM | #7 |
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Thanks all. Rifle is a 30-06. Picked it up at Walmart when they were on clearance for $249.99.
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September 10, 2018, 12:51 PM | #8 |
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a very good deal, I bought two.
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September 10, 2018, 06:22 PM | #9 |
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The three of my Vanguards got a barrel swabbing and drying and then they got shot.
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September 21, 2018, 08:11 PM | #10 |
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Sorry I didnt read this earlier. I bought 3 of the Walmart Vaguards. 308, 270 and 243. I put Hogue fully bedded stocks on them and a Timney trigger on the .308. I also added the Howa magazine to it. I did the Weatherby recommended breakin with 40 rounds. Its 10 rounds with a normal cleaning between each round and the 10 3 round groups with a cleaning between each group. The gun shot ok at first but shot fantastic for a hunting rifle on the last of the three round groups. It took about 3 hours to complete so I only got the .308 done.
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September 22, 2018, 08:04 PM | #11 |
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I was told my a gunsmith to clean a new gun and then clean the bore after every shot up to 5 shots, and then firer away !!
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September 23, 2018, 07:53 AM | #12 |
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You a free to do as you wish. I merely stated and followed what Weatherby recommended as per their FAQ page on their website. You'll get varying definitions of what a proper breakin is and that will vary by bore type. I'm very happy with the results.
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