Proper new gun break-in procedure?

[barrel-nut]

Thanks foxx. Forgot that part.

[rjtfroggy]

I have done it both ways over the last 40 years of shooting both with factory and custom hand lapped barrels and other than the easy cleaning of the custom from the get go there is no difference in accuracy after 40-60 rounds. the customs show no difference and the factory barrel shoot as accurate as expected for a factory barrel the only thing is the Savage barrels are more accurate than most and that is why out of two overly full safes(wife's words not mine) the only 2 non Savages are my ML and my 1970 Marlin 30/30.

[gege hughes]

German Salazar has a great article on his approach to breaking in a barrel. Read it to the end.
http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2010/11/equipment-barrel-break-in.html

[barrel-nut]

Wow, what a tough read. It put me to sleep. Some pictures for illustration would have helped, I think. 😉