Quote Originally Posted by Hector View Post
I thought the whole idea of 'break-in' was to smooth a freshly cut barrel and it's chamber.
Shoot a couple shots, knock down some burrs, clean out the copper that the burrs collected and so on until the barrel doesn't copper so bad.
I realize quality barrels do not need this, but I think mass produced rifles may and sometimes do.
So why won't just shooting the gun accomplish the same thing?....Where does the need for all the extra cleaning come from?