Grain weight recommendation for barrel break in Axis XP II in .308

[Tiekmir]

INB4 barrel break in is BS and not needed. I am erring on the side of caution. So don't bother chiding me if it's BS or not. I have read many opinions on the subject and have made up my own mind about it.

Anyways, I read the barrel break in posted thead and will follow it's advice. The one thing I did not see was grain weight of the ammo used. Does it matter? How heavy or light of a load is better?

Thanks!

[lonestardiver]

It should not matter.

[celltech]

Break it in with the cheapest junk you can find and then let it rip...

[Tiekmir]

Cool, thanks, good to know.

[Jester560]

Barrel break in......

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[charlie b]

The purpose is merely to try to smooth out some of the rough spots. So, anything that has a copper jacket will work fine.

Keep in mind you won't end up with a 'smooth' barrel, just 'knocking off the peaks'. I wish I had done it with mine as the barrels would have 'settled' sooner.