New Rifle Break In Routine.

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Roadking

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Looking for recommendations on New, unfired rifle “break in” procedure. We are having a bit of cool weather here in Central FL. That, being relative, has me indoors for a few more days. That is providing me time to clean the barrel before launching a bunch of lead. But, when I DO get to the range, I want to be somewhat organized about my initial experience with my new rifle. Of course there is the scope sighting in deal too.

I have read about the first several hundred pellets to help the regulator get “regulated”. Then there is pellet weights. And speeds.

I have a Labradar with the air gun microphone, so I will be able to check velocity. I have about 6 tins of different weight pellets to try out to find a “sweet” spot and what the gun ‘likes’.

Wondering what others do to get their rig settled in.

Thanks

RK


 
Yes, with that rifle, I would say just clean the barrel, and shoot it. When you see accuracy fall off, clean again, etc. Daystate rifles are, for the most part, not very user friendly for casual tuning. Daystate seems as averse to owner tinkering, as FX is in encouraging it. But, your Wolverine will probably not need anything, so enjoy. 
 
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A rifled barrel leads up after approx 50 shots, a meniscus of lead filling in any microscopic low points in your bore, to some extent making it potentially more accurate. Another interesting observation, is that this leading up can be pellet specific, where swapping from pellet to pellet can require a new leading in period. So its best to not expect too much from a new pellet straight off the mark.

This is often a big mistake made by gun tests when trying to find the best pellet for a given gun, switching from pellet to pellet and then forming a flawed judgement on a pellet which otherwise might improve to be a good pellet. Also, this measure of improvement varies pellet type to pellet type.










 
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