How to Break in a Barrel?

**Jon Frum** · July 30, 2011, 20:11

How to Break in a Barrel?--- I saw a tutorial here somewhere, put a new barrel on my G1. Anyone know where it was? Thanks.

**garyd1961** · July 30, 2011, 21:40

I think it's on DSA's web site.

rq375 · July 30, 2011, 21:41

clean it real good, go out and shoot at least 100 rounds, its broke in.

**def90** · July 31, 2011, 02:00

Yep DSA has one.. but I think the consensus is to just go out and shoot it..

**Jon Frum** · July 31, 2011, 08:27

Thanks!

erhauser · July 31, 2011, 10:44

"...Yep DSA has one..."

A number of years ago I put together two FALS from G1 kits. One was to sell, the other was to be for me.

On the "good" one I put a DSA med barrel, and free float hand guard. The other the better looking OEM barrel. I carefully broke in the DSA barrel per their instructions etc.

Bottom line: After a summer of experimenting with handloads and various commercial ammo I found that the DSA barrel would group so-so, and the G1 barrel quite accurately. I sold the DSA one and still have the G1.

Apparently, all the "break in" in the world won't salvage a mediocre barrel.

**garyd1961** · July 31, 2011, 12:16

I would just shoot it and clean it when I got home, but he asked for a tutorial on breaking in a barrel.

Eric Bryant · July 31, 2011, 16:05

Clean the barrel before firing it to remove any crap that remained in the barrel from manufacture, storage, shipping, or installation. Then clean it again when the accuracy falls off. This might be a long time. If you are uncomfortable with this sort of infrequent cleaning, then just pass a brush and a patch through it once in a while. Don't try to scrub every last bit out of the barrel, because it ain't all coming out, and even if it does, more will follow the next time you pull the trigger.

It's a lot easier to damage the barrel with careless cleaning than it is by simply shooting the weapon.

July 30, 2011, 20:11	#1
Jon Frum Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 8473 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,265	How to Break in a Barrel? How to Break in a Barrel?--- I saw a tutorial here somewhere, put a new barrel on my G1. Anyone know where it was? Thanks. __________________ "We must, indeed, all hang togather or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.": Ben Franklin Detain and Deport!

July 30, 2011, 21:40	#2
garyd1961 Curio & Relic Contributor Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 39373 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 2,701	I think it's on DSA's web site. __________________ One nation under God.

July 31, 2011, 02:00	#4
def90 Old Fart Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 50609 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Peoples' Republic of Boulder, Colorado Posts: 8,835	Yep DSA has one.. but I think the consensus is to just go out and shoot it.. __________________ There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live. Public libraries cannot let the public decide what is allowed in the library, or it would be brimming with pornography and gun magazines.

July 31, 2011, 08:27	#5
Jon Frum Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 8473 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,265	Thanks! __________________ "We must, indeed, all hang togather or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.": Ben Franklin Detain and Deport!

July 31, 2011, 10:44	#6
erhauser Registered FALaholic #: 15481 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Becker, MN Posts: 243	"...Yep DSA has one..." A number of years ago I put together two FALS from G1 kits. One was to sell, the other was to be for me. On the "good" one I put a DSA med barrel, and free float hand guard. The other the better looking OEM barrel. I carefully broke in the DSA barrel per their instructions etc. Bottom line: After a summer of experimenting with handloads and various commercial ammo I found that the DSA barrel would group so-so, and the G1 barrel quite accurately. I sold the DSA one and still have the G1. Apparently, all the "break in" in the world won't salvage a mediocre barrel. __________________ Ed reluctantly in MN

July 30, 2011, 21:41	#3
rq375 Registered FALaholic #: 17756 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 303	clean it real good, go out and shoot at least 100 rounds, its broke in.

July 31, 2011, 12:16	#7
garyd1961 Curio & Relic Contributor Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 39373 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 2,701	I would just shoot it and clean it when I got home, but he asked for a tutorial on breaking in a barrel. __________________ One nation under God.

July 31, 2011, 16:05	#8
Eric Bryant Registered FALaholic #: 7670 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West MI Posts: 2,189	Clean the barrel before firing it to remove any crap that remained in the barrel from manufacture, storage, shipping, or installation. Then clean it again when the accuracy falls off. This might be a long time. If you are uncomfortable with this sort of infrequent cleaning, then just pass a brush and a patch through it once in a while. Don't try to scrub every last bit out of the barrel, because it ain't all coming out, and even if it does, more will follow the next time you pull the trigger. It's a lot easier to damage the barrel with careless cleaning than it is by simply shooting the weapon. __________________ We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off. - Tyler Durden

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