Thread: Thoughts on new barrel ' break-in '

Originally Posted by mikee

He does mention that i only experience is with custom barrels but Tikka have been making barrels for long enough to do it properly even when mass produced.
I noticed the gunmith moved the bolt handle to the "wrong side" while shortening the barrel

Wrong side.? Nah mate... that's the proper side for us truly talented fellas.
Have just got back from pengy's place where he was kind enough to let me use his range. Thanks pengy... another one of those GC's I have met through the forum.
It appears to string left and up on a 45 degree angle as it heats up. Didn't really have enough time to let barrel cool properly between shots but the deviation was quite pronounced from cold to hot... appeared to be nearly three inches which seems like alot. Thought it was me but pengy had the same outcome when he took over the drivers seat.
Will have to try again when got some more rounds and more time. But it's nice to shoot and a pussycat with recoil compared to my big boys toys.
So overall a happy camper... just needs a bit more fine tuning....