Thread: Breaking in a new barrel

Originally Posted by tetawa

Running in barrels was a fad started by ammo companies to sell more ammo.

As the entire basic process uses about a single packet and you just spent how much on a new rifle? And that single packet, most people will use at least half to sight in properly. (One shot at a target and get it close is not sighting in properly. ) If you clean between every shot while the barrel cools you do both tasks at the same time and do not actually buy any more ammo than you would have anyway.