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14 years 6 months ago #4226 by Louisiana Shooter
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I ordered a Bushy .308 ORC today. Is anyone aware of any particular break-in considerations that I should be aware of?

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14 years 6 months ago #4235 by BUILDING MY SASS
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Well LS, being you are the first person that I know of on two sites that is buying one,
I guess we will learn all that together... :lol: :dry:
but for now, I would say follow what your manual says...and use high end quality ammo...then you will get better precision out of it...then you can shoot the cheap stuff...good luck and I (I mean WE :lol: ) expect a full report on it...including pictures..
Good for you...
BMS

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14 years 6 months ago #4236 by Al Mack
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I just finished the break in on a LR-308. I started with normal break in fire 5 clean after each, fire 3 x 5 times clean after each 3, fire 5 x 5 times clean after each 5. I thought I was done, but the DPMS called for fire 10 x 10 clean after each 10. I did this and does this gun shoot, and cleaning is a snap. You should get instructions with your new gun follow them and you should get good service from your rifle.

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14 years 6 months ago #4244 by Louisiana Shooter
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It is my understanding that with it's .308, Bushmaster has simply become another way for DPMS to market their rifles in an "off the rack" configuration. It just happened to come off the rack with several features that I was looking for.

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14 years 6 months ago #4253 by Louisiana Shooter
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BUILDING MY SASS wrote:

Well LS, being you are the first person that I know of on two sites that is buying one,
I guess we will learn all that together... :lol: :dry:
but for now, I would say follow what your manual says...and use high end quality ammo...then you will get better precision out of it...then you can shoot the cheap stuff...good luck and I (I mean WE :lol: ) expect a full report on it...including pictures..
Good for you...
BMS


I'll probably use some 150 gr. core-lokt bullets that I load over 48.8 grains of Win 748 into once fired LC brass that I get from Scharch using Federal Champion primers. My Springer Socom II reallly likes that load and I could luck out and have a recipe that works in both. It has worked well in Armalite's that students have brought to my classes, but I do not think it has been run through a DPMS pattern .308.

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14 years 6 months ago #4266 by Louisiana Shooter
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Well, the 12 pmqgs that I ordered from Midway are in and my dealer has my rifle, but I cannot pick it up because I got delayed again. Filled out the paperwork Tuesday and can pick up my rifle next Tuesday. Only the ATF and our .gov's infinite wisdom could make a 3 day waiting period last a week.

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14 years 6 months ago #4288 by LoneWolfUSMC
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My method....



Do what you want....but just make sure you know what you think you are trying to do.

Many of our break in processes are because that's what "grandpappy" used to do. Several barrel manufacturers post break in procedures because the customer thinks there should be one and gets upset when there isn't.

Clean, shoot, done.

More damage has been done by cleaning than by shooting.

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14 years 6 months ago #4298 by BUILDING MY SASS
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Ok here is another way, but it is more for the bolt actions...but it will work for the AR-10...
BMS

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