The following information is intended to provide guidance on maintaining Bison Armory rifle barrels. If you have your own preferred brake-in and cleaning procedures go ahead and use them.
For best results, it is necessary to clean your barrel well and use proper cleaning equipment. We like the Dewey coated rods, a good bore guide (we prefer the Dewey caliber specific bore guides, available online at www.brownells.com), copper/bronze brushes and Hoppe’s No. 9 gun cleaning patches - the appropriate size to keep the jag and rod in the middle of the bore. You will also need a good carbon solvent, like Hoppe’s No. 9. Always finish by running a patch with a good gun oil like Tetra Gun Oil, KG 4 or something similar. Never shoot a dry bore as this will greatly promote copper fouling.
We hope that your new barrel brings many hours of shooting enjoyment! Please contact us if you have any questions regarding maintenance, installation or function of your new Bison Armory barrel.
If you want to simply shoot your rifle straight away, then just take care for the first 20-30 rounds to make sure the barrel stays cool, and run a patch with Hoppe’s No. 9 down the bore, followed by a dry patch, every few shots to remove the carbon fouling. Some shooters prefer to fire lap their barrels using a product such as Tubb’s Final Finish, which is fine if you’d like to use it.
Whatever your break-in procedure, we recommend you remove all the copper fouling in your barrel after the first one or two range sessions using a product such as Sweet’s 7.62 Solvent. After that, a fine coating of copper will develop in the bore that will help with accuracy and cleaning.
Most importantly, make sure you clean your barrel when it needs cleaning, and follow the do’s and don’ts listed below.
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