I have read this article about using warm water and soap to clean all the dirt out of a new barrel, then using normal barrel cleaning jags and so on, they talk about this cleans the barrel better if you put boiling water throught the barrel, kind of getting the dirt out of the barrel when it expands, or somthing like that.

Have anybody heard about it, should it be done and what is the correct way to ensure no rust and such things. I am a bit scared to try it

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Originally posted by Flip:
I have read this article about using warm water and soap to clean all the dirt out of a new barrel, then using normal barrel cleaning jags and so on, they talk about this cleans the barrel better if you put boiling water throught the barrel, kind of getting the dirt out of the barrel when it expands, or somthing like that.

Have anybody heard about it, should it be done and what is the correct way to ensure no rust and such things. I am a bit scared to try it

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I have never heard of using hot water to clean a barrel except in black powder shooting? I would use a good rod/jag/good bore guide and cotton patchs and Hoppes/shooters choice/boretech..similar good cleaners and clean the barrel with this untill the patchs are coming out clean with no black or green and then do a shoot and clean break in procedure if you so wish...don't forget the chamber...use a bigger mop or chamber cleaner...and on bolt and other guns with lug recesses get them good and clean and lube the lugs....hope it shoots nice groups and good luck and good shooting!!!

I have used hot water and liquid dish soap with a nylon brush on stainless/synthetic stock rifles, followed by plenty of hot water to remove all the soap. The idea is to remove grease, oil, and a few metallic shavings that are sometimes found in the receiver. I also clean the bolt in the same manner. After that, I clean the bore the usual way, and shoot the rifle.

Other times I have used soap and water is after using JB paste to clean the bore.

But in order to accomplish that it is best to remove the stock and clean the rifle over the sink. Some people have problems with this procedure, since removing the stock and putting it back may at times change the rifle's POI. I haven't had any problems with my Ruger M-77.

[This message has been edited by Ray, Alaska (edited 03-21-2002).]

Try this link on breaking in new barrels. Its under FAQ's at the Winchester site.

http://www.winchester-guns.com/faqs/firearms/fq06.htm

If this is a brand-new, unfired barrel, all you need to do before firing the first shot is to push several clean, dry patches through it to thoroughly remove any preservative/lubricant that may be in the bore. Just make sure it is completely free of oil and grease, including the chamber. The first real cleaning comes after the first few rounds have been fired. The boiling water treatment is for black-powder barrels, and then only after the barrel is fouled by shooting. Some "authorities" recommend the boiling water treatment, then 25-50 strokes using a patch saturated in Bore Butter in order to season a new bore before shooting black powder. I have experimented with muzzle-loader barrels both "seasoned" and "unseasoned", and have found NO ADVANTAGE AT ALL to the seasoning process. However, SOME barrels may respond differently than mine did.