[VCMike]

I always read about the special ways to break in your new rifle barrels and was wandering is that necessary with the Glock? I have just went to the range and shot it then taken it home and cleaned it, now wandering if you should clean after four shots or is that just a waist of time and cleaner?

[wsar10]

I ALWAYS clean it first, the whole gun.

[Texcowboy]

I am not aware of a breaking in period for the Glock Barrel. I dont always clean my Glocks after each trip to the range, maybe every second or third trip.

[ODG34]

You don't need to break in the barrel on a Glock, or any hand gun really. After the first hundred rounds or so you might notice that your groups tighten up a little, but thats due to the action locking up more consistantly once its broken in not the barrel. Most of the tricks for breaking in rifle barrels are really nothing more than gun forum voodoo anyway.

[rivalarrival]

I anoint it in the blood of a virgin, then use it to ritually slaughter a goat to be sacrificed to the Dark Lord Cthulhu. After that, I take it to the range and feed it a steady diet of cheap target ammunition, take it home and wipe it down with some CLP.

[EvilD]

I do it the same way as Rival, except, I use 2 virgins.

[10MM FAN]

Originally Posted by ODG34

You don't need to break in the barrel on a Glock, or any hand gun really. After the first hundred rounds or so you might notice that your groups tighten up a little, but thats due to the action locking up more consistantly once its broken in not the barrel. Most of the tricks for breaking in rifle barrels are really nothing more than gun forum voodoo anyway.

I agree with this.

[wsar10]

If you guys will refer to page 33 of your manual it will tell you that you NEED to clean it before using.

[DVCguns]

Originally Posted by wsar10

If you guys will refer to page 33 of your manual it will tell you that you NEED to clean it before using.

Other than because the manual says to, can you think of a reason to clean a barrel that has had only a test round fired through it? I can't, didn't and likely never will.

My first G17 didn't get cleaned until after 500+ rounds.

I've never broken in a rifle barrel either. My buddy who has several GAPs did the traditional break-in on one and just shot the other without cleaning for the first 200+ rounds and both shoot the same. I agree that it's forum superstition propped up by those who value meplat trimming. I think more damage is cause by not shooting the gun and leaving it dirty than putting it to work on a monthly basis. Over cleaning is bad also IMO.

[wsar10]

^^Can't say I do.
I always end up cleaning a gun first, but I can't say I would loose sleep if I didn't clean it .