I will pick up a new Model 29 Classic today. What is the proper break in procedure for a new gun? Anything to look for? Barrel break in?

I would spay some lub like Rem oil on the cylinder and crane assembly and then go shoot it. I'd just push the extactor down a spray a little on the shaft. The internals are already lubed by the factory and are good to go.

Clean it and lube per instructions; no need to disassemble. Go shoot. Repeat PRN.

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I guess it depends how anal you are about the gun.....

lube and shoot will work just fine, but I have often found tiny metalic dust particles inside of NIB guns.....this bothers me, so I usually take the side plate off, blast the gun with break cleaner (only on SS guns) and then carefully blow it out with an air hose, and the re-oil the gun......but this is not something that has to be done by any means......

clean it new out of the box......shoot it.....clean it when it gets dirty.

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If you intend to use jacketed bullets and want to try something not usually done with pistols, then break the barrel in like we break in our new match rifle barrels. It's not much work and it really does minimize future barrel fouling.

Break-In & Cleaning



But I don't think I'd try this with a gun having a nickle plate finish.

Yep, directly from the S&W Revolver manual:

• Before using your firearm for the first time, it should be
cleaned.
• Your firearm was treated at the factory with either a preservative
or oil to protect it against corrosion during shipping and
storage.
• Preservative and oil should be wiped from the bore, chamber
and exposed areas using a clean swab or patch before using
the firearm.

I shoot mostly cast bullets and will fire about 200 stiff jacketed loads through a new barrel to burnish it a bit. I do think this helps reduce leading when shooting cast bullets. However results do vary and I could be wrong, but I feel better doing it!

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Break in? Do I need to break in a new revolver?

Seriously, I run a boresnake through the barrel and chambers, do a basc look-see and, maybe, add a tiny drop of oil to the cylinder and ejector.

Thanks for the info guys.

Elaborate barrel-break-in procedures for rifles are not universally accepted as good things for barrels. Many claims are made for some techniques, but the fact is, if this is a true break-in -- meaning it has never been fired since it left the factory until the new owner starts breaking it in -- there's no way to quantify any improvement whatsoever. After all, it might have been crackerjack-accurate and amazingly clean-shooting right out of the box.

All that aside, I have never known anyone to advocate barrel break-ins for handguns. Rifle or handgun, my break-in procedure with handguns or rifles is to fully familiarize myself with its operation, clean and lube it, load it, and go shoot it.

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