I have gone the hot water route in the past. Now what I normally do is let the barrel cool somewhat, then patch with Sweets while it's still warm. I run the patch back and forth for about a minute, then do the same again. Doing this gets a lot of the copper fouling out quickly.Then I patch with a co...

I did put a PE mount and scope on my M39 and I love it.

I just put on lay-away until next week a Henry .44 Magnum "Big Boy." Do any of you guys have a recommended break-in procedure, or is none necessary? I appreciate any help you have to offer. The whole point of breaking in a barrel is to smooth over any machine marks left in the barrel in o...