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ALWAYS make sure your firearm is safe and unloaded. Never point any weapon, even an "unloaded" one, in an unsafe direction.

When picking up a rifle from any builder, friend, or colleague it's a good idea to run a couple tight cleaning patches through the chamber and bore to ensure no foreign material is in there from use or transport. 

PCR does not suggest doing a shoot/clean/shoot/clean break-in process. We suggest new barrels be properly cleaned roughly 5 times in the first 150-200 shots, focusing more cleanings earlier in the barrel life. After this the shooter can start doing 100-300 rounds between cleanings for the rest of the barrel life. What's important is proper cleaning.

Expect new barrels to speed up a bit(~30fps) after it's broken in.

NEVER use any type of abrasive lapping bullets and avoid coated bullets.

Powerful Copper solvents are usually unnecessary but use carefully if needed. PCR uses Butches Boreshine solvent. 

ALWAYS use a proper bore-guide, graphite cleaning rod, brass or aluminum patch loop and/or jag, and bronze brushes with an aluminum twisted core. Tilt your rifle slightly muzzle down when cleaning. Non-chlorinated brake cleaner works well for cleaning off Bronze Brushes. We don't use nylon brushes for cleaning our bores.

NEVER use any tools containing steel in the barrel. NEVER use "bore-snakes" (or anything you pull through the barrel on a rope or wire).

NEVER use RED loctite on a firearm. Use only BLUE loctite on properly cleaned parts and be sparing with it. Muzzle brakes should either get a small drop of Rocksett, or copper anti-seize lubricant. Most muzzle devices do not need to be glued on and should instead rely on proper torque. Suppressor threads especially appreciate a tiny bit of copper anti-seize.

NEVER allow oil or lubricant to get into your chamber. Your bolt action rifle doesn't need oil. It will appreciate a thing film of grease on the backs of the recoil lugs(on the bolt), and some grease in the cocking cam / bolt to shroud mating area. A light grease like TW25B is good for this.