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Offline Two Bears

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Seasoning or fire lapping an In-line
« on: January 01, 2005, 02:48:11 PM »
What Does everybody recommend or what is your preference when you season your gun barrel?

Is it something that should be done to an In-line?

Does it matter if it is a stainless barrel or a blued barrel?

What is used for a load when fire lapping- Patch and ball in an In-line? Or pre- lubed bullets

How many shots is recommended?

Just looking for some help
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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2005, 03:32:36 PM »
Just my opinions...others may vary.

Firelapping is over-rated.  Use as a last resort.  I have found my barrels attain max accuracy in a reasonable number of shots...try firing a pack of conicals or powerbelts through at the beginning.  I had a Traditions that took over 100 shots to tighten up, but my Omega took only about 20-30.

I think "seasoning" is also over-rated...especially with fat products like bore butter.  All this has done is rust barrels for me and make it hard to get sabots down.  Maybe it is good for traditional guns, but I think it is a bad idea for inlines.

Stainless or blued, I've never noticed a difference.  But I haven't been through all that many guns either.
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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2005, 01:27:03 AM »
I wouldn't season or fire lap it. You may do more harm than good.
You could polish the bore with JB bore paste. I did that to mine, it made it a little smoother to load.
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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2005, 06:11:47 AM »
How do you polish the bore with JB Bore paste, I have heard of it but have not tried to do it.

Is it better off left for a gunsmith to do?

If it is over polished can you do more harm than good?
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Offline Keith Lewis

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« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2005, 10:51:37 AM »
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How do you polish the bore with JB Bore paste, I have heard of it but have not tried to do it.

Is it better off left for a gunsmith to do?

If it is over polished can you do more harm than good?

Here is the way I did my stainless Omega which was a bear to load sabots in: I used a brass brush with a patch over the brush. Loaded the patch with JB bore paste and made about 50 up and 50 down passes. I checked the patch and changed to a new one with more JB. Repeat step one. I did this for a total of 200 up and 200 down passes of the barrel. Now the rifle loads quite a bit better and the accuracy seems to be a little better although the rifle shot great from the start. I did not cause any harm which is the good thing. JB is a very mild abrasive and the amount of metal removed is minimal. Make sure you clean the bore really good and get all the polishing material out and make sure you rust proof the barrel as it is now really clean and the metal is exposed. You will likely get other recommendations and you can sort them out. This one worked for me.
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« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2005, 11:42:19 AM »
It seems that SS barrels can benifit from lapping, blued ones don't need it.
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