I don't beleave I am asking this

[corey012778]

the 54cal barrel I got for my hawkens. It is the first barrel I'll have to break in since I got my rugar 96/22 (11years ago).

what products to use to help the break in?


do have jb bore paste.

[nchawkeye]

I'd shoot it before trying anything...In my .40 and .54 custom flinters I never had to do anything except find out which patching, ball and charge they preferred...

[Semisane]

Powder, patches, balls, percussion caps,and range time.

Actually, for a new barrel I like to give it afew (4 or 5) passes with a well oiled patch wrapped with #000 steel wool, thenshoot a box of Great Plains conicals and fully clean and oil the bore between each of thosefirst twenty rounds. It's a pain, but I believe (can't prove it) those long conicals hone the bore a little and it willfoul less with such a break in.

[MountainDevil54]

with that barrel i doubt you will have to do anything to the bore. Mine was smooth. I ran a couple patches wrapped around a bore brush and put some flitz on it. Its like glass inside there now.

[corey012778]

don't have any flitz. would have to order it.

[BIG.PAUL]

ALL guns ML, Rifle or Pistol should be broke in like Siemese said!

[UncleNorby]

The badger barrels site gives a good decription of barrel break-in.