Proper way to break in a new barrel

Kirch · 12-06-2011, 06:56 AM

I just picked up a NEW CVA Accura V2 and am wondering what everyone is using to break in their new steel? I've heard bore butter seasons the barrel. Is "seasoning or break in" required on a bergarra barrel? if so what do you guys do and how many rounds etc???

corey012778 · 12-06-2011, 07:07 AM

use 200 to 250 strokes of jb bore paste. for something to protect the bore from rust. save the bore butter for conicals. for bore protection use something like remoil, hoppies 9, rusty duck oil, or any other good gun oil.

you don't need to season an barrel. just need to break it in. if you do use bore butter as an protective. make sure the bore is completely dry. bore butter has some wax in the mix. if you have any moisture in the bore, it will give you an rust patches

Kirch · 12-06-2011, 07:18 AM

Im confused with the wording of your reply. JB paste for protectant or remi oil, etc. also, what is required to "break in" a new barrel?

corey012778 · 12-06-2011, 07:31 AM

jb bore paste is an bore polish. a lot of us use it to help break in new barrels or to bring old barrels back to life.

I use remoil as an protective.

mountaineer magic · 12-06-2011, 07:32 AM

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corey012778 · 12-06-2011, 07:41 AM

tell ya I need an day off, did not see the model.

with the accura, run an cotton ball down the barrel if is snags you need to do some type of polishing or shooting method on it.

bronko22000 · 12-06-2011, 08:06 AM

"breaking in" a new barrel is not as critical for a ML it is for a CF rilfe. The breaking in is not a seasoning but it is a polishing as Corey states and why the use of JB compound is often used. No matter what the machining process used to put the rifling in the barrel, it leaves minute burrs in the bore. These burrs are what catch the fouling and make a rilfe difficult to clean. And a less than thorough cleaning will cause continued fouling buildup resulting in less accuracy. Therefore, if you remove these burrs early in your purchase you will have a rifle that cleans up easier and accuracy will be maintained.

Breechplug · 12-06-2011, 08:53 AM

I think befor you consider using any JB Bore's Paste you better read up on the 5 Step Process Bergara uses to make there ML Barrels. They need No Break in at all, there some of the Best Looking Barrels I have ever seen inside, there so smooth and Mirror Shiny that you wont believe it.
They Load with ease and Clean up Fast and Easy. I have 3 Bergara Barrels and this is just My Opinion on what I have found. If all MLer maufactures made there MLer Barrels the way Bergara does then they put JB's out of Business.
(BP)

corey012778 · 12-06-2011, 08:58 AM

bp, jb still be around. look at all the older muzzleloaders out there that would need a little tlc now and then

Breechplug · 12-06-2011, 09:03 AM

I can shoot My ACCURA then just run one swipe of a Nylon Brush down it with Soap and Water, Rince, then run a couple of Patches down it and it's Spotless. I do use Montana Extreme Bore Conditioner in all My Bergara Barrels. I run a Patch with a very small amount of MX down them after a Clean followed by a Dry Patch then Load, and also befor I store them I run a wet Patch of MX down the Barrel, this stuff is wasome. Also My 3 Bergara Barrels are all Stainless Steel.
I could see using JB's with other New MLer Barrels as Im sure there could be Tiny Burrs in the Barrel, but Bergara Barrels are Inspected befor there sent out and go 2 Steps Further in the Making of there Barrels than Most All Mler Barrel Manufactures, Insuring the Inside of there Barrels are like None you've ever seen befor. Any of you who have'nt seen the inside of a Bergara Barrel or Used one then you wont know what Im talking about untill you do.
(BP)