Chip,
Once broken-in, there really is no need to repeat a break-in procedure. However, I do shoot some balls & conicals on occasion - just for the fun & practice of it.
You probably will find, even with good cleaning practices after every outing, that the gun's accuracy will go away some after the passage of some time - say 6 months to a year. To restore accuracy, I like to work about 3 patches of the J-Bs or Flitz bore paste (that herman spoke of) in the bore to get out the apparent residual fouling that causing this phenomenon. Work these patches like you were polishing silver or mag wheels - work them in quick short stokes proceeding from the muzzle to the breech, follow each patch by working 2 clean patches in the same way. When finished with the paste give it a good cleaning with your regular solvent and it should be shooting 100% once again.
And it is possible to duplicate the break-in process by using the bore paste rather than round balls............but the balls are so much more fun!! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Yes, a good soapy/solvent cleaning will wash away the seasoning - that's why the old mountainmen's guns always smelled like bacon grease and sulfur (bad gas)...............they never cleaned them with anything except a couple of dry patches. That's the same reason my wife gives me the evil eye when I try to wash her cast iron skillits - she keeps them seasoned by only wiping then down dry.
"Every moving thing that liveth, I give unto you as meat" (Gen 9:3)
Trust God..........but keep your powder dry!
Edited by - Mark whiz on 01/09/2003 13:19:25