Originally Posted by
Kirch
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???
Stay away from bore crap...errr Butter.
I'd get some jb bore paste and run only 60 passes, changing the Snug fitting patch every 20 strokes. Leave your breech plug installed and do this all from the muzzle. A note, take the cotton from a Q tip and plug the breech plugs primer hole. I learned this after my first time with jb bore paste. The paste will squeeze into the BP and squirt all over in the frame LOL.
After that you can clean the jb paste out of the barrel with birchwood casey gun scrubber.
After bore is clean, follow up with a light oil like birchwood casey barricade, Rig #2 or any other good brand of oil. Stay away from bore butter style lubes.
I usually shoot mine 10 times with Blackhorn209 and then fully clean it. After that its all shooting and cleaning later on at the end of the day when im finished shooting.
If you're going to be shooting Triple 7, Pyrodex, American pioneer, Swab the bore clean after each shot.