A friend of mine bought a cva muzzleloader real cheap and a very rusty barrel. I told I would try to clean it up for him.
Visually I couldn't see the grooves from the lands. Breechplug came out after soaking for a bit, it was completely clogged. Breechplug was easy to clear up with drill bits and soaking for a couple days.
I worked on the barrel for two weeks, worked on it about an hour every night. I used bore cleaners, Kroil brass bore brushes, steel wool and even used 220 grit lapping compound.
Barrel looks ok now except for some pitting on the flats of the lands. No pitting in the groves?
I want to shoot it now but was thinking if it would be a good idea to shoot lead bullets first to help smooth it out. What do you guys think??
Oh it's a 45cal. if so what bullet should I shoot?
Visually I couldn't see the grooves from the lands. Breechplug came out after soaking for a bit, it was completely clogged. Breechplug was easy to clear up with drill bits and soaking for a couple days.
I worked on the barrel for two weeks, worked on it about an hour every night. I used bore cleaners, Kroil brass bore brushes, steel wool and even used 220 grit lapping compound.
Barrel looks ok now except for some pitting on the flats of the lands. No pitting in the groves?
I want to shoot it now but was thinking if it would be a good idea to shoot lead bullets first to help smooth it out. What do you guys think??
Oh it's a 45cal. if so what bullet should I shoot?