I have a rifle barrel that is very tight - would this ease the barrel?
I have to use very thin patches to get the ball down the 50cal barrel.

Robert

--- In Muzzleloaders@yahoogroups.com, "Mirage" <mirage_95758@y...> wrote:
>
> I obtained some "KG-2" from http://www.kgcoatings.com/ Working with
> the owner of KG Coatings, I ran a tight patch wet with KG-2 into the
> bore with my range rod. I did 200 LONG strokes and the bore of my
> T/C Hawken became VERY smooth.
>
> Lapping is a highly controversial proposition. I decided to do my
> barrel the hard way rather than "fire lap" it with compound in the
> bore. That process merely offends my notion of how to do things.
>
> I expect dramatically less fowling, slightly higher velocity, more
> shots before cleaning and dramatically easier cleaning because
> fowling has less to cling to. The whole lapping process took perhaps
> 20 minutes.
>
>
> --- In Muzzleloaders@yahoogroups.com, "Don" <baltomobber@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Lapping has been discussed before on this group, but how did you
> lap
> > your barrel? This sounds interesting.
> >
> > --- In Muzzleloaders@yahoogroups.com, "Mirage" <mirage_95758@y...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I have been a shooter for 50+ years (BP, less time). Anyhow, I
> > have
> > > exactly the same experience. The first shot goes wherever it
> > > wants. It's coming from a clean and cold bore. I just finished
> > > lapping my barrel and I have yet to test it. I expect better
> > > results.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Muzzleloaders@yahoogroups.com, pjkmarks@a... wrote:
> > > > In a message dated 10/08/2004 11:33:25 PM Eastern Daylight
> Time,
> > > > baltomobber@y... writes:
> > > >
> > > > > was out at the range today to get ready for deer
> muzzleloader
> > > > > season. The first shot was well out of the groups shot over
> > the
> > > next
> > > > > hour. Is this the infamous fouling shot? Anyway, the rest of
> > my
> > > > > rounds were on target, killing shots. When I go out for
> > hunting,
> > > I
> > > > > guess I will have to just fire off the first shot into the
> > > nearest
> > > > > backstop to get that flyer behind me. Any comment?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have never experienced this and I've been shooting a
> > > muzzleloader for 20
> > > > years. Sounds like you flinched.