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only porus metals cast iron etc. can be seasoned. like a frying pan. modern steels lack the ability to be seasoned . you cant season a forged steel frying pan for that reason.
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You mean like a wok?
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What happens when a barrel is cut rifled or even bottoned, to a lessor extent, is a knap or texture is left behind from the boring,reaming and rifling operation.
Barrel break in is a more accurate term in my opinion and is the smoothing and leveling of these machined surfaces though lapping or lots of shooting and proper cleaning by patch abrasion of both cloth and paper.
The other thing that happens is barrel steel compression and relaxation from the compression of the exploding propellant.
The later is why the old mild cast steel barrels always shot better after being shot for a while and then re-rifled. This practice was used by some match barrel makers in the percussion era.
The micro porosity has very little to do with barrel performance if the steel is uniform and consistent through out, free of voids and inclusions.
Barrel break in is a more accurate term in my opinion and is the smoothing and leveling of these machined surfaces though lapping or lots of shooting and proper cleaning by patch abrasion of both cloth and paper.
The other thing that happens is barrel steel compression and relaxation from the compression of the exploding propellant.
The later is why the old mild cast steel barrels always shot better after being shot for a while and then re-rifled. This practice was used by some match barrel makers in the percussion era.
The micro porosity has very little to do with barrel performance if the steel is uniform and consistent through out, free of voids and inclusions.
You gottsta use the unsalted types or it will rot like crazy! 
I have seasoned both modern steel pans and woks, the same way I do my cast iron.rj morrison said:
hanshi
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Yeah, but you don't shoot with them, do you?
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Thanks for that advice.
Next time the barrel on my rifle gets hot to the touch I will use DB on a weaner load with about 10 grains of 2F. When its nicely done I will then shoot it into a hot dog roll.
Happy BBQ season. :thumbsup:
O.
P.S. Who can recommend a good sauce ? Chili ?
Next time the barrel on my rifle gets hot to the touch I will use DB on a weaner load with about 10 grains of 2F. When its nicely done I will then shoot it into a hot dog roll.
Happy BBQ season. :thumbsup:
O.
P.S. Who can recommend a good sauce ? Chili ?
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Now we're Cooking... :thumbsup:Claude said:
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Check local laws before ordering a sauce gun.
That stuff might be fine for double barrels but I bet it wouldn't work on a single barrel trade gun worth a hoot. :hmm:
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Whole nutmeg.....It's a killer on big game...... :grin: peppercorns for fowl... :haha:
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I use spice berries from Kentucky for barbequing hams people here in Ohio really like it once they try it. But the problem is finding the spice berries.I have a friend in Kentucky who picks me some when his woods has them. They grow wild :idunno:
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I just read an article on this forum concerning seasoning of a muzzleloader barrel. Very informative. The just of said article was that only iron barrels of yesteryear should be seasoned because they are of iron and not steal. Iron being very poris will receive seasoning grease. Steal, not being very poris will only be gumed up by said grease. This all hitts home to me. Recently I began using T/C bore butter on a steal barrel. In one shooting seasion I had a gumed up barrel with ignition problems. So, season are dont season?
If you like rust continue to use bore butter. You can't season your barrel, it was an advertising gimmick. I use a mixture of bear oil and bees wax and I also use Mr. Flintlocks lube.
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Seasoning, geez.
How do I sight in my gun.
How do I clean my gun.
How do I pull a stuck brass brush.
Sprue up or or down.
And these folks are allowed to handle loaded fire arms on public ranges without adult supervision?
Durn scary.
Seasoning, geez.
How do I sight in my gun.
How do I clean my gun.
How do I pull a stuck brass brush.
Sprue up or or down.
And these folks are allowed to handle loaded fire arms on public ranges without adult supervision?
Durn scary.
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Half the fun of shooting muzzleloaders is sorting through all the different ideas and colorful suggestions one hears about what works the best for your gun.
Don't let the bass turds get you down with their negative remarks. Keep asking questions. Bring up any subject you want about black powder and shooting. The more you ask and the more searching you do for info; the more you learn. Take advantage of the huge knowledge base available on this forum. Enjoy.
Don't let the bass turds get you down with their negative remarks. Keep asking questions. Bring up any subject you want about black powder and shooting. The more you ask and the more searching you do for info; the more you learn. Take advantage of the huge knowledge base available on this forum. Enjoy.
