Pickettpuncher
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I think cva is a #32 drill bit but 1/8 works fineWhat can happen is that after cleaning and lubrication, there is the possibility that some lubricant can leach down into the flash hole and flash channel.
One always wants to dry patch a clean barrel and remove ALL the lubricant possible. Once you patch it, then when firing a couple primers ONLY, you'll burn up/push out any lubricant which may be inside the flash channel or flash hole.
The primers are non-corrosive, so at this point one should have a completely clean of lubricant barrel and breech plug. The residue from firing the primers won't hurt at all.
Now............ when using BH, one needs to use full strength primers. NOT MUZZLELOADER PRIMERS. Actually the Federal 209A and/or CCI209M are the best magnum primers. There are other full strength primers, that work for many, but magnum primers have always been recommended by both Western and now Hodgdon.
The 209 primers will also carbon up the flash channel and has to be removed with a BY HAND drill bit. Just cleaning it doesn't remove the carbon. In most cases a 1/8" drill bit TURNED BY HAND will chip out the carbon. CVA uses a slightly different size, which at the moment I can't remember. Someone else may chime in on that.
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