SR 1911 Barrel Break-In Question

[oscar]

I know that in the old days some stainless revolver barrels were on the rough side and would lead badly. I plan to break-in my 1911 with fmj rounds. Should I use bore past or some such product on the barrel first? Sorry, but this is my first "new" gun in many years. I have always bought used.

 

[bsnake]

I have broke in the barrel on my SR1911 barrel by shooting over 7000 moly LRN thru it. :lol:
Here's how I clean the barrel.
I run a patch with Hoppes thru it - let it sit while I clean the rest of the gun - then run a Hoppes soaked patch over a brush thru. Then a couple patches to clean and its lead free.
I can't speak for shooting non-moly coated lead.

 

[dlidster]

I know that in the old days some stainless revolver barrels were on the rough side and would lead badly. I plan to break-in my 1911 with fmj rounds. Should I use bore past or some such product on the barrel first? Sorry, but this is my first "new" gun in many years. I have always bought used.

My SR1911 is going to be a year old next week. And it's approaching 7,000 rounds -- all lead bullet handloads. The bore started out rougher than any of my other guns' barrels and did lead badly. I cleaned it thoroughly after each shooting session. It's now much smoother and doesn't lead at all.

FWIW, the bore nowhere near as nicely machined as the bores in the barrels on my CZ 95B, Beretta 92 FS, or any of my five other Ruger handguns. As a matter of fact, the bore is not as finely finished as that on any of my guns. But, it doesn't lead and shoots well, so I'm okay with it.

BTW, the CZ, Beretta (actually my three Berettas), my Blackhawk, and one of my Ruger New Vaqueros all have stainless barrels. So getting a perfectly finished bore in a stainless steel barrel doesn't seem to be an problem.