Replacement barrel has arrived

[HoofsandWings]

Knight sent me a replacement barrel for my bighorn, which I received yesterday. I can actually push a sabot into the barrel without too much trouble. But to be on safe side, I just bought a tube of bore butter. Knight also sent me some new sabots with a variation of the Barnes bullets. Now I have to asemble the muzzleloader and it is off to the range. I have all of August and September to sight in and practice, practice, practice.

[CP]

You’ll probably find that lubing sabots will decrease your accuracy. 

[Wacenturion]

Why did they replace the barrel?  What was wrong with your Bighorn?

[HoofsandWings]

Why did they replace the barrel?  What was wrong with your Bighorn?

It had unbelievable lans. I could not get a sabot down the barrel. I almost could load without a sabot.
The bullets are 0.451 and the lans to lans were 0.470 according to the caliper. The new barrel has much smaller lans.