I did just that and it really did smooth out the bore quite a bit.
In fact, I wish I had done that earlier - may have opted for a bit larger ball.
As it is, a patched lubed ball slid down rather smoothly which is nice but may require a thicker patch - oh well, we’ll have to see.
I’m used to loading a paper patched bullets that just slide down the bore with a nice push. Is that OK with a patched ball or should I use a thicker patch to give it tighter fit?
Was hoping to get out today but that plan got derailed by work...
Will have a report soon enough.