Lead in my barrel!

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huntswithdogs

Discussion Starter · May 23, 2006

I loaded some 250 semi-wadcutter bullets recently in front of charge of Clays and shot all 100 in one afternoon. I didn't look down my barrel til I got home and have been trying to get this mess out every since. I've been running a wet patch down the barrel and letting it soak for awhile then running a brush thru it multiple times. THIS CRAP WON"T COME OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If I were to load up a couple of rather warm JHP bullets and shoot them,would this blow this mess out of my barrel.

After all this I went back a took a close look at these bullets. They seem rather soft.I should probably pull the ones I have loaded now and not shoot them.

Any comments or suggestions? I've not tried a Toronado brush yet but am headed to the gun store tomorrow.

HWD

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RMc

· #10 · Jun 4, 2006

If you have a large number of cast bullets on hand and find leading a continued problem after cleaning all the previously built up copper and lead out, there is a simple way to "salvage" the remaining bullets. Lee tumble lube applied to the bullets, even if they already have conventional lube, will solve most leading problems.

RMc

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· #12 · Jun 12, 2006

You may be casting your bullets out of too hard an alloy. Such bullets will not obturate properly and will produce leading from gas cutting.

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