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Let's get the lead out men

Post by Team Roper » Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:39 am

Ok, for starters, I ain't doing the search thing. I'm to lazy for that which is why I ask, if anybody has come up with the magic to remove lead from a bore. I mainly shoot cast bullets and up until I bought a good bore scope did I discover that my bores are not completely free of lead. I think I have tried just about everything in my past 50 some years of cleaning rifles and pistols but I have not found anything to make that chore easier. I am here to pick your brains.
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Re: Let's get the lead out men

Post by BigAl52 » Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:11 am

I use a couple of different methods. First is get some chore girl at Walgreens. Make sure is the copper one. I destrand it and wrap it around an old copper brush. That works like a cheap Lewis lead remover. I also us some Kroil with it. Second good old lead cloth will get alot of it out. Lastly I dont shoot much lead anymore. Copper plated are as cheap as lead and I dont do all of the above.
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Post by RanchRoper » Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:44 am

I only shoot lead. Hoppes, bore mop, copper bore brush, and patches keep mine clean.
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Re: Let's get the lead out men

Post by markiver54 » Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:49 am

I don't shoot nearly as much as most on here. Nor do I own a bore scope, just a bore light.
When I clean, using whatever, be it #9, Ballistol etc., I soak the barrel and let it sit over nite before proceeding the following day.
As far as I can tell, my bores look shiny and clean.
As I said though; I don't shoot a lot at one time.maybe 50 rounds give or take through each gun. I don't even clean them after every outing.
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Post by John E Davies » Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:55 am

How does the bore machining look? If rough, fire lap the gun, followed by a good polish with Bore Butter. That will really reduce any leading and also make it much easier to clean.

https://www.beartoothbullets.com/bulle ... g_kits.htm

This is a real PITA to do, but the results are worth it if your barrel isn’t great to start with.

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Post by Rifletom » Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:24 am

Dang, a lost post. I'll try this again. 50/50 mix of Hoppes#9 and Kroil. If something is really nasty, "Wipe-out, Patch-out" works well. Let's see if this one gets thru.
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Post by Team Roper » Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:57 am

Rifletom wrote:
Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:24 am
Dang, a lost post. I'll try this again. 50/50 mix of Hoppes#9 and Kroil. If something is really nasty, "Wipe-out, Patch-out" works well. Let's see if this one gets thru.
Yep partner, that one got through. Thank you.
I use the 50/50 mix of Hoppe's and kroil myself and even let it sit in the bore overnight. Still seems like a slow process no matter what, even after I run my Chor Boy wrapped on an old bore brush. I read somewhere about the Wipe out but have been trying to find out more about it and where to buy it just in case I read that it is just that good.
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Re: Let's get the lead out men

Post by Team Roper » Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:58 am

John E Davies wrote:
Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:55 am
How does the bore machining look? If rough, fire lap the gun, followed by a good polish with Bore Butter. That will really reduce any leading and also make it much easier to clean.

https://www.beartoothbullets.com/bulle ... g_kits.htm

This is a real PITA to do, but the results are worth it if your barrel isn’t great to start with.

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Thanks for the link but I think I am just to lazy to go through all that.
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Re: Let's get the lead out men

Post by Team Roper » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:04 pm

markiver54 wrote:
Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:49 am
I don't shoot nearly as much as most on here. Nor do I own a bore scope, just a bore light.
When I clean, using whatever, be it #9, Ballistol etc., I soak the barrel and let it sit over nite before proceeding the following day.
As far as I can tell, my bores look shiny and clean.
As I said though; I don't shoot a lot at one time.maybe 50 rounds give or take through each gun. I don't even clean them after every outing.
No doubt. I learned a long time ago that any solution doesn't work very well unless you let it sit in the bore so it can do it's job. Rushing it, just doesn't work but lead is a tough one to attack. My bore light shows an extremely clean and shiny bore but the bore scope shows something completely different.
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Re: Let's get the lead out men

Post by markiver54 » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:09 pm

As long as I still see shiny lands and grooves, and patches come out clean, and I have good accuracy, then I'm not gonna worry about it.
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