357 Mag steel

[jimbo510]

I shot some handloads today and I am loving this Henry. 158 grn xtp's with Lil Gun at 50 yards. I am noticing a lot of copper fouling in the barrel. At first I thought it was due to cheap ammo but there is noticeable fouling at the end of the muzzle again today. IS that common for Henry's to foul up with copper more than other rifles or do I have other issues going on?

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[jimbo510]

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[JEBar]

over time I've had several rifles to experience a copper build up .... in none of them, has it ever influenced the rifle's performance .... with our Henry rifles, we have noticed that the more you shoot'um, there is a reduction in buildup

[Omegaspeedy]

Is it like this? I had issues with my .357 and in the end traded it back with store credit. Bought a .44 BBS and it's barrel is screwed too. I give up.

[ESquared]

What happens when you take a bore brush and your favourite solvent to that condition? Seems sorta normal to me, and, would lead me to experiment with different bullets/projectiles, rather than disposing of the baby with the bathwater. What "158 gr XTPs" exactly are you loading with?

[GFK]

Welcome. Looks like some nice shooting! And, I can understand. I had a similar situation when I got my Henry. So much so, it was sent back for cleaning. But, it came back the same way. I went to a LGS and was told to try a copper cleaner (listed in the attached link). The owner also stated that he had not seem anything like that and wanted me to send him pictures. So, he could pass them on to the owner of Henry, if he was at the gun show (2108). Now, I just use the cleaner after shooting, not as much as I did at first though. Below is a link about that experience.

https://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3916

[Rifletom]

Wow! Looks like that Tetra solvent worked rather well. Glad you got it sorted out. I had a little bit of copper fouling in my .357 Henry[plated bullets, no more of those!], but, was able to remove with a 50/50 mix of Hoppe's #9 and Kroil.

[GFK]

I have read about Kroil. But, I have not tried it yet. From what I have read, it helps to loosen the copper fouling. I hope I will not to deal with such a bore. But, who knows what firearm I may acquire that requires such attention.
https://www.range365.com/dirty-little-s ... -cleaning/

[BigAl52]

Ive used Kroil for years. Its not really a copper remover more for lead. Get some copper remover if you want to get that out of there that bad. But as Jim said I have not ever had issues with accuracy with any of my Henrys. The more you shoot them with those copper bullets the less they will have issues with more copper in the barrel.

[Rifletom]

Ive used Kroil for years. Its not really a copper remover more for lead. Get some copper remover if you want to get that out of there that bad. But as Jim said I have not ever had issues with accuracy with any of my Henrys. The more you shoot them with those copper bullets the less they will have issues with more copper in the barrel.

Yeah, that seems to be the case. Barrel wear-in I suppose. In my .357, I seem to go back and forth between coated and jacketed. In my .45 Colt rifle, it's strictly lead or coated. No jacketed.