gettin the lead out

[Dan wilson]

i came across a vintage savage 25-20 at the range today. the gent said he was having trouble stabilizing his shots. he showed me the rounds he was shooting, home made lead,he told me that there was virtually no copper rounds put thru the gun. he asked if i wanted to buy it, damn straight i told him , major reason was is that he had an original clip for it and that was the grail id been searching for for 30 years. i have the exact model here at the house. so,,,,,,,i just spent the better part of an hour trying to get this puppy clean...i have not tried any hi-tech stuff for 2 reasons, 1 i dont know what to get, 2 i dont have it,,,ssoooo if theres anyone out there to point me in the right direction to a cleaner i can use for this badly fouled gun id be much obliged.....

 

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i came across a vintage savage 25-20 at the range today. the gent said he was having trouble stabilizing his shots. he showed me the rounds he was shooting, home made lead,he told me that there was virtually no copper rounds put thru the gun. he asked if i wanted to buy it, damn straight i told him , major reason was is that he had an original clip for it and that was the grail id been searching for for 30 years. i have the exact model here at the house. so,,,,,,,i just spent the better part of an hour trying to get this puppy clean...i have not tried any hi-tech stuff for 2 reasons, 1 i dont know what to get, 2 i dont have it,,,ssoooo if theres anyone out there to point me in the right direction to a cleaner i can use for this badly fouled gun id be much obliged.....

Just fired cast bullets and wanted to know

What cleaners are you using . I found Ballistol is a good all around cleaner , what works best on cast , now I'm shooting 38,s out of a 357 alittle harder to clean out the cylinders . Will eventually shoot them in my 1911's but for now only revolver. All input is appreciated. Chris

forum.accurateshooter.com

 

[AWS]

I had one like that and soaked it overnight in KROIL and the lead came out in long strips from in the grooves.

 

[divingin]

Kroil is a good start. Should that not work, you might look for this stuff:

No-Lead Brushless Firearm Lead Remover | Sharp Shoot R

NO-LEAD Brushless Firearm Lead Remover will safely clean firearms, without brushing, of lead deposits and scale wherever it is deposited on the firearm.

sharpshootr.com

I have no experience with the Sharpshootr product.

Last resort (IMO) would be the Lewis Lead Remover brass screen thing.

 

[Dan wilson]

Just fired cast bullets and wanted to know

What cleaners are you using . I found Ballistol is a good all around cleaner , what works best on cast , now I'm shooting 38,s out of a 357 alittle harder to clean out the cylinders . Will eventually shoot them in my 1911's but for now only revolver. All input is appreciated. Chris

forum.accurateshooter.com

just the standard stuff i use for copper jacketed bullets,,,,,thanks for the input,,,,i will look into Ballistol

 

[Dan wilson]

I had one like that and soaked it overnight in KROIL and the lead came out in long strips from in the grooves.

thanks AWS,,, ill be looking at that as well....

 

[Old Tanker]

Boretech has a rimfire blend which leads me to believe it is formulated for lead and wax. I use it on my CZ and Anschutz. Haven’t tried it on my 45-70 just because I haven’t shot it lately. Works quickly and well in the rimfires. Boretech Eliminator works well on my centerfires, so I’m a fan.

 

[0.1 Aggregate]

Another option is to use a brush with bronze wool wrapped tightly around it. It should be a tight fit in the bore at first. Don’t use it dry, any solvent or Kroil will work. The wool does no damage to the steel but does scrub out the lead pretty well. No strong noxious chemicals, plus it’s available at local home and hardware stores while the Lewis tool is not.




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[243winxb]

The No-Lead works. Make sure to follow directions. After 20 minutes, it needs deacitivated.
The Wipe-Out, and or Patch-Out, will remove the dissolved lead residue and protect the barrel from corrosion.

I use it.

 

[CharlieNC]

We have a large group of lead competition shooters at our range, several national champs. They all use the Eds Red mixture after every string during matches.

 

[Intheshop]

ER(Ed's red) with bronze wool wrapped into a proper sized bore brush. Keep it wet.

Will say that a lot of folks leave out the acetone and lanolin when making batches...... don't. The acetone really speeds the action. The lanolin is "almost" in the snake oil category but is worth the effort...if,we're talking serious cast work. Serious here,in that you're running a STEADY diet of cast,vs occasional. And/or you really start pressing the envelope WRT pressure and velocity. Just like a well tuned cast iron skillet,it can be a little tough to put actual "numbers" on what it takes to get say eggs whilst frying to just slip and slide around in the pan. That's how lanolin gets described when talking barrel conditioning. A tiny bit in your lube helps too. And I'm NOT a big tester or changer when it comes to lubes.... I run right up to 3k fps with the most basic of lubes. You need to be aware that,more must be better isn't the way with cast. Just a tiny bit of lanolin is all it takes.

Good luck with your project.