Celraysoda 7 Posted April 12, 2010 I cast and am satisfied with a few of my loads. They are pretty accurate but a few like to lead the barrels. What is a really good cleaner for this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony357 386 Posted April 12, 2010 lead out cloth. http://www.midwayusa.com/Search/#lead%2 ... -4_8-16-32 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col. Mortimer 11 Posted April 13, 2010 Cheap, easy and it works. Go to your local supermarket and buy a box of Chore Boy scrubbers. Be sure to get the all copper ones. Take an individual pad, cut the ends and unwrap it. Wrap the pad around an old brush or an under sized brush. Run the brush through the bore, dry. Copper is much softer than your steel barrel so it will not damage it. Clean until all the lead is gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickySantoro 211 Posted April 13, 2010 OP, I've had good results with Shooter's Choice Lead Remover. Ramsey Outdoor stocks it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 13, 2010 old timers method - fill bore with mercury + let sit for a few hours - carefull mercury is VERY toxic but it dissolves lead + does not hurt the bore - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRIZ 3,365 Posted April 13, 2010 How bad is the leading? After 50 rds,100,200? Common causes of leading are: 1. Loads too hot for the hardness of the bullet. 2. Bullet undersize 3. Loads not hot enough (usually with HBWCs) I've always found Hoppes #9 to work for cleaning after lead bullets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Celraysoda 7 Posted April 17, 2010 How bad is the leading? After 50 rds,100,200? Common causes of leading are: 1. Loads too hot for the hardness of the bullet. 2. Bullet undersize 3. Loads not hot enough (usually with HBWCs) I've always found Hoppes #9 to work for cleaning after lead bullets. Not too bad, most of the leading at the end of the barrel. Probably after about 150 rounds. Looks to be patchy. The wire brush cleans most of it off. I think the bullets I cast aren't hard enough. I hear tossing in some linotype is good for hardening the batch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docwalt 1 Posted April 21, 2010 Mix up a batch of ED'S RED. After using it regularly, leading is easy to clean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Melgamatic 66 Posted April 21, 2010 old timers method - fill bore with mercury + let sit for a few hours - carefull mercury is VERY toxic but it dissolves lead + does not hurt the bore - Of course, most of these old timers are either dead or mentally retarded now, but they have clean bores. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 21, 2010 i'm still alive + i don't think that i'm retarded - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites