i'm tired of cleaning lead the hard way. i'll try the fun way. is there a better way to clean lead by shooting jacketed bullets? reduced loads, hot loads, etc?
|
   
   
|
|
i'm tired of cleaning lead the hard way. i'll try the fun way. is there a better way to clean lead by shooting jacketed bullets? reduced loads, hot loads, etc?
Try paper patching. NO leading to clean out, EVER.
45 AUTO! Because having to shoot someone twice is just silly!
A topic that has been much discussed.
Give the specifics of the loads(s) that lead, and it's almost a certainty that fellow site members will have a solution. Save the expensive jacketed bullets for better purposes.
If you do decided to try to shoot the lead out, make sure you remove all the copper fouling before shooting lead again.
hard way to clean out lead?
I just take a bore mop add a few strands of copper chorboy and 3 passes it's clean.
shoot a few jwords through it, should do just fine.
I would caution against using FMJ bullets to clear lead from a bore. Heavy lead fouling could create serious pressure problems when shooting jacketed bullets.
Much better to clear the bore of any lead fouling before shooting high velocity FMJ bullets.
ukrifleman.
mattd, there ain't no free ride, it takes some work to match your alloy and the boolit diameter to your barrel.
Other than that, you may find this thread interesting: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...after-Lead-Bad
It is better to focus on minimizing or stopping the leading than spending hours cleaning it.
[The Montana Gianni] Front sight and squeeze
In a nut shell, a properly fit boolit, and good lube eliminates the leading problem.
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
can't add much to posts 7 and 8.
do the work.
Yep. If you don't get leading then it isn't a problem anymore, is it?
well i am doing the work, and getting leading along the way. got my throats, barrel etc measured. cast some bullets and they measure over size, week later pass them thru the sizer and get no resistance. plus going thru different lubes hoping that helps etc. a lot of people here have helped and i have some things to try. in the meantime it's time to get back to some fun, and maybe get the last little bit of lead film out while i'm at it.
i do find that interesting. so not a good idea i guess. i'll continue suffering thru the cleaning process. i cant get the chore boy to work 100%. it pulls out lead, but i still have a film that nothing seems to get under.Originally Posted by DougGuy
What is the diameter after they pass through the sizing die with "no resistance" and how much oversize is this?
.432-.436 over on a single bullet. and i do get a slight resistance. after a week the seams did barely touch the .431 sizer. measured other week old's and they measure .430-.431. thought i must have messed up the measuring so i cast some more and measured an hour after casting and was at .432-.436.
what kind of lead are you using that is shrinking 0.005"?
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H.L. Mencken
The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.― H.L. Mencken
+1
Shiloh
Je suis Charlie
"A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves."
Bertrand de Jouvenel
“Any government that does not trust its citizens with firearms is either a tyranny, or planning to become one.” – Joseph P. Martino
“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert , in five years there would be a shortage of sand.” – Milton Friedman
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns; why should we let them have ideas?" - J. Stalin
i think the pewter i was adding might have been something else. i'll use real tin and as soon as i get the energy back (i've been working on this too much) i'll cast some more and hopefully have something that is more concentric and holds it size.
Best bet is to work up a load that won't lead. I know easier said than done.
Till it's done, I've found that my Foul-Out does a great job of removing lead. After the foul-out does it's work a few patches are all that's needed.
"I know easier said than done.
I disagree, it is pretty easy to do. I haven't had any leading in years.
Good design, correct fit, good lube and you will not have leading.
Bill
If it was easy, anybody could do it.
I went through a couple of years fighting with the same problem in two calibers, the 9mm & .44 mag. I tried harder alloy, not sizing, various lubes, etc... I load with a Dillon 550 and was using RCBS dies. I finally went to Dillon dies for the .44 and do not crimp and seat in the same die. This has reduced my cleaning time to about five minutes in each gun. I've enjoyed shooting much more because the clean up is so much easier and accuracy has improved! Not saying that this will solve your particular problem but it certainly made a difference for me and my problems!
EW
Posting Permissions
| BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
| BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
| BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
| C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
| HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
| PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
| LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
| GC | Gas Check |
Reply With Quote
DougGuy