Lead remover

[rico903]

What does the best job of cleaning lead out of bores that you can use indoors? Found some lead rounds lately and have no experience with this.

 

[kevinlj]

Sweets 7.62....Be careful contains ammonia.

 

[hvymax]

I use window screen over a patched jag for badly leaded bores.

 

[coopermania]

For handguns I use a Lewis Lead Remover. Its a cleaning rod that uses a brass screen to clean with .

 

[K31]

http://www.big45metalcleaner.com/Delead/

 

[jayc0968]

I use Chore Boy pure copper scrubbers wrapped around appropriate caliber copper/brass brush. Won't scratch the bore.
Ace Hardware carries them.

 

[Semper Noctem]

Wipe-Out Foam with Accelerator.

 

[Todd S]

I use choreboy wrapped around a brush also. It works very well. I do not have any experience with the other lead removers though.

 

[Mt Airy]

For handguns I use a Lewis Lead Remover. Its a cleaning rod that uses a brass screen to clean with .

I also have a Lewis kit . I don't need it much but it does work.

 

[anil]

I thought that Wipe-Out didn't do lead. Just copper. I believe they do sell a Lead product, though: no-lead or lead-out or something.

 

[rico903]

Thanks. I have the Big 45 and Chore Boys but it's the chemical products I'm interested in.

 

[IndispensableDestiny]

Thanks. I have the Big 45 and Chore Boys but it's the chemical products I'm interested in.

Why? Lead needs to be physically removed. I've used a bore brush with good results. Kroil will help get under the lead to separate it from the steel. But I've never leaded up a barrel so bad that I would need something like the Lewis kits or pot scrubbers.

Ammonia products are used to dissolve copper. Doesn't do a thing to lead.

 

[rico903]

Why? Lead needs to be physically removed. I've used a bore brush with good results. Kroil will help get under the lead to separate it from the steel. But I've never leaded up a barrel so bad that I would need something like the Lewis kits or pot scrubbers.

Ammonia products are used to dissolve copper. Doesn't do a thing to lead.

I thought there were poducts, solutions, foams, liquids to aid in lead removal is the reason for the question?

 

[rico903]

Why? Lead needs to be physically removed. I've used a bore brush with good results. Kroil will help get under the lead to separate it from the steel. But I've never leaded up a barrel so bad that I would need something like the Lewis kits or pot scrubbers.

Ammonia products are used to dissolve copper. Doesn't do a thing to lead.

I thought there were poducts, solutions, foams, liquids to aid in lead removal is the reason for the question? Just like there are products for copper removal.

 

[rico903]

Wipe-Out Foam with Accelerator.

Thanks.

 

[Deep Creek Rock]

Shooters Choice makes a lead removal formula, but as stated chemicals alone wont pull out all the lead.

Most people use COPPER chore boy, wrapped around a bore brush. Dont use steel Chore Boy - you'll ruin a barrel that way. If you use the copper pot scrubber, make sure its pure copper, and not just copper plated steel.

I see Lewis Lead remover as most recommended to remove lead from a barrel. It uses a brass screen. Brownells carries them- Midway USA does not carry the Lewis Lead remover.

 

[IndispensableDestiny]

I thought there were poducts, solutions, foams, liquids to aid in lead removal is the reason for the question? Just like there are products for copper removal.

Chemistry wise, lead and copper two different beasts. Copper is highly reactive. Lead, barely so.

 

[rico903]

I have some Chore Boy. From what I read I may have to reg. it as class III, lol.

 

[John from MD]

The lewis lead remover is the best product for removing lead from barrels, forcing cones and cylinders bar none.

The reason many people get leading is that they are shooting hard cast bullets that are, 1, either too small a diameter for the barrel or 2, the load is too light to allow the bullet to bump up in the forcing cone.

If you buy your bullets, depending on who you buy from, you may be able to select the diameter that you want. You should always use .002 over the bore diameter if possible to avoid leading. You can buy Cerrosafe, a low temp casting material, from Brownells to slug your bore.

Assuming a bullet is properly lubed, leading occurs when a bullet does not fill the bore upon firing and the hot gases eroded the bullet as they pass by it. A tightly sealed bullet prevents this from happening.

For those of you that have to shoot bullets that are shy of barrel diameter, you can increase the load, within published limits, to allow the bullet to bump up. Granted this will give you more recoil but it will cut down on the time cleaning your gun.

As a retired gunsmith, I can tell you that I have seen more guns ruined from excessive cleaning and disassembly than I ever saw from high volume shooting.

Regards,

John

 

[rico903]

Thanks all. I don't let lead build up. Just wanted something to use during normal cleaning to prevent it. I like the Brownells product description, will have to get some. Gig 45 is a good product that will not take off bluing.