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<blockquote data-quote="warboar21" data-source="post: 2705562" data-attributes="member: 88146"><p>Birchwood Casey makes a lead removal cloth. I cut it in small squares and run the tight patch down the bore of my rifle or handgun. It takes a few times but it will get rid of the lead. The one thing you don't want to do though is use it on a blued gun as it will remove the finish. You can also use it to remove the rings around the front of the cylinder on a stainless steel revolver. Wil make it look like it's never been fired. </p><p>I have used a mixture of Hydrogen Peroxide and Distilled vinegar in equal parts to also remove lead. I do not recommend it to be used on guns with pitted barrels or ones where the finish is worn or has any sort of patina. It will strip the patina off in nothing flat. I plug the end of the barrel and fill it up and let it sit for about 5 mins or so. You will see the weak acid solution bubbling and once it stops you tip the barrel over and dump out the solution. It will dissolve the lead and leave the barrel clean. Rinse the barrel with soapy water and then dry it and oil it down. When I first bought my Ruger GP100 Match Champion the cylinder throats were undersized and would lead the barrel something fierce. I would clean out the lead with the acid solution once in awhile until I was able to ream the cylinders out. Same for my lever action in 45 Colt. </p><p></p><p>It's also a great household cleaner and I know it was used at my father's meat packing plant years ago. </p><p></p><p>There are several reasons why a lead bullet will leave lead behind. Not having enough lube, The lube is to hard(very common on commercial cast bullets), Undersized bullets skidding down the rifling, Flame cutting, vaporizing, to soft of a lead compound for the velocity, etc etc. When looking down a barrel and you see the rifling filled with lead close to the chamber or forcing cone it will more than likely be caused by the skidding undersized bullet. Closer to the muzzle can mean there was not enough lube. Vaporizing is usually small deposits of lead left and not full streeks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="warboar21, post: 2705562, member: 88146"] Birchwood Casey makes a lead removal cloth. I cut it in small squares and run the tight patch down the bore of my rifle or handgun. It takes a few times but it will get rid of the lead. The one thing you don't want to do though is use it on a blued gun as it will remove the finish. You can also use it to remove the rings around the front of the cylinder on a stainless steel revolver. Wil make it look like it's never been fired. I have used a mixture of Hydrogen Peroxide and Distilled vinegar in equal parts to also remove lead. I do not recommend it to be used on guns with pitted barrels or ones where the finish is worn or has any sort of patina. It will strip the patina off in nothing flat. I plug the end of the barrel and fill it up and let it sit for about 5 mins or so. You will see the weak acid solution bubbling and once it stops you tip the barrel over and dump out the solution. It will dissolve the lead and leave the barrel clean. Rinse the barrel with soapy water and then dry it and oil it down. When I first bought my Ruger GP100 Match Champion the cylinder throats were undersized and would lead the barrel something fierce. I would clean out the lead with the acid solution once in awhile until I was able to ream the cylinders out. Same for my lever action in 45 Colt. It's also a great household cleaner and I know it was used at my father's meat packing plant years ago. There are several reasons why a lead bullet will leave lead behind. Not having enough lube, The lube is to hard(very common on commercial cast bullets), Undersized bullets skidding down the rifling, Flame cutting, vaporizing, to soft of a lead compound for the velocity, etc etc. When looking down a barrel and you see the rifling filled with lead close to the chamber or forcing cone it will more than likely be caused by the skidding undersized bullet. Closer to the muzzle can mean there was not enough lube. Vaporizing is usually small deposits of lead left and not full streeks. [/QUOTE]
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