Hello All!
Recently, one of my shooting buddies started reloading and stuck a Lead Round Nose in the barrel of his Shield 9mm. Instead of hammering it out, he dipped the end of the barrel into some molten lead and melted the bullet out. I have never done that and wonder if the barrel could be damaged or unsafe.
The process as he described it went like this: He started hammering the bullet out with no success, he used his RCBS pot and stated that the temperature was around 780 when the bullet was completely cleared away. The barrel never changed color due to heat but was quenched in water afterward.
I know that the tempering on barrels can be damaged by heating but I don't know what point that occurs for the steel of gun barrels.
Any guidance?
Recently, one of my shooting buddies started reloading and stuck a Lead Round Nose in the barrel of his Shield 9mm. Instead of hammering it out, he dipped the end of the barrel into some molten lead and melted the bullet out. I have never done that and wonder if the barrel could be damaged or unsafe.
The process as he described it went like this: He started hammering the bullet out with no success, he used his RCBS pot and stated that the temperature was around 780 when the bullet was completely cleared away. The barrel never changed color due to heat but was quenched in water afterward.
I know that the tempering on barrels can be damaged by heating but I don't know what point that occurs for the steel of gun barrels.
Any guidance?