Lead, hate the stuff!

I guess I don't have a good solution for removing the marks... but, the marks look like they are coming from / over the top when that chamber is fired... I guess I'd look at trying to prevent them 1st... things to look at... barrel cylinder gap, erosion of the top of the forcing cone, softer lead alloy pushed too hot, too fast burning a powder / try a slower burning powder...
 
The gap is set tight, DW wants 2 thou more than I use. No obvious signs of forcing cone erosion. Loads are from several sources of lead, differing lubes & so on. Velocities vary from a high of 750 FPS to 450 MousePharts.
 
i's odd that the marks are only on the oustide and not in the grooves, i would assume it looks like holster wear, if you weren't telling me otherwise. I haven't seen that on my revolvers.
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The first time I saw it that was what I thought, just work/holster wear. Then after several cleanings it went away.:confused:
 
The first time I saw it that was what I thought, just work/holster wear. Then after several cleanings it went away
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That indicates to me that you are, in fact, using a holster. If that is so, then maybe it's some kind of interaction between the holster and ammo residue. Have you tried shooting a long range session without it ever touching the holster between cleanings?
 
I see this pronounced on my stainless 327 Federal Magnum, which is operating at exceptionally high pressures. It is on every chamber position. It comes off with carbon remover, no abrasive or little brushing (plastic), just chemically. To extrapolate, I would guess you are using high pressure ammo or have too large a gap between cylinder and forcing cone. Take a look at what ammo you are shooting first. You might also need to use magnum primers.
 
M-Pro 7 and a toothbrush. Let it soak for a few minutes after spraying it on.
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That was my first thing I tried.M-Pro-7 is my standard cleaner.
No Go.
This stuff is STUBBORN!:(

That indicates to me that you are, in fact, using a holster. If that is so, then maybe it's some kind of interaction between the holster and ammo residue. Have you tried shooting a long range session without it ever touching the holster between cleanings?
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Yep!
The pics above a from just that, shoot, clean, shoot no holster.:(
 
Yeah, you're right. Lead is just too heavy and too soft for bullet use. Melts too easily, to boot. It'll never catch on.

Bob Wright
 
When I see people get obsessed about small marks on their guns, I just laugh. I understand that without people like you our world would be a messy place and the people who make clothes irons would go out of business, but I just can't imagine caring that much about a small cosmetic issue.

To me it's like buying a hammer and then polishing all the scratches out of the face after I use it each time.

You're creating explosions inside a hunk of metal using burning chemicals to hurl other chucks of metal down a tube shaped hunk of metal with the hopes that the flying chunks will have enough energy to kill something. All of this awesomeness is happening in something you can CARRY around with you. It's not exactly knitting.
 
Yeah, you're right. Lead is just too heavy and too soft for bullet use. Melts too easily, to boot. It'll never catch on.
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LOL.... To bad, guess I have a corner on it, because all I use is lead ;) . Most of my guns don't even know what 'jacketed' is.... or care.

I have seen on several of my Single Actions the above condition. Most comes off with Hoppes #9 and a little elbow grease, but there is always a little bit that is stubborn. Most times I just leave it at that and call the gun(s) clean. Doesn't hurt anything. I have used a bit of fine steel wool to take it off. I suppose it probably takes a bit of bluing with it, but I haven't noticed that yet on the few that I've used the wool on.... And really not to worried about it if it does.... Thanks for the tip on the bronze wool... Triggered ... Wonder if copper (like Choreboy will also work)... Hmmmm.
 
Cheap and good

Why not move to Berry's plated lead bullets? I shoot them in my Glock and see no sign of bore leading.

Eliminate the source and you won't struggle again with the cleaning.
 
I understand that without people like you our world would be a messy place and the people who make clothes irons would go out of business, but I just can't imagine caring that much about a small cosmetic issue.
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I think its more accurately described as "curiosity" than Obsession.

It happened because I inherited a butt-load of lead projectiles & loaded rounds & decided to fire them. I ain't finished yet &won't be till they're gone for practice. But I prefer to be though of more as "retentive" than "A slob":cool:
 
CHOREBOY is made of copper and is the easiest way to remove lead from a barrel. Just cut off a small piece, stick it on the end of your cleaning rod, dip it in solvent and then run it up and back in your bore. Since copper is so soft, it will not affect your blueing. You can find Choreboy in any supermarket.
 
Copper scouring pads are commonly copper over steel. The solid copper is what you want, and I get them at Ace Hardware. I doubt I will ever use it on the outside of a gun, especially a blued finish. I don't believe this is an issue of lead anyway, since it responds so well to carbon remover.
 
To review, I believe we are discussing the deposits on the cylinder shoulder, not the face. That would be the part with the nice blued finish.
 
To review, I believe we are discussing the deposits on the cylinder shoulder, not the face. That would be the part with the nice blued finish.
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Correct. Actually both have a decent blue to them.:)

The black face rings are all part of the process & I just clean that the same as I clean everything else.
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(Image, (C) Wogpotter 2011)
*please note for the faint of heart.
The bullets in this image are all dummy studio props with no primer or propellant. They are identified separately & stored away from all live ammo.
 
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