Lead in Barrel, Photo

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steve4102

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Is this considered a lot of leading?

10MM Dan Wesson
175gr Lee TC Hollow Point
sized to .401 Lee sizing die
Tumble Lube with A-lox and Miniral Sprits
100% WW
8.0gr Ramshot Silhouette
WLP

This is what came out of the barrel after 150 rounds.

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I wouldn't say that's much at all, assuming you got it all out. I've seen pictures where the lead has come out in strips, flakes and chunks.

I don't think the amount of lead you got out would have been enough to "fill in" the rifling or significantly change the diameter of the bore.
 
After 150 rounds?
Dont look like much to me. I've seen more than that in 5 or 6 rounds when I'm testing out different loads.
 
I think I had more than that in one chamber of my cylinder once.

Course I also once had strings literally come out of the muzzle end of my Redhawk in 41mag after only 4 rounds. It took me almost two weeks to get it all out, and close to 20 years to try cast bullets again.
 
In all honesty...

I've been known to talk about leading like that as "no leading" for certain loads.

It's insignificant, and not a problem. ;)
 
That does not look like much at all from 150 rds. In the 70's I loaded 158 gr swaged swc over near max 2400 charge in my colt trooper. One cylinder full leaded the barrel up so badly the rifling looked to be gone. I think you are ok with that load.
 
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