Lead removal
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madcratebuilder
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Mark have you tried a Lewis lead remover? Basically a very fine mesh steel screen you pull through the barrel.
I might not be letting it soak for very long- perhaps 3-5 minutes then I hit it with 10 strokes from a SS tornado brush- something I have never done before except rarely on a shotgun to remove bits of plastic from the wads.
Yes it has some pitting but after the first 10 trys the rifling sure is showing up better. I mean its 145 years old and don't expect it to be pristine just want it clean.
If I can find some Lewis I will give it a whirl.
I have the carbon Cutter, Hoppes and Sweets but its mainly for copper removal and most of all I do not want to do any harm to the remaining blue finish.
Yes it has some pitting but after the first 10 trys the rifling sure is showing up better. I mean its 145 years old and don't expect it to be pristine just want it clean.
If I can find some Lewis I will give it a whirl.
I have the carbon Cutter, Hoppes and Sweets but its mainly for copper removal and most of all I do not want to do any harm to the remaining blue finish.
I have heard that letting Kano Kroil soak into the barrel will lift the lead right out. I'm going to order some and try it out.
I also have used a "Lead Free" cloth. It is a cloth impregnated with a thick yellow paste. I use it mostly to clean carbon blacking from stainless steel revolver cylinder faces. It will remove blue finish if applied. I have used it to remove lead from a couple of old timer bores. It works very fast and well. Just keep it away from the blued exterior, and clean out thoroughly with bore cleaner/CLP.
I also have used a "Lead Free" cloth. It is a cloth impregnated with a thick yellow paste. I use it mostly to clean carbon blacking from stainless steel revolver cylinder faces. It will remove blue finish if applied. I have used it to remove lead from a couple of old timer bores. It works very fast and well. Just keep it away from the blued exterior, and clean out thoroughly with bore cleaner/CLP.
There should be no lead in the barrel of a black powder pistol unless it has been shot with smokeless powder. You should try the tried and true hot water and soap. Get the water very hot, add a little soap and put the gun, minus the wood, in the hot water. Let her sit for a while and then attack the fouling.
PaultheWall
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Blue Wonder
Try Blue Wonder -- works great. Here's a link:
http://www.bluewonder.us/BlueWonderGunCleaner.html
Try Blue Wonder -- works great. Here's a link:
http://www.bluewonder.us/BlueWonderGunCleaner.html
Smokin_Gun
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What Nos Said +1
madcratebuilder
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After a one hundred and fifty years it may have just a touch of lead. God only knows what has gone down that barrel.
Try letting it soak longer. When I'm using Hoppe's on my high powers for copper build up I let it soak for an hour or so.
freedom475
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I use a heavy patch..denim etc, and a dowel.. use a mallet to drive as tight as a patch as possible down the barrel...this will remove lead quite well.
You can get leading with about anything at any velocity... rubbing a lead ball on anything, at any speed..you will see that a mark, from lead left behind, will be made... I would think that 150 year old lead would be mosly oxsidized by now??
You can get leading with about anything at any velocity... rubbing a lead ball on anything, at any speed..you will see that a mark, from lead left behind, will be made... I would think that 150 year old lead would be mosly oxsidized by now??