So I shoot lead out of my guns quite often due to cost. All have had no issues but my .45 1911 barrel has developed some kind of "crap" inside of it. I cant seem to clean it out. Tried soaking in Hopps 9 for 48 hrs - nothing, tried cleaning with Hopps Elite - nothing, CLP - nothing, Gunzilla - nothing. It doesn't affect the accuracy but I am pretty anal when it comes to cleaning my firearms and it pisses me off that I cant get this residue or whatever it is out of my barrel. Any ideas?
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- Thread starter pizdets17
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well for .45 its a diff of $75 per/1000 so significant. Why lead no good for glock? I have about 3000 rds of factory ammo as well.
shooting lead eh? and you just got a Glock?
I was shooting plated in my pt1911 and everything was fine. maybe switch to plated, shouldn't be that much more.
christofer
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Kleanbore used to make a product called lead away cloth, I'm quite sure Birchwood Casey now packages this product. It is totaly safe and it works. Also dont push those lead pellets too fast! The only other tip i have is to shoot some jacketed bullets through your gun at the end of your shooting session { 10 or 12 will do} .452 dia. work better than the typical .451 . ps. glock rifling fouls to DANGEROUS levels with cast bullets
Cut a piece from a copper scouring pad and wrap it around your brush. You will be amazed at how well it removes lead. Finish up with a patch coated in JB Bore Paste.
Lead bullets can be safely shot at least as fast as jacketed one in handguns. Severe leading is generally caused by undersized bullets and/or unsuitable lube. Glocks can safely shoot lead bullets, but the barrel might foul more rapidly and you need to be a bit more diligent in cleaning.
Lead bullets can be safely shot at least as fast as jacketed one in handguns. Severe leading is generally caused by undersized bullets and/or unsuitable lube. Glocks can safely shoot lead bullets, but the barrel might foul more rapidly and you need to be a bit more diligent in cleaning.
whenindoubtfixit
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- Eastern Bantario
Lewis Lead Remover from Brownell's works nicely.
bigdaddyeo
Regular
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- Canning, NS
As stated above... pull a strand off of a brass scouring pad and wrap it around a bore cleaning brush... couple strokes and clean as a whistle! Think a pack of 2 cost less than 5 bucks at london drugs and you'll never run out.
If you love your gun, don't do it. it will wear down the rifling & you'll get to buy a new barrel. Copper scrubbing pad strands or Lewis Lead remover are the safest.
Too much lead build-up in the Glock polygonal barrel will increase pressure to the point of splitting it open. At least that's the reason I heard. Either be diligent about cleaning after 200-300 rounds or get a conventional rifled barrel from Storm Lake or other aftermarket source. I got a Storm Lake drop-in for my Gen 3 & it works well.
notsorichguy
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Back before learned about JB Bore Brite & JB Bore compound I used to throw a mag of FMJ down the barrel after shooting cast as it pretty much scoured the bore clean of any lead.
I used to spend hours at the bench trying to get that last little bit of lead out of the barrel...... Ruined about 2 dozen brushes before I finally learned what to do (shooting FMJ's as a last mag before heading home).
PM me and I'll send ya the link for instuctions on how to 'properly' clean & prep your barrel to prevent leading. It works wonders on Polygonal barrels as well.
Cheers!
I used to spend hours at the bench trying to get that last little bit of lead out of the barrel...... Ruined about 2 dozen brushes before I finally learned what to do (shooting FMJ's as a last mag before heading home).
PM me and I'll send ya the link for instuctions on how to 'properly' clean & prep your barrel to prevent leading. It works wonders on Polygonal barrels as well.
Cheers!
