Best ways to clean lead out of 590

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Hi looking for the best way to get all the lead from shooting slugs out,i had to use fine steel wool wrapped around a 20 gauge swab .im wondering if this will harm the barrel if i have do this every time? Thx
 
Every time seems like excessive leading. I usually see more residue from the plastic wads then I do lead?
Steel wool like you have used but with a cordless drill spinning the cleaning rod is pretty quick for cleaning a shotgun barrel with deposits or light rust.

Are you sure it's lead?
 
An important step is allowing the solvent or cleaner time to sit once applied inside the barrel.
I use Remington Bore Brite.
 
Seems odd that it would be lead fouling but more from plastic wads. Try a swab with acetone instead. If it comes out clean then its not lead. Further to this, many slugs are still in a shot/wad cup or are wax coated to keep the residue down. Any lead in the barrel should come away easy with a brass bore brush.
 
Copper scrubbers from the dollar store. I had lots if leading in my M&P40 so much that the grooves were filled up. I tried solvents and brushes with minimal success. I bought some copper dish scrubbers, cut them so they would fit. One pass pushing it through and it removed 90% of the lead.
 
Yes its lead i had a cloth on the ground as i used the steel wood so the lead was falling on it. It would collect in the wool then drop out the muzzle. Now also this was first time out with new barrel with about 50 slugs and about 75. 7.5 bird shot. It seemed like alot of lead for such a small round count.thx for your suggestions
 
Steel wool is probably fine in this case, because there is no rifling to damage. That said, I prefer to use bronze wool for removing lead fouling. Brownells has it if you can't find any locally.
 
Thx im going to look for some of these things on the weekend.also were would i start looking for bronze wool?is it used for anything else besides firearms?
 
Bronze wool can be used for most of the same things as steel wool, but it doesn't rust. A marine supply store or a hardware store might have it. I ended up ordering mine from Brownells because I couldn't find any in stores.
 
Slather it with gel (not liquid) bore cleaner, let it sit for a least of couple of hours, it'll basically do all the work for you, then 2 or 3 patches will get it squeaky clean.
 
hydrogen peroxide on a rag wrapped over a 20 gauge bronze brush, pour in lots as you scrub and it will all be out in 2 or 3 minutes.....
 
yes man said:
Thx im goin to look into the bronze wool too. Also what brand of gel do u use that will remove lead?
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G96 gel bore solvent, although I've successfully used a couple of other brands that I can't recall.

Bore gel saves MAJOR elbow grease, not to mention time.

As long as you leave it in there long enough it basically liquefies everything.

At most if you might have to hit it quickly with a bore brush before you patch it if its really bad.
 
I bought someof the G96 bore solvent it says Military grade . I phoned the people who make or sell G96 in the US and the guy on the phone told me make sure you run several patches through the barrel and then oil it good . it is susposed to remove lead and copper fouling . I like their spray oil - G96 . smells nice too
 
yodave said:
hydrogen peroxide on a rag wrapped over a 20 gauge bronze brush, pour in lots as you scrub and it will all be out in 2 or 3 minutes.....
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That will work as long as you take a few precautions:

1. Wear gloves. The reaction product is poisonous.
2. Make sure the bore is thoroughly dried afterwards.
3. Keep the peroxide off of the exterior finish.
 
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