A guy brought his .22 pistol to my Dad and asked him if he could clean it. The bore was so leaded it was squeezing out .17 caliber bullets!
Dad said, "No problem. Give me a couple days."
The gun was an old H&R break open. Dad hung it up in the shop and turned a torch on the barrel and then wiped out all the lead that didn't drip out. It was quick and easy. He didn't get it hot enough to hurt anything.
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A “bore cleaning cartridge”?
- WB, 2025-03-26, 08:52
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Cleaning Leaded Barrels
- Jim Taylor, 2025-03-26, 10:43
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That was a smart hack! Lead melts around 700 degrees.
- WB, 2025-03-26, 11:04
- Might be advisable . . . - ORG, 2025-03-27, 06:49
- Yep, I think Vol II (nm) - IC, 2025-03-26, 12:31
- Lead melts at 621 °F - Jim Taylor, 2025-03-26, 11:45
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That was a smart hack! Lead melts around 700 degrees.
- WB, 2025-03-26, 11:04
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Cleaning Leaded Barrels
- Jim Taylor, 2025-03-26, 10:43