Soaking barrel in CLP

[Bailey Guns]

If you ever get up this way I have an unopened bottle of a good copper/lead solvent I'll give you.

[KestrelBike]

Nice tips in this thread!!

[JMBD2112]

Not to familiar with the shield, but is it a polygonal barrel? I thought you weren't supposed to shoot lead through a poloygonal barrel? Might want to check your manual, My HK's say its a No No

[Rabid]

Not to familiar with the shield, but is it a polygonal barrel? I thought you weren't supposed to shoot lead through a poloygonal barrel? Might want to check your manual, My HK's say its a No No

The lead build up creates higher pressures and can cause a kaboom. I know a few people that shoot lead through polygonal barrels but clean the lead out after every shooting session and when i shot hardcast out of a 10mm glock there was very little leading. A friend of mine pushes copper scouring pads covered in JB bore compound through the barrel with a jag to clean out leading. It works pretty well but still takes some effort.

[Gman]

I learned about the copper pad stuff from reading up on some old-school shooters. I use a small section cut from a copper Chore Boy pad (which can be pulled apart into large flat sections) and wrap it around the bronze brush. Does a great job of scraping out the lead, but it's copper, so it doesn't put a lot of wear on the bore.

[BPTactical]

A friend of mine pushes copper scouring pads covered in JB bore compound through the barrel with a jag to clean out leading. It works pretty well but still takes some effort.

Yikes! Ok on the copper wool but ixnay on the JB. All he is doing is wearing out the barrel.
Would you use lapping compound to clean your bore? That's all the JB is albeit a very fine grit.
We want to keep abrasives out of our bores whenever possible. Have him use a good lead removing solution or brass cloth.

[Rabid]

Yikes! Ok on the copper wool but ixnay on the JB. All he is doing is wearing out the barrel.
Would you use lapping compound to clean your bore? That's all the JB is albeit a very fine grit.
We want to keep abrasives out of our bores whenever possible. Have him use a good lead removing solution or brass cloth.

I will pass that info along. If i remember right it said on the label that it was for removing fouling, is it just snake oil then?

[BPTactical]

I will pass that info along. If i remember right it said on the label that it was for removing fouling, is it just snake oil then?

No, it will remove fouling, right along with barrel material. It is an abrasive paste and does not discriminate between carbon, lead, copper or steel.
Tetra or MPro7 will remove fouling even at the microscopic level if given time and kept wet. That's why you toss it in a zip lock bag and it will not harm metal.