Wtk: Shooting Lead Over Copper?

[Hog Sniper]

I just came across 1000 rounds of 45 loaded for bullseye. I would like to shoot the stuff up in my 625 for some trigger time. I thought that I read somewhere that you should not shoot lead over a copper jacket (in the bore) or copper over lead but I cant remember which. Does anyone have any suggestions or bits of advice?

Thanks in advance

[Carmoney]

Does anyone have any suggestions or bits of advice?

Yeah......don't worry about it. Lots of us switch back and forth as a matter of routine.

[Hog Sniper]

Thanks Mike. I also read that its good to shoot a cylinder of copper jacket every so oftern to keep the lead from building up. Ever heard of that?

[Carmoney]

Yep, I do that too.

Some of the little old ladies on the various gun forums fret and worry about this, but I've found it to be an easy and effective way of getting rid of mild barrel leading. Been doing it for years, never created any sort of problem.

I try to run at least a cylinder-full of jacketed stuff down the barrel right at the end of each lead shooting session, it shoots the leading right out of there. I do not believe the old story about how it "irons the lead into the pores." If that were really true, I'd know it by now. Some of my old pin guns have tons of mileage, and they still shoot just fine, never have replaced or "shot out" a barrel on any of them.

[Gillster]

I always have a cylinder load worth of jacketed "clean-out" rounds on hand to fire after shooting lead.

[TBF]

I do it too.

And I still can't shoot as well as Carmoney...

Travis F.