stgdz Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 So our season is done and I have started to clean out the 1911. I have gotten most of the leading out of the barrel but there is just a couple of specs left and I can't get it out no matter how hard I try and here is what I have tried -Lewis lead remover -Chore boy -Let the barrel soak in hoppes 9 for about 5 mins. Nothing gets the last couple of specs out, it is rite outside the chamber. I want to run FMJ's through the barrel now but don't really want to push any lead into. Any advice? I figure a overnight hoppes9 soak may do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 If you want real advice, leave it alone, your doing more wear and tear to your barrel than the hole season of shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Plug the barrel and dump in a 50-50 mix of vinegar & peroxide, let sit for 15 mins dump & clean with Hoppe's Lead Remover formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 You may want to go read this article: http://www.schuemann.com/Content/clean2.htm Later, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revchuck Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Plug the barrel and dump in a 50-50 mix of vinegar & peroxide, let sit for 15 mins dump & clean with Hoppe's Lead Remover formula. If you do this, make sure you rinse well with water and then slather it with oil inside and out. That vinegar and peroxide mix is nasty if you leave it in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 I tend to lean towards Schuman's advice on this subject. My guns that only see JHPs rarely get cleaned. Usually they get detailed a match or 2 before I shoot a major match. That way I have time to take care of any problems that might pop up. My .45 SS that gets LSWC it gets cleaned about every 500 or so rounds just because of the lead particles outside of the barrel. The barrel will get a couple passes with a copper brush then some patches. What is left gets shot out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Plug the barrel and dump in a 50-50 mix of vinegar & peroxide, let sit for 15 mins dump & clean with Hoppe's Lead Remover formula. Did'nt anybody read my previous thread about this ??? http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...hl=overcleaning Update: Since that last thread I have officially found how to remove "all" traces of fouling and streaks of lead and moly !! I always thought it was said to to try to be funny but it works like a charm, shoot a match with Plated Bullets !! They must have just the right softness to be able to squeez all the junk out right in that land, groove, corner. I shoot Precisions and they leave alot of streaking in the grooves, I could scrub and scrub with only about 60% removal. Then I shot one match (about 150 rounds) with plated bullets, one wet patch, one dry patch, and mirror finish.. It cant be this easy but it is !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 A tight patch with some JB bore paste always takes care of that last little bit. Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocx Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Wipe Out. I once thought my barrels were clean, then I tried this stuff. Now they are clean. I shoot JSWC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6-shot Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 M-Pro 7 works wonders on powder fouling, even the really nasty stuff. My .02 cents worth. Scott get it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stgdz Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 So is their a proper technique for for shooting lead bullets and then shooting jacketeds? I was always told not to shoot it without cleaning it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarihunter Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 It always seemed that If I shot a few jacketed bullets at the end of a session, cleaning went easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y. Koester Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 choice A: leave it alone? choice B: shoot like 20 jacketed bullets? both work great for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I wet the bore with Butch's Bore Shine. Couple of passes with newish brush. Then wrap a large patch around a worn brush and scrub back and forth inside bore. That gets it pretty darn clean. Finish with a dry patch on a jag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kframe_mike Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 If you want real advice, leave it alone, your doing more wear and tear to your barrel than the hole season of shooting. +1.I shoot a lot of lead.-Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 So our season is done and I have started to clean out the 1911. Once a year? Really? No wonder you can't get it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stgdz Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 So our season is done and I have started to clean out the 1911. Once a year? Really? No wonder you can't get it out. The gun is less then a month old, the wife picked it up for my 30th b-day so I have only done this once but from the looks of this thread after shooting lead I will shoot a couple of mags of jacketed ammo through it and then clean it. Actually I don't think I will clean the barrel until it affects my accuracy. A couple of quick swipes with a patch after 1-2 months of shooting and then I am done. I did read though that this isn't recommended as it pushes the lead into the barrel. I am going to move away from shooting lead though and shoot more jacketed ammo as this lead vs jacketed ammo is fairly confusing for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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