What is going on with my barrel? Just fouling?

[mr ed]

Anybody down OKC way have a Lewis Lead Remover?

 

[bigfug]

It was Federal Armament based on his previous post. Looking at their site, it looks like poorly cast and copper washed lead at best.

 

[swampratt]

Mix up 50/50 mix of vinegar and hydrogen peroxide.
Plug the chamber end of the barrel with an ear plug or something pour the 50/50 into the muzzle while holding it over the sink.
keep it in there about 3 minutes or so. it will eat the lead if that is what it is... slowly eat and soften it anyway.

Then pour it out and brush it.. you may need to do this 3 times or so .

If it is lead it will foam up a little.
Use rubber gloves.. or just wash hands very well after you clean it all out.

I used that when Chore boy would not work.

I had my dads never cleaned 357 mag .. the grooves from start to finish were filled with lead. And had sat for 20 years since shot.

Try that mix you will like it for removing lead.

 

[grwd]

Mix up 50/50 mix of vinegar and hydrogen peroxide.
Plug the chamber end of the barrel with an ear plug or something pour the 50/50 into the muzzle while holding it over the sink.
keep it in there about 3 minutes or so. it will eat the lead if that is what it is... slowly eat and soften it anyway.

Then pour it out and brush it.. you may need to do this 3 times or so .

If it is lead it will foam up a little.
Use rubber gloves.. or just wash hands very well after you clean it all out.

I used that when Chore boy would not work.

I had my dads never cleaned 357 mag .. the grooves from start to finish were filled with lead. And had sat for 20 years since shot.

Try that mix you will like it for removing lead.

it works, but the resulting mixture is really hazardous. not dump in the sink or out in the pasture

 

[adamsredlines]

Call me crazy but I'd get a new barrel.

I'm sure it'll come out with elbow grease but I dont think Glock barrels are overly expensive...good excuse to upgrade it

 

[Shadowrider]

That's lead fouling. BIG TIME!

 

[Sanford]

If it's not fouled so badly as to create a bore obstruction firing full-power jacketed rounds will often clear it.

 

[NikatKimber]

I had some super soft cast lead very mild rounds for my .38 spl that would lead the barrel like that. Went to a harder alloy fixed it.

 

[Okie1907]

Dirty smoke is the powder.
I shoot matches most every weekend somewhere. Some guys pistols look like they are shooting a black powder muzzle loader. Fouling in this case has nothing to do with the powder used.

Ive just never shot anything this smokey. I mean at times of shooting faster strings it obstructed my view some what. My throat hurt afterwards. It was like I was shooting in a poorly ventilated indoor range yet I was shooting outdoors.

 

[Okie1907]

Alright, Tried soaking it in solvent that didnt work. Tried Vinegar and hydrogen peroxide and that seemed to work but it took 10-15 minutes of scrubbing with copper wool around a brush and that finally did the trick

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