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03-21-2013, 07:43 PM
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S&W mod 19-3 is lead or a ruined barrell
Hi every one i got this Mod 19-3 christmas eve when i bought it was very dirty the guy that sold it to me said he got it 30 or so years ago. He said he put 50 rounds of 357 158gr LSWC put it away and never cleaned it, i got it cleaned and put new houge gips ( which i now dont like ). put it away till last week when i pulled it from mt safe to admire it i noticed some weird looking stuff on my forcing cone do you think its lead build up or is the paint peeling of insde the barrell/forcing cone are. Need help.
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03-21-2013, 07:51 PM
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Howdy, welcome to the forum.
Just between us... there ain't no paint INSIDE the barrel. Never was, never gonna be.
That's more then likely lead.
Grab some COPPER Chore Boy scouring pads.
Get your brass cleaning brush.
Wrap some of the Chore Boy around the brush.
Scrub out the barrel.
Repeat.
Do it again.
Check for lead and if needed, do it again.
Done.
Run an oiled swab down the barrel when complete.
Hope this helps.
In future, use cast, not swaged, lead bullets sized .358 and you won't have this issue.
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03-21-2013, 07:54 PM
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picture is too small but the odds are 99.9 to .1 that it is lead buildup. Early 357 158 Lead bullet loads were notorious for leaving behind lead. Invest in a Lewis Lead remover tool or buy some "Chore Boy" copper wool pads and scrub it away. It will take a little elbow grease but you will most likely be rewarded with a beautiful bore when done.
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03-21-2013, 07:55 PM
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Ditto what Collects said. A Lewis lead remover will make that forcing cone look like new. They're not cheap, though. And remember to specifically ask for a .38. When I got mine, as I recall, it came fitted to a .44, and I had to order a .38 adapter later.
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03-21-2013, 08:01 PM
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That's common lead build-up. Scrub it out with whatever method works for you. It'll clean up.
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03-21-2013, 08:23 PM
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I use the same process as Snapping Twig except I soak the bore with Kroil Oil first. Quick, cheap, and effective way to remove lead.
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03-21-2013, 08:34 PM
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Re: S&W mod 19-3 is lead or a ruined barrell
My model 13 barrel looked like that when i bought it. Some hopes9 and 10 min of scrubbing got all that off
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03-21-2013, 10:13 PM
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Thank for every ones info i feel better. And sorry for the pic it was off my cell phone then downloaded to my computer. I did ose hope no 9 and half hour later it was gon now this mod 19 two and a half incher looks brand new.
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03-22-2013, 03:48 AM
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And never ever mix up lead and cored bullets up in one shooting session without cleaning the barrel thouroghly during the use between lead and cored bullets!
Some people claim that some hot loaded cored bullets my clean up a leaded barrel but only will kill the gun.
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