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Originally Posted by Bushytale
I tried the Lewis lead remover and found it to work ok, but felt like it was more trouble than it was worth. I use the stainless steel bore brushes that they sell at gun shows. I found them to work better than anything else. Pick a brush that fits your bore without being too tight and just run it back and forth. The lead will just flake out. Use a slightly larger brush to clean the forcing cone and chambers. These brushes are stiffer than bronze but a mild steel much softer than barrel steel.
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Rub steel with more steel? NO!!!!!!!
Saying the steel is softer than barrel steel (which probably isn't true, especially in the case of stainless barrels) is like saying using 500 grit sandpaper is OK because it's softer than 100 grit. Water is 'soft' too, yet over time it created the Grand Canyon.
Do your guns a favor and throw those brushes away. And if you ever decide to sell any of your guns here, please remind me you cleaned them with stainless so I won't even be tempted.