Cleaning any lead out of the barrel

[rde1911]

I have found the great way to clean the barrel on my 686 and other handguns.
I bought a product called Chore Boy pure copper scrubbing pads. They are for cleaning pots and pans. I got them at the local grocery store.
I take the proper size nylon brush for the caliber barrel I am cleaning. Pull apart strand of the copper Chore Boy scrubbing pad and wrap it around the bore brush. Don't use any cleaners or solvent just run the brush up and down the barrel. After a few passes the barrel looks perfectly clean. All of the carbon powder and lead are cleaned away. Then I take a few patches with my favorite lubricant cleaner and a double o-ring jag and run them through the barrel and I ma done. This has cut the cleaning time a lot when doing a number of handgun.
Just make sure you buy the pure copper Ultimate Scrubber Chore Boy. Don't get the copper coated over stainless or you will damage your barrel.
Here is the Chore Boy pad and box.

Here is the bore brush with chore boy scrubber pad.

I hope this helps.

 

[MichiganScott]

Just don't buy the cheap copper look scrubbers from China. They are flash plated steel and will mess up your bore in a hurry. Chore Boy is fine.

 

[505Gibbs]

Glad you found a solution. The use of the 'copper scrubber' has been known for awhile - you might have got it using the search function but no matter. Its a proven commodity. One other item that works is scrubbing with a brass brush and then put Kroil on a patch and soak the bore. It will get undr the copper and help lift it off. You have to let it work for a few hours so the solution you used is quicker.

 

[chief38]

I am a Lewis Lead Remover aficionado and have been using it since 1979. Nothing wrong with the Chore Boy Copper either - but the LLR works so well I have never strayed.

 

[arjay]

I tried the choreboys years ago when I was out of screens for the Lewis lead remover.I have no idea where the Lewis is now [emoji57]

 

[Marine Corps Air]

This method for removing lead deposits was recently presented to me, and I'm doing some additional research on this technique:

"There is a "New Method" of Cleaning Bores Now Without Using Solvent and It is The "Trick of The Trade". Here is What You Do:

1. First of All, You Will Need a "Bristle Brush" Not A "Stainless Steel" Brush or a "Copper Brush" Make Sure That is it A "TOUGH" Bristle Brush. [Hoppe's does sell a nylon one]

2. Then You Purchase a Tube of "FLITZ POLISHING COMPOUND" -- It Is Just Like "Toothpaste", But it is A Special Paste That Will Clean Your Tube Out With A "SPARKLING FINISH" And Even Better, It Will Not Damage any of The Spiral Grooves Inside Your Six Shooter. The "OLD METHOD" of A Stainless Steel Brush and Solvent is Not As Good For The "LIFETIME OF THE GROOVES" As Proven Through Statistics.

3. A "Tough Black Bristle Brush" and A Tube of "FLITZ POLISHING COMPOUND" Will Remove The Lead So Fast And Better Yet, With No "MESSY GUN" Afterwards.

4. Then, You Merely Take A Cleaning Rod and Run Down The "Cotton Patch". After You Run The Cotton Patch Down The Barrel Approximately (4 to 7 Times) You Will See All That "Darn" Lead Coming Out So "EASILY"."

5. Then, The "VERY LAST MANUEVER" is To Take You A Brand Spanking New "Cotton Brush" on A Rod and Merely Run That Swab Down (3 or 4 Times) ! The Cotton Swab Will Come Out As Clean As It Did When "Brand New". [Hoppe's also sells one of these]

 

[arjay]

Mothers mag polish works as do patches made from lead away cloth.

 

[Bugs Bunny]

Will have to try the mothers mag as we have a big tub of it compared to the small tubes of pricey Flitz.

Thanks Gents going to try this.

 

[STCM(SW)]

I have used both in handguns & rifles a wire brush dipped in pure gum spirits Turpentine followed with dry patches.
Old timer told me to try it on my 38-55 Winchester HW.
Works great but has a oder.

 

[semperfi71]

I use both methods of Chore Boy and Lewis Lead Remover.

I will soak the lead with a good solvent. It just seems "better", to me, to loosen the lead before scrubbing.

Then I use the "Chore Boy" wrapped copper brush. Sometimes I have to go to the Lewis tool as the "Chore Boy" may not get it all.

I also always use the Lewis forcing cone tool to remove the lead build up there.

Finally, I will sometimes find minute amounts of lead in the corners of the rifling. I remove this with a lead remover cloth.

 

[H Richard]

Most of my revolvers don't lead up, but when they do I develop another load that doesn't lead.

 

[Sylvaticus]

Flitz or other quality "non-abrasive" fouling remover

A Lewis Lead Remover is the spot on answer for regular use, but it always good to know other effective alternatives. Thanks!

Flitz is high-quality stuff. Remington Bore Cleaner, Simichrome Polish, or several dedicated bore cleaning pastes (like the old J-B) also work well. Check Brownells for a selection. Be certain to use clean patches and cleaning tools -no grit!

Flitz is also great as a final cleaning touch to keep cylinder bores and pistol chambers wonderfully clean and slick. I've seen significantly improved feeding in several used auto loaders after cleaning the feed ramp and chamber lightly with Flitz on a cotton patch. In my experience, Flitz is safe even on blued guns (used lightly and carefully).