I have been looking for the Lewis Lead Remover without any luck. My wife found 10 located in a warehouse in Germany, but the price over $75. I am on the waiting list with Brownells. I am looking for the .38/357 kit. I have watched the videos on it and it looks like I could sure use one.

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Kevin in Oregon

I have used the LLR a lot in the past. Ran out of wire screens one time. Took some Chore Boy copper dish scouring pad and unwrapped a strand. Wrapped that strand around a wire brush and pulled it through. It worked as well as the LLR and less money.

Good luck.

Kevin

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Save your money,,I got one back in the early 80s and it works great..
But what works just as well and you never have to worry about finding the brass screen for the Lewis lead remover ,,Is a bore swab wrapped with brass strands from a scrubber for pots and pans you get at the supermarket,,Take a few strands and wrap them around a bore swab,or an old brass bore brush,,works just as good ,,and way cheaper!

The brass chore bore trick works fine, just be sure it is BRASS. Some of the cheaper off brand "brass" scrubber pads are brass coated steel.

I have used and continue to use the Lewis Lead Remover on my revolvers after shooting lead bullets. As has been mentioned, you can use Chore-Boy to good effect. I have found however, that the rubber tip for the bore and the metal tip for the forcing cone work a lot better as they are specifically designed for the task of removing lead. The rubber tip tightly pushes the brass pad into contact with the lands and grooves of the barrel.

Jm2c.

JPJ

Worth the wait! The LLR has been a welcomed tool after firing hundreds & hundreds of lead rounds. While you're at it, don't forget to get some extra screens and possibly a conversion kit for another caliber while you are at it.

I have one but don't use it very often anymore. I've found that a tight fitting patch on a brass cleaning jag (not a slotted tip) pushes out a great deal of it. Follow that with a patch cut from "lead remover" cloth. The patch needs to be tight enough that it's difficult to get it started. With most patches that's just one. With the lead-remove cloth definitely just one layer.

I prefer this as it's non-abrasive. The jag is $6.00.

Or figure out the cause of the leading.....

Benchrest Quality Cleaning Jag

I occasionally use a Lewis lead remover. I've tried the Chore Boy method. It works, but I prefer the Lewis tool. Something else to consider, and it works very well, is the Brownell Double-Tuff Bronze brush; very stiff bristles (and maybe slightly oversize). It works fine and is also far better for cleaning cylinder throats than a regular brush.

Didn't Hoppe's have a similar version, without the T-handle? I would think their screens would work, perhaps, if they still make them.

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SWCA# 2279, SWHF# 709

Did you try Brownells ?

Bob

Brownells has been out of stock on the 38/357 kit for a long time. I have been curious for years and have been wanting to give them a try. They do have several other calibers in stock and they have the 38/357 adapter kit in stock, so if you need it for more than one caliber.....

One of my recent .44 SPL acquisitions is leading at the forcing cone like a big dog, so I ordered the .44 kit from Brownells while I try to figure out the issue. I haven't used it yet, but will soon (probably after this weekend). I have used the chore-boy method for years, but I decided the LLR has to be easier to use for the forcing cone.

For chambers an throats I use a .375 rifle brush.

....and that's the part of the LLR I use the most, the forcing cone cleaning tip.

Looking at Brownells I'd buy the conversion kit for .38/.357 fo $32 and make a rod or find one.

That works, too, and I've done the same, but they'll wear down quickly. At least that's been my experience. Brownells DoubleTuff brushes last a bit longer.

The Chore Boy works fine but remember the advice to use COPPER even if you have to take a magnet with you to eliminate copper coated steel. I found it at Home Depot if I remember correctly. The coated steel will scratch the barrel and cylinder throats.

Thanks for the replies. My wife located ten LLR's in a warehouse for seventy something dollars. Only crux is the warehouse is in Germany. I think I am down to buying another caliber and then getting the .38/357 conversion kit. I have been on Brownells list for sometime now. I don't know if they are the sole proprietors of the product, but sure don't find it anywhere else.

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I like my LLR. I have found you can adapt the brass screens to smaller calibers by trimming them. The throat tool is pretty caliber specific.

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A guy near me has the ne for sale for $40. I thought that was high, but maybe he realizes that they’re hard to get now so that’s why he’s priced it high. I have one for 357 and 44 and they work well.

I couldn't find the original package for the Hoppe's lead remover I have in addition to the Lewis, but the replacement screen package I have lists a UPC of 26285-51069. Midway shows them as discontinued, however, so the rod probably is, too. It states that the are for all calibers, and are for use with their kits only . They exactly match the package of Lewis screens I have for .38 & .32 (1"), and work just fine . The Lewis .41/.44 screens are a bit larger - that Hoppes adaptor kit was UPC 26285-51067, but the screens are the same as .38.



If you really want to save money on the screens, Amazon has brass screens for pipes, with various diameters - fifty 1" screens is about $6 , vs ~$7.50 for 10 from Brownell's, all you have to do is make a ~0.140 in the center for the threaded portion with a hole punch - a 1/8" one would likely work.


FWIW


RJ

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SWCA# 2279, SWHF# 709

Copper wool wrapped around an old bore brush has always done the trick for me.
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I went to Home Depost the other day and asked for copper or bronze wool and the guy thought I was crazy. Where can a guy buy copper wool?

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Kroil and a bronze brush work just as well IME.

Metallic Wools – Rogue River Tools

Can't help with the rubber arbor but i wonder if any of the brass cloth/mesh that McMaster-Carr has would be a suitable replacement for the mesh? Goes up to 100 x 100. Ideally you'd want to find a way to cut or stamp circles out of it, though.

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Delta Rose, any idea what town the Rogue River Tools is located? I searched their website and it doesn't say, just lists the products. I live only 100 miles from the Rogue River, although the valley is somewhat long.

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Kevin in Oregon

I did a company search and they're apparently at 18999 Frost Rd, Dallas, OR 97338. One link had a phone # but I can't find it now

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No idea where they are located. Their products are available on Amazon. According to GoogleEarth, the address that oldbrownhat found looks like a private residence up in the hills.

Brownells has bronze wool in different grades of coarseness.

Brownells is it for the LLR. I wish they'd buy Tyler's T-Grip.

"As a long-time distributor of the Lewis Lead Remover, we know it is a great product — many of our customers tell us about its effectiveness and ease of use," said Pete Brownell, company vice president. "With this purchase, our customers can be sure that the Lewis Lead Remover will be available for years to come as one of the products manufactured and sold under the Brownells brand. As always, we’re constantly working to expand our selection of quality products to provide our customers with the best possible service and satisfaction."

Brownells Purchases Lewis Lead Remover | Top Rated Supplier of Firearm Reloading Equipment, Supplies, and Tools - Colt

Brownells has the 38/357/9mm parts individually just not with the box.Cone,rubber body with screens and t handle

That’s good news. I have been using one since the 80’s and find it very helpful when needed.
I have two handles and kits for .38 and .45. This thread reminded me that I could use a kit for .44 and Brownells had it in stock as well as screens for all calibers. 👍😎

I didn't check that. Got the info from an online business directory. It could be the owner's residence.

I find it REALLY annoying when companies refuse to put contact info and addresses on their websites

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I'll go the Amazon route for the brass wool, or rather my wife will. I guess I will try to put all the pieces together thru Brownells for the Lewis Lead Remover.

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Kevin in Oregon

I didn't see the handle...but yep, there it is down at the bottom for $14.99. Add the .38/357 conversion kit for $32 and I think we're around $47 + shipping/taxes.

Update: The handle is on sale for $14.49, so I ordered it with the 38/357 kit, should have it this next week. Amazon is the next stop.

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Kevin in Oregon

ebay often has the sets up for sale. I have bought a couple different calibers over the years.

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SWCA 2515

Why dont you just buy a pack of copper choreboy pads and save yourself about $70? Removes lead better, faster, easier and cheaper. One two-pack will clean many, many barrels.
I too looked and looked for a LLR and was not happy about the prices from the beginning. Thankfully though I was unable to find one. I say thankfully because that prompted me to just go with the choreboy recommendation and was simply amazed with the results, ease of use, the price and how easy it was to use.
Seriously, the LLR, to me just seems like an over engineered choreboy/borebrush tool. Do they work? If course they work, I had one years ago. People wouldnt keep buying them if they didnt. Theyre just totally unnecessary given that the exact same results can be achieved with a copoer pot scrubber wrapped around a borebrush.
Your money though, do as you please with it. At least give the choreboy a try while youre looking for a LLR.

Received the LLR today. Waiting on chore boy. My grandson's revolver, a Tarus, is a mess, so that is going to be the first.

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Kevin in Oregon

Go to the Notable Thread Index in the early hand ejector section. Find the "lead in barrel" thread. Do as you're told. Then forget about Lewis Lead Removers, Lead solvent, and any and everything else you've been told, think you know, or thought you might want to try----GUARANDAMNTEED or your money back-----with interest!! And as an aside, the money back amounts to chump change!!

As an aside, the lesson you will learn comes from WILSON COMBAT. It's included with every gazillion dollar gun they ship to you (or it was, back when I bought my first gazillion dollar gun; and I've never needed another one)---and I just copied it down to save you from yourselves.

Ralph Tremaine

Several points to ponder:

1. Chore Boy Copper SCOURING PADS are an ingredient in the alternative to a LEWIS LEAD REMOVER.

There is NO WOOL of any sort whatsoever as an alternative.

2. A few words about fishing tackle: I dare say if you were to ask a statistically valid sample of the men on the street why fishing tackle is made, the VAST majority will tell you it's made to catch fish. I will tell you it's made to sell to fishermen.

So too is the case with the LEWIS LEAD REMOVER!! It's made to sell to shooters---with lead in their barrels.

Is there an entirely effective alternative? Absolutely!!

See Post #40 ^^^^^^.

Now, does the LLR remove lead? Absolutely----no question about it. See Post #40 ^^^^^. Give it try. Make a choice!!

Ralph Tremaine

Love your writing style in that post Ralph! I have done basically the same as you described and can say it works very well.