Tools

[Toyman]

While digging through my tool box I found 2 tools from the 1970s.
PPC was very popular and many shooters used 148 grain wadcutters. These tools are still viable today but used less frequently today than in years past.
The "T" handled tool is for chamfering the mouth of the charge hole. 148 grain wadcutters are pretty flat and chamfering the charge holes makes it easier to push the rounds into the charge hole.
The other tool is marked "CLYMER 357 DELEAD". was used to remove lead from the exit end of the charge hole. I have not used this tool for many years as more plated bullets are in use.
I did chamfering a few revolvers of my own recently.

 

[mikerjf]

I tried to find a deleading reamer a while back and couldn’t turn up any.

 

[Toyman]

I checked Brownell's site and could not find any listing, I don't think there is a current need do to the use of more plated bullets.

 

[H Richard]

I still have one of the 38 Deleading reamers. Was a great tool back in the 80's when everyone shot lead 38's.

 

[chief38]

I still have a bunch of Wad Cutters (148 grain Factory) left and still shoot them from one of my M15's. I much prefer to use a Lewis Lead Remover to get the Lead out when a Bronze Chamber Brush is not enough. I feel it's just a safer process. That said, I know guys who use the DELEAD tool with success.

 

[garbler]

I’ve got a big pile of old Brownell catalogs and back in the 70’s and 80’s there were pages of specialized revolver tools. Over the years they just went away since for a long time nobody considered the old revolver worth the effort. Now its page after page of AR parts and tools.