One thing I wanted to mention for those of you who are new to cast bullets, and something I learned for myself I wanted to share, the reason for checking and removing leading is increasing the accuracy of your Sixgun. In my experience thus far shooting cast bullets, if your accuracy is opening up and getting worse, check for it. Every time I’ve had a decrease in accuracy, I start seeing signs of leading.
I wish Brownells would get the rubber tips in stock. Been watching for them to come back in stock for a few months. I get the feeling other guys have been waiting years.
More good stuff JC! An alternative in case someone does not have the Lewis Lead Remover is to wrap a cleaning brush with strands of copper Choir Boy kitchen cleaning pads. I do that as my normal lead cleaning. I learned that from Bill Wilson's 1911 booklet and thought I would pass it along.
For those of us older folks before there was such lead remover tools was before leading got too bad we would shoot a FMJ/ball round through the bore to clean out "most" of the lead to make cleaning easier with lead and copper solvent. Some folks have mistakenly thought that it would drive up pressure but if the leading is so bad that it drives up pressure then it would not matter what bullet you shoot, the pressure would be high regardless. Like you said the sure sign of leading is the loss of accuracy. Thanks for sharing.
I spoke with a 96 year old retired gunsmith, after watching this video. He still lives at home, drives , shoots, etc, he has a lead removal tool as is shown here. He also said he shoots a couple of hard ball through his revolver after shooting lead.. to clean it out. A younger man told me - Not to do this as it would push the lead into the riflings - making it that much harder to clean. I could not argue either way. Lol.
@@JayELR7 The lead will be deep in the rifling regardless. The old gunsmith knows what he is talking about. The hard jacket will push the majority of lead out.
Hey JC Wasn’t expecting to see a new video tonight. You’re spot on. If you shoot cast you need a LLR in your kit. I got my first one in the early 80’s. Still use that one and have others. They last. Excellent topic and video.
Very cool, Joey. I will have to check this product out, I didn’t even know it existed. I don’t shoot a ton of lead bullets but I do out of my SAA and clones so I should probably pick this up.
@@JayELR7 accurate #5 believe it or not. Definitely over most book maxes today but I found older books that said my loads were max. I think I’m gonna back off though because I got some sticky extraction. Not horrible though.
@@JayELR7 they’re from Missouri bullet company 158 rnfp. Coated get about 50-100fps less than lead but the smoke is cut down considerably. I got the 1400 with the lead.
I’ve been using Rim Rock for my 45 Colt, but haven’t picked up any in .357. I’m a big fan of their product! I’ve been using the hornady swaged mainly because I got them cheap to experiment and plink with.
I’ve been studying on the old FBI load. Soft swaged bullets at 900ish FPS. That was one reason I picked up the Hornady. I’ve yet to test expansion, but I’ve got the speed down with them. I have some actual Winchester X38SPD I’m gonna do a video on soon. It’ll be the base for future comparisons I think.
@@j_c_hunt I have a box of old Federal (1986) that I have not got around to shooting yet. There’s a place in my area that sells new old stock ammo, including the Remington Wadcutters and those are absolute tack drivers. I trust older ammo than most new. I do find the fbi load the most fascinating round due to the lore behind it. It’s also important that we keep revolvers relevant.
It’s a shame LBT is no more. I don’t know if his lube prevents leading better than Alox/beeswax blends, but it’s almost smokeless. Hopefully, someone picks up his formula.
One thing I wanted to mention for those of you who are new to cast bullets, and something I learned for myself I wanted to share, the reason for checking and removing leading is increasing the accuracy of your Sixgun.
In my experience thus far shooting cast bullets, if your accuracy is opening up and getting worse, check for it. Every time I’ve had a decrease in accuracy, I start seeing signs of leading.
Same with cast bullets on 1911 45 acp- the bullet and load are very accurate- so when the accuracy drops off, it is time to clean-
I wish Brownells would get the rubber tips in stock. Been watching for them to come back in stock for a few months. I get the feeling other guys have been waiting years.
Nothing better than the look of a well worn revolver, great look on your Smith
More good stuff JC! An alternative in case someone does not have the Lewis Lead Remover is to wrap a cleaning brush with strands of copper Choir Boy kitchen cleaning pads. I do that as my normal lead cleaning. I learned that from Bill Wilson's 1911 booklet and thought I would pass it along.
Good point! I’ve read about this method also, but never tried it myself. Thanks for the comment!
The jb bore paste is really good Stuff. Works good in helping smooth out rifling and clean stubborn stuff out .
For those of us older folks before there was such lead remover tools was before leading got too bad we would shoot a FMJ/ball round through the bore to clean out "most" of the lead to make cleaning easier with lead and copper solvent. Some folks have mistakenly thought that it would drive up pressure but if the leading is so bad that it drives up pressure then it would not matter what bullet you shoot, the pressure would be high regardless. Like you said the sure sign of leading is the loss of accuracy. Thanks for sharing.
I spoke with a 96 year old retired gunsmith, after watching this video. He still lives at home, drives , shoots, etc, he has a lead removal tool as is shown here. He also said he shoots a couple of hard ball through his revolver after shooting lead.. to clean it out.
A younger man told me - Not to do this as it would push the lead into the riflings - making it that much harder to clean.
I could not argue either way. Lol.
@@JayELR7 The lead will be deep in the rifling regardless. The old gunsmith knows what he is talking about. The hard jacket will push the majority of lead out.
@@rbm6184 cool
Hey JC
Wasn’t expecting to see a new video tonight. You’re spot on. If you shoot cast you need a LLR in your kit.
I got my first one in the early 80’s. Still use that one and have others. They last. Excellent topic and video.
Great video. Thanks for a modern explanation
Thank you for another great video. 😊
Very cool, Joey. I will have to check this product out, I didn’t even know it existed. I don’t shoot a ton of lead bullets but I do out of my SAA and clones so I should probably pick this up.
I have a few of those kits I use. Good stuff.
The bore paste or rod and disc have no negative effects on the rifling?
How many brass screens comes with the tool ?
When I ordered the tools each caliber, they came with one. But they are sold in packs of 10 separate for around five bucks or so
Power burn’s from cylinder front?
A timely video as I’ve been pushing cast 158gr 357 to 1400fps
What powder?
@@JayELR7 accurate #5 believe it or not. Definitely over most book maxes today but I found older books that said my loads were max. I think I’m gonna back off though because I got some sticky extraction. Not horrible though.
@@Almost_Made_It Sorry for all the questions- I am going to cast some SWC and RN.
What style cast are you working with?
@@Almost_Made_It what style bullet are you casting- is what I meant to say
@@JayELR7 they’re from Missouri bullet company 158 rnfp. Coated get about 50-100fps less than lead but the smoke is cut down considerably. I got the 1400 with the lead.
Try Rim-Rock bullets for your cast bullets.
I’ve been using Rim Rock for my 45 Colt, but haven’t picked up any in .357. I’m a big fan of their product! I’ve been using the hornady swaged mainly because I got them cheap to experiment and plink with.
@@j_c_hunt it’s what Buffalo bore uses for their fbi loads. They have consistent and reliable expansion.
I’ve been studying on the old FBI load. Soft swaged bullets at 900ish FPS. That was one reason I picked up the Hornady. I’ve yet to test expansion, but I’ve got the speed down with them. I have some actual Winchester X38SPD I’m gonna do a video on soon. It’ll be the base for future comparisons I think.
@@j_c_hunt I have a box of old Federal (1986) that I have not got around to shooting yet. There’s a place in my area that sells new old stock ammo, including the Remington Wadcutters and those are absolute tack drivers. I trust older ammo than most new. I do find the fbi load the most fascinating round due to the lore behind it. It’s also important that we keep revolvers relevant.
@dragonaut4208 just agree on both! Appreciate the conversation!
It’s a shame LBT is no more. I don’t know if his lube prevents leading better than Alox/beeswax blends, but it’s almost smokeless. Hopefully, someone picks up his formula.
REMOVING LEAD FOR 30 YEARS THIS WAY