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Offline Tommyt

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Cast Bullets and Ported Barrels?
« on: August 12, 2010, 05:22:39 AM »
Is there a problem with shooting Casted Bullets through a ported/Braked barrel
I'm sure that I have read that but now I question the "mind"
SO I'm here to ask the Pro's

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Re: Cast Bullets and Ported Barrels?
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2010, 02:47:44 PM »
I'm certainly not a "Pro" as you put it, but I wouldn't worry about it.  You can always dip the end of the barrel into some bore cleaner and give the ports a scrub with pipe cleaner or a very small brush.

I shoot cast lead bullets through my AR-15 that is chambered in 300 Whisper.  After shooting SEVERAL hundred rounds through it, I took the gas block off and inspected for any signs of lead fouling, and there weren't none!  I gave it a good cleaning and put it back together and have put several more hundred through it with no concerns.

I'm sure that you would never notice a thing with a muzzle brake, they're such nasty, foul things anyway!   ;D


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Re: Cast Bullets and Ported Barrels?
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2010, 05:21:25 PM »
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sure that you would never notice a thing with a muzzle brake, they're such nasty, foul things anyway
Your right and I have none ;D it was Just a discussion on another board


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Re: Cast Bullets and Ported Barrels?
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2010, 06:12:55 PM »
My 627 has a removable port.  I've had pretty good luck taking the thing off, putting it in a small plastic screw top bottle with some kroil, and putting it in my vibrating tumbler.  Knocks a whole lot of the lead out.

I get most of the rest with a sharpened brass cleaning rod, the ones for pistols.

They're a pain in the rear with cast bullets, but they sure make that follow up shot quicker.
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Re: Cast Bullets and Ported Barrels?
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2010, 01:52:54 AM »
Ive been fireforming 7 waters brass from 3030 in my contender hunter and just in the last two days shot a 100 cast bullets out of it. I use cast to fireform to save money. It had just a hint of lead in the ports but it wiped off with a rag.
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Re: Cast Bullets and Ported Barrels?
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2010, 04:34:46 AM »
It does take a couple of thousand rounds before I need to do anything.
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