Cast Bullets and Ported Barrels?

[Tommyt]

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

Tommyt
 

[Dezynco]

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!   

[Tommyt]

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 it was Just a discussion on another board


 Tommyt

[skarke]

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.

[Lloyd Smale]

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.

[skarke]

It does take a couple of thousand rounds before I need to do anything.