Lead removal

[PHATINJUN]

What is the best lead removal chemical to clean rifled tracker bbl? I have about 15 boxes of Winchester foster style slugs that I am going to let my young nefew shoot up in the 20ga that I am going to give him now that I have the ultr 20ga coming and all my slug guns now have rifled bbl so I might as well get rid of this ammo. Kurt

[quickdtoo]

WipeOut is the best I've used, tried a bunch of different solvents that said they removed lead, none did a very good job in a heavily leaded inline muzzleloader barrel. Tried the WipeOut for just one overnight soak, pushed all these lead flakes out the next day, one more ovenight soak revealed not lead.

Tim

SPECIAL NOTE FOR ALL SHOOTERS SHOOTING LEAD BULLETS.

We specifically state that Wipe-out does not dissolve lead.  Most chemicals that dissolve lead produce a galvanic reaction.  This reaction in effect acts like a battery.  In most cases it will etch steel ( both stainless and carbon steel).  It is for this reason that we don't use chemicals that specifically work on lead.

We use chemicals that will dissolve the other metals ( tin , antimony, zinc, etc.) that are incorporated in most bullet alloys.  So we work to destroy the integrity of the bullet alloy, and it begins to come apart in small black flakes.  This process takes about 24 to 36 hours.

So while Wipe-Out™ does not dissolve lead , it will degrade the alloy so that it can be pushed out with a tight patch. 




http://www.sharpshootr.com/wipeout.htm