Revolver Cylinder Leading

[supton]

Do they? I had never read of it before, but I'm looking at mine, and it looks like a sheet of lead in there, in each charge hole. I'm at 90 rounds now; I *thought* I scrubbed it with the brass brush yesterday well enough, but maybe it's the buildup of all 90 rounds and not just the 15 from today.

[25 Winchester commercial SV LRN, 65 M&M wadcutter, new LCR. Barrel has some lead but not lots, really only on some near the forcing cone in one spot and then some streaks down the bore.]

 

[Jose]

Most of what you see is probably carbon deposits from the burning powder.

I have shot literally thousands and thousands of lead cast bullets through several revolvers and almost everything I see in the chambers is carbon. Carbon is a bitch to get out and the easiest way to get it out is to wet the chambers with a strong solvent like Clenzoil or Kroil, let them sit for a while, then chuck up a steel chamber brush (available at Brownells and Midway USA) in a drill and get after the deposits.

Note: do not do that in the bore. Just the chambers.

 

[oneswithfunes]

Most of what you see is probably carbon deposits from the burning powder.

I have shot literally thousands and thousands of lead cast bullets through several revolvers and almost everything I see in the chambers is carbon. Carbon is a bitch to get out and the easiest way to get it out is to wet the chambers with a strong solvent like Clenzoil or Kroil, let them sit for a while, then chuck up a steel chamber brush (available at Brownells and Midway USA) in a drill and get after the deposits.

Note: do not do that in the bore. Just the chambers.

This is good advise. When I started reading I was like hold on a minute! Then I saw your note

 

[Bugs100]

Take a brass brush and wrap strands from a copper chore boy scouring pad around it and run it through the cylinders and bore.

 

[WayneWong]

Lead polishing cloth? Cleans the burn marks off my revolver cylinder. Brings it back to new.

 

[supton]

I'll look again, but it was silver and flaking off.

ETA: yup, I peeled some off and it's lead. Well, I didn't taste it, but it's soft and malleable. Will brush it out and see if it returns.

 

[Fixxah]

Maybe you should slug the bore to see if the bullets are the right diameter for the gun. Too small will do it I believe. I read about that on castboolits.com. YMMV

 

[rep308]

First off if your revolver is blue, lead removal cloths may take the finish off. I use the Lewis Lead Remover for cleaning my cylinders

 

[NautiBuoys]

Cylinder Lead

Get yourself a Lewis lead remover. 1-2 passes each time and you'll be done. Brownells or a well stocked gun shop carry them.