Comments on: What is the best way to get lead off the forcing cone area of a blue-steel Ruger SA revolver? http://menssuitsnook-shops.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-get-lead-off-the-forcing-cone-area-of-a-blue-steel-ruger-sa-revolver/ Men's suits of all kinds discovered at this site. Men's suits and accessories, finest online! Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:03:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Caffeinated Content - Members-Only Content for WordPress http://menssuitsnook-shops.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-get-lead-off-the-forcing-cone-area-of-a-blue-steel-ruger-sa-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Caffeinated Content - Members-Only Content for WordPress Sat, 01 May 2010 19:42:44 +0000 http://menssuitsnook-shops.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-get-lead-off-the-forcing-cone-area-of-a-blue-steel-ruger-sa-revolver/#comment-1872 <a href="http://mycaffeinatedcontent.com">Website content</a> I don't know if they make it in .22 cal. but I always used a LEWIS LEAD REMOVER system to get the lead out of my .38/.357 after a match. The system uses Bronze wire woven screen patches that compression fit over a rubber insert for the cleaning rod. You would pull the screen snugly up to the forcing cone and twist the screen against the cone. it literally stripped the lead off in chunks. Also, to remove the lead from around the intersection of the barrel and frame get a dentists 'pick' and pick the area clean. Also works like a charm between the top strap and barrel. Website content

I don’t know if they make it in .22 cal. but I always used a LEWIS LEAD REMOVER system to get the lead out of my .38/.357 after a match. The system uses Bronze wire woven screen patches that compression fit over a rubber insert for the cleaning rod. You would pull the screen snugly up to the forcing cone and twist the screen against the cone. it literally stripped the lead off in chunks.
Also, to remove the lead from around the intersection of the barrel and frame get a dentists ‘pick’ and pick the area clean. Also works like a charm between the top strap and barrel.

]]> By: Caffeinated Content http://menssuitsnook-shops.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-get-lead-off-the-forcing-cone-area-of-a-blue-steel-ruger-sa-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-1871 Caffeinated Content Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:36:12 +0000 http://menssuitsnook-shops.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-get-lead-off-the-forcing-cone-area-of-a-blue-steel-ruger-sa-revolver/#comment-1871 <a href="http://kansieo.com/members">Caffeinated Content</a> A nylon brush ain't gonna cut it. And lead solvent is really more of a marketing ploy than anything else. The only way to get lead out of the barrel (or forcing cone) is with a bronze brush and a lot of elbow grease. I mean, come on, it's METAL! Metal that has been melted into place. Try taking a lead bullet and rubbing your nylon brush across it 10 times. Notice anything? Now try again with a bronze brush. See the difference? They also make stainless steel brushes, but I'm personally afraid of those. A steel-bristle brush may be hard enough to damage the bore too. For buildup between the cone and top strap, I usually use dental picks. Congratulations on your find, by the way! Caffeinated Content

A nylon brush ain’t gonna cut it. And lead solvent is really more of a marketing ploy than anything else. The only way to get lead out of the barrel (or forcing cone) is with a bronze brush and a lot of elbow grease.

I mean, come on, it’s METAL! Metal that has been melted into place. Try taking a lead bullet and rubbing your nylon brush across it 10 times. Notice anything? Now try again with a bronze brush. See the difference?

They also make stainless steel brushes, but I’m personally afraid of those. A steel-bristle brush may be hard enough to damage the bore too.

For buildup between the cone and top strap, I usually use dental picks.

Congratulations on your find, by the way!

]]> By: blue blazers http://menssuitsnook-shops.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-get-lead-off-the-forcing-cone-area-of-a-blue-steel-ruger-sa-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 blue blazers Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:12:49 +0000 http://menssuitsnook-shops.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-get-lead-off-the-forcing-cone-area-of-a-blue-steel-ruger-sa-revolver/#comment-1870 <a href="http://mycaffeinatedcontent.com">Website content</a> I sometimes use a sharpened popsicle stick to scrap the lead and powder residue from that area on my revolvers. It works great and won't harm the finish at all. Plastic "picks" that I bought from Midway serve the same purpose. The "burn rings" on the face of the cylinder can be removed with a bronze bristled "toothbrush type" brush dipped in gun cleaning solvent without harming the blueing. Good luck - Website content

I sometimes use a sharpened popsicle stick to scrap the lead and powder residue from that area on my revolvers. It works great and won’t harm the finish at all.

Plastic “picks” that I bought from Midway serve the same purpose.

The “burn rings” on the face of the cylinder can be removed with a bronze bristled “toothbrush type” brush dipped in gun cleaning solvent without harming the blueing.

Good luck -

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