Up till now I have not had to deal with leading---

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You said your Taurus was “new to me”.
I am assuming you bought a good looking used revolver?
I would recommend you take your Taurus to a Gunsmith that has all the correct tools to measure the cylinder throats and the bore itself to be sure you didn’t buy a problem child.
Also, you may have gotten a crummy batch of ammo with really soft bullets. If you kept the box and have the lot number you could call Magtech and see if they may have had some bad bullets that got by their QC folks.

By the way, shooting out lead with jacketed bullets only smears the lead into the lands and grooves of the barrel.
One thing I used in the past after buying a fellow shooter’s reloads and leaded the crap out of my barrel was Kleen Bore Lead Away cloth cut into patches and ran down my barrel with a jag. It’s a lot of work but it worked. Just know that patches or cloth lead away products can damage bluing so if you try something like this be careful.
 
The Kleen Bore lead away works great and I was going to suggest this. Not sure however if it is safe to use on a gun with blued finishes. Same goes for bore cleaners such as Butche's Bore Shine. Caution is advised here.
 
dbmjr1 said:
As a bonus you will now be the proud owner of your own toxic waste site.
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Nicely put. I think I'll pass on the mercury approach.

200Apples said:
Aren't you glad you asked?
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Well , yes and no.

I have not found anyone of my acquaintance who has pin gauges. No 'smith handy. As to Kleen Bore , the gun in question is stainless. Regarding the ammo , I still have 10 rounds left in the box. I will try some of them in another revolver which has not had leading tendencies , and I will contact Magtech. I will also find some bore butter - figure it can't hurt to try. 20180608_192643.jpg 20180610_135515.jpg 20180610_154421.jpg

I found and tried a copper Chore Boy. Could not find Kroil , I did douse the copper wound bore brush with PB Blaster. Don't know if the PB helped , but the results were good. I went out and shot about 60 rounds of fmj from the Taurus with satisfactory results. The bore cleaned easily after the session. The target in the image is an old aluminum skinned door. Once I settled down I got the 4 rounds grouped as one ragged hole ; unsupported at 25 feet. Given the 2" barrel , poor lighting and my poor vision , the grouping is ok by my standards. I wish I knew someone with a Ransom Rest.

I will continue to seek an opportunity to measure the appropriate dimensions with pin gauges. Until then I will stick to fmj in this particular revolver.

I'll report back after testing the ammo in a different revolver and after contacting the ammo manufacturer. Enjoy the images.
 
Pat Riot said:
You said your Taurus was “new to me”.
I am assuming you bought a good looking used revolver?
I would recommend you take your Taurus to a Gunsmith that has all the correct tools to measure the cylinder throats and the bore itself to be sure you didn’t buy a problem child.
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New to me , yes. Bought a good looking used revolver , also yes. As stated on a previous thread , I sought an affordable summer carry , one that I could carry while working , sweating , etc. , a gun which would not cause me a great deal of grief if it got scratched or dinged. A $250 ss Taurus 85 seemed to fit the bill , thus my first Taurus experience. I've been quite satisfied until the rather extreme leading episode... still have not lost confidence in the revolver but there are questions to be answered.

Problem child? We'll see.
 
Waveski said:
New to me , yes. Bought a good looking used revolver , also yes. As stated on a previous thread , I sought an affordable summer carry , one that I could carry while working , sweating , etc. , a gun which would not cause me a great deal of grief if it got scratched or dinged. A $250 ss Taurus 85 seemed to fit the bill , thus my first Taurus experience. I've been quite satisfied until the rather extreme leading episode... still have not lost confidence in the revolver but there are questions to be answered.

Problem child? We'll see.
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If it shoots accurately, I'd just shoot FMJ or JHP in that revolver. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't go put gunsmith money into a $250.00 self defense carry revolver if leading is the only issue. Even if that leading is the worst I've ever seen. :)
 
Fit is King!!!!! Boolits should be .002 to .004 over groove.
Cylinder throat should be .0005 less than above boolit.
Yes, I know it’s backwards, but you have to fit boolit to bore first and then adjust throat to no more than .0005 smaller than required boolit!
And about only way to get it right is to slug bore!
 
An easy way to get lead out of a barrel is to get some vacuum line caps at your local auto parts store. Clamp the gun in the vertical -- muzzle pointing up, and plug the breech with a vacuum cap line. Pour in a 50-50 mixture of white vinegar and hydrogen peroxide. It will foam a bit and a grey scum will rise to the top -- that's the lead. Pour it down the drain. Dry the barred and oil as normal.

Note: Do NOT get this mixture on the blued surface of the gun..
 
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