Peter M. Eick
Member
For many years I saw the standard mantra of de-leading a revolver with a lewis lead remover. Many many times I have read about them but never got one. I figured that a good stiff brush and then a copper chore boy was good enough. The barrel always looked good to me so I just went along.
Recently, I read RC's and 1911tuners comments and decided what the heck just get one. So I ordered a bunch of them for every caliber and got extra screens.
I tried it on my old diamondback today.
OOOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Wow am I a believer now. It cleaned off so much of the forcing cone and pulled so much fine gunk out of the cylinder I am a changed man. It even pulled lead out of what I thought was a clean barrel. Very fine strips came out. I must have worked on it for an hour because the more I tried, the cleaner it got. After 46,000 odd rounds the lead had really built up. It was just a fine layer that blended in and was not really noticed, My old diamondback barrel actually gleams now.
I am a new believer!
So, the chore boy method is over and in with the lewis lead remover. I wonder why I waited this long to try it?
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=21587/Product/LEWIS_LEAD_REMOVER
Recently, I read RC's and 1911tuners comments and decided what the heck just get one. So I ordered a bunch of them for every caliber and got extra screens.
I tried it on my old diamondback today.
OOOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Wow am I a believer now. It cleaned off so much of the forcing cone and pulled so much fine gunk out of the cylinder I am a changed man. It even pulled lead out of what I thought was a clean barrel. Very fine strips came out. I must have worked on it for an hour because the more I tried, the cleaner it got. After 46,000 odd rounds the lead had really built up. It was just a fine layer that blended in and was not really noticed, My old diamondback barrel actually gleams now.
I am a new believer!
So, the chore boy method is over and in with the lewis lead remover. I wonder why I waited this long to try it?
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=21587/Product/LEWIS_LEAD_REMOVER