I apologize in advance if this question sounds dumb. I'm used to shooting jacketed bullets, and have only been reloading lead bullets for a little while.
I've been working on developing a moderately hot .45 Colt cartridge for my super redhawk (SR) in .454 Casull. I took the time to slug the bore and cylinder bores, and found that the bore was around .4515 to .452 in diameter. I tested out some cartridges with .452 bullets yesterday, and their performance out of the SR was excellent both accuracy and velocity wise.
I've been very concerned about leading in my barrel however, especially after dealing with other brands of revolvers *coughUberticough*. When I shined a light down the bore after 20 shots, I noticed that the bore was still very clean except down toward the forcing cone, where I saw some dullness. I did a quick clean and some of the residue remained, making me think it may be leading in that area.
My question is, is it normal to get some leading in the bore around or directly after the forcing cone? As I said above, the remaining part of the bore was very clean (7.5" barrel). I'm going to test some .451 bullets as well to be thorough.
Thanks for the help
I've been working on developing a moderately hot .45 Colt cartridge for my super redhawk (SR) in .454 Casull. I took the time to slug the bore and cylinder bores, and found that the bore was around .4515 to .452 in diameter. I tested out some cartridges with .452 bullets yesterday, and their performance out of the SR was excellent both accuracy and velocity wise.
I've been very concerned about leading in my barrel however, especially after dealing with other brands of revolvers *coughUberticough*. When I shined a light down the bore after 20 shots, I noticed that the bore was still very clean except down toward the forcing cone, where I saw some dullness. I did a quick clean and some of the residue remained, making me think it may be leading in that area.
My question is, is it normal to get some leading in the bore around or directly after the forcing cone? As I said above, the remaining part of the bore was very clean (7.5" barrel). I'm going to test some .451 bullets as well to be thorough.
Thanks for the help