Lead ---> Jacketed, and Back Again..?

[Sin-ster]

Okay. I'm about to put a lot of lead down range-- literally. And before or after, I'll put a lot of jacketed lead downrange as well.

The good ol' Interwebz has a lot to say about how dangerous this can be-- and how retarded one has to be to think it's dangerous.

What say you, my fellow BS.com-ers?

 

[kz45]

Shooting out side is a must, wash your hands real good with a lead remover, and you should be good to go!

 

[Sin-ster]

I meant shooting lead, then jacketed, then lead again in regards to how it'll effect the gun.

But thanks, Joe!

 

[allen1911]

One simple solution, clean your gun. I would just check the bore after every 50 - 100 rounds of lead and clean as needed. It's a good practice whatever you are shooting. The only thing I wouldn't shoot lead in is a polygonal rifled barrel like the factory Glock barrels. Regularly rifled barrels are good to go though.

 

[troy_mclure]

no issues. like allen says, check your bore periodically and clean frequently.

too small of a lead bullet will badly lead your barrel, throwing off your accuracy.

also coffer fouling can cause leading, thus decreasing your accuracy.

 

[Beretta687]

If you put enough cast downrange and your bbl has leaded you want to remove it first. Get a Lewis lead removal tool or buy some Chore Boy pads and wrap them around a bore brush. Make sure you do not get any steel pads.

 

[returningliberty]

Don't push your lead bullets hard and they won't lead as bad. Check your bore periodically for lead deposits, run a bore snake through it a few times, and you're gtg. I have gone this route with a previously owned glock (with OEM barrel) and everything worked out fine.

 

[scooterj]

Check the chamber mouth for lead. If it's clean, blast away.

 

[troy_mclure]

If you put enough cast downrange and your bbl has leaded you want to remove it first. Get a Lewis lead removal tool or buy some Chore Boy pads and wrap them around a bore brush. Make sure you do not get any steel pads.

watch choreboy, many of the newer stuff are copper "clad" steel, thatll mess up your bore. make sure its real copper.

 

[Sin-ster]

Thanks for the input all.

I never dipped into the lead today actually-- forgot just how much jacketed I had loaded, and stuck with it.

Still, the info will come in handy quite soon it seems.

 

[dixiejarhead]

SHould be fine. I usually run a few jacketed through the gun after 50 - 100 rounds of lead. Helps clean the fouling out.

 

[jmcrawf1]

Use bayou bullets or if you cast your own, buy the green goo to coat them in (Donnie sells it.) No more lead

 

[davidd]

Don't you own enough pistols to shoot lead in one and jacketed in another? Or at least two barrels? Good Lord, you are single. I'm married with two kids, and even I have dedicated pistols...

 

[Sin-ster]

Don't you own enough pistols to shoot lead in one and jacketed in another? Or at least two barrels? Good Lord, you are single. I'm married with two kids, and even I have dedicated pistols...

Yeah, but... I'd rather shoot 2500-3500 through one and clean it than 1500+ through both, and have to clean them both before Battle in the Bluegrass. And again the week after for Area 6. And so on and so on!

Besides-- if you have a backup and a primary, and wear them both out at the same rate... the chances of having two broken guns at the same Major sky rocket.

 

[Sin-ster]

OH, mild aside...

Shot 1500 jacketed followed by ~700 coated lead rounds through the same pistol in the past two days, with no issues. Leading is minimal-- BBI and Bayou Bullets, after Montana Gold.

 

[davidd]

If you stick with Bayou Bullets, leading will not be an issue. I've got probably 5-6k through my G35 KKM barrel, and I've never seen ANY leading. Minor loads, though.

I still see this as a reason to buy another gun. Hell, I bought a G21 in December just to shoot Heavy Metal in the Glock matches...


ETA: Or are we talking about that CZ pistol that costs more than all my Glocks combined?

 

[Sin-ster]

ETA: Or are we talking about that CZ pistol that costs more than all my Glocks combined?

"Worked on" CZ's that have to be identical to each other, and cost the average consumer more than MOST of your Glock's combined.

I realized that if I do blow one up, or shoot out the bore, or whatever... It's a phone call fix away.

I'll be sure to follow the advice from this thread, but... I'm not worrying about it anymore, especially after the past two days and stacking the ammo back and forth with no ill effect.

I've seen the insane lack of leading in even traditional Glock barrels from Donnie's bullets, but the stupid Interwebz hoopla about "don't mix this with that without cleaning" had me nervous. Odd, since I never really listen to it about any other subject without knowing the source... But it is what it is!

 

[jwglock]

You're not going to have any issues. If you shoot a LOT of bayou or BBI, just clean before shooting jacketed.

 

[scooterj]

I swap back and forth between Bayou Bullets, Montana Gold, Precision Delta, and GAT bullets witn only a pull of a bore snake with no ill effects at all. A lot of the hype comes from bullet or barrel mfg's trying to sell more product. Go check out Will Schueman's site (Scheuman barrels) ans see what he has to say about cleaning barrels. He says don't.