Over the years i have bought a number of old shotguns from the pre plastic shot cup era as i am sure most of you have. Initially they clean up well but after a few days i see lead raising up in the barrels and clean again and again and again. I think it gets smeared on over and over again and does not come out easily so it accumulates over many years.
Have a soft spot for Stevens favorites and have a few that looked like smooth bores until lead remover and a brass screen was used over several days until a perfect bore emerged.
The worst was a .45 1911 that patterned not grouped and the barrel showing very faint rifling but after 4 days of cleaning and soaking in a pan of copper solvent it now groups well.
Last edited by Daniel Carter; 03-28-2022 at 12:21 PM..
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