'Fessing up - old time trigger puller [paper puncher and hunter].
Used to dismiss folks that were whining about .22 LR leading as never my experience as cleaning my rifles and pistols for >55 years. Figured folks were seeing accumulations of unburned powder, copper washing jacket material or wax lube.
A shooting partner had his SR22 turn into a lead mine at 500 rounds fired at one outing and was experiencing key-holing. Gave hi, my standard just suck it up and clean it. Turned out the barrel was badly leaded [club supplied Remington Thunderbolts for a ladies day]. He couldn't get a .22 LR brush through so started with a .17 HMR brush and not making much headway. I suggested that he try copper strands from a Copper Scouring pad...however the determined guy that he is he wound up getting it all out using a 6 mm [.243] brush and elbow grease.
Now he's back to shooting Mini Mags which clean right up just like before.
Guess I want to go to school on you guys that have actually experienced heavy leading in .22LR. I am old however every day still has a teachable moment.
Did have heavy leading in a Colt .357 when the only bullets were lead [pre-Super Vel] and had to use a Lewis Lead Remover after every range trip. World class P.I.T.A.
Best.
Used to dismiss folks that were whining about .22 LR leading as never my experience as cleaning my rifles and pistols for >55 years. Figured folks were seeing accumulations of unburned powder, copper washing jacket material or wax lube.
A shooting partner had his SR22 turn into a lead mine at 500 rounds fired at one outing and was experiencing key-holing. Gave hi, my standard just suck it up and clean it. Turned out the barrel was badly leaded [club supplied Remington Thunderbolts for a ladies day]. He couldn't get a .22 LR brush through so started with a .17 HMR brush and not making much headway. I suggested that he try copper strands from a Copper Scouring pad...however the determined guy that he is he wound up getting it all out using a 6 mm [.243] brush and elbow grease.
Now he's back to shooting Mini Mags which clean right up just like before.
Guess I want to go to school on you guys that have actually experienced heavy leading in .22LR. I am old however every day still has a teachable moment.
Did have heavy leading in a Colt .357 when the only bullets were lead [pre-Super Vel] and had to use a Lewis Lead Remover after every range trip. World class P.I.T.A.
Best.