Shooting Jacketed after Cast?

[MAGNUM44]

i remember seeing a few years ago round patches made out of brass i think that were sold to use to remove the lead from the barrels of guns but i dont remember what company made them if anyone knows please post thanks

 

[Iron Sight]

"i remember seeing a few years ago round patches made out of brass i think that were sold to use to remove the lead from the barrels of guns but i dont remember what company made them if anyone knows please post thanks"

Could be you are thinking of this tool?

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/store/productdetail.aspx?p=21587

 

[Hiaboo]

OK GUYS.. I went ahead and scrubbed my barrel a little bit (it needed some cleaning anyway) and didn't really see any leading so I went ahead and shot my full power jacketed rounds, no problems and it looks clean and GTG... I would suppose there would be problems if there's severe leading in the barrel. In that case I would have to say that something bad could happen but??

 

[20nickels]

Two top pistol competition shooters I know shoot "cleaners" after practice sessions and have been doing so for many many years.

 

[Slamfire]

Short question. Why is it so important to clean all the grease out of a barrel before shooting but people recommend shooting a jacketed bullet to take the lead out. Just wondering

Leading is unlikely to create a bore obstruction. Hatcher's Notebook has a chapter on barrel obstructions and a picture of a shattered 03. The owner shot the rifle with a barrel full of grease.

I purchased a case of Aquila 32 S&W long. The bullets were dead soft, leaded badly, and in 50 rounds or less you could not see rifling.

Cleaned all that lead out by shooting jacketed bullets. Works great. I always finish with jacketed after shooting cast bullets. Gets the lead out..