Peter M. Eick
Member
I was shooting with a buddy today. He was shooting my older dan wesson v22 revolver I sold him for his daughter. He said he was getting tumbling bullets so we went to the 10 yard range and dang if he was not right. The bullets were definitely going through the target sideways at 10 yards. The ammo was remington thunderbolt, which was the cheapest he could find.
We pulled the barrel off the gun and low and behold that the first about 2 inches of the barrel has a serious lead buildup. I cleaned the barrel out with a 22 brush and then had to use a 243 brush to get the rest out. When I was done, it was spotless from the front to back.
We reinstalled the barrel, and then started firing. On the 5th cylinder (30 shots) we noticed the first keyhole on the target. By the 6th cylinder full (36 shots) every shot was keyholing.
We pulled the barrel again and again the first about 2 inches from the cylinder into the barrel was full of lead. You could barely make out the rifling.
When I owned the gun, it had zero problems with federal classic (my standard 22 lr ammo) so I am assuming that it is ammo related. The same ammo works perfectly in a Ruger MK 1 on the same day.
I have never seen a gun lead like this so quickly. So other than scrubbing out all of the lead in the barrel again, and then switching ammo, what else am I missing? As the guy who sold my buddy the gun, I don't like to see him have troubles with it.
Thanks.
We pulled the barrel off the gun and low and behold that the first about 2 inches of the barrel has a serious lead buildup. I cleaned the barrel out with a 22 brush and then had to use a 243 brush to get the rest out. When I was done, it was spotless from the front to back.
We reinstalled the barrel, and then started firing. On the 5th cylinder (30 shots) we noticed the first keyhole on the target. By the 6th cylinder full (36 shots) every shot was keyholing.
We pulled the barrel again and again the first about 2 inches from the cylinder into the barrel was full of lead. You could barely make out the rifling.
When I owned the gun, it had zero problems with federal classic (my standard 22 lr ammo) so I am assuming that it is ammo related. The same ammo works perfectly in a Ruger MK 1 on the same day.
I have never seen a gun lead like this so quickly. So other than scrubbing out all of the lead in the barrel again, and then switching ammo, what else am I missing? As the guy who sold my buddy the gun, I don't like to see him have troubles with it.
Thanks.