Cream of Wheat filler for lead rounds

[zxcvbob]

I have worked up some fairly stout 357 magnum loads with cream of wheat and 158LSWCs too, well at least I've cautiously tried more and more powder without seeing pressure signs. No leading at all and the plug of c.o.w. seems to scrub the bore out very cleanly. The guy who told me about this accidentally fireformed a plug of cream of wheat in a rifle of his once and got it stuck in the bore. It seems that under chamber pressure, it forms a really hard plug behind the bullet. Perhaps this plug, in addition to acting like a gascheck, acts like running a greenie up and down the bore too.

I have a .357 (bought new and fired maybe 200 rounds so far) that leads badly no matter what cast bullet loads I use. Even with .38 Specials. It is getting easier to scrub out though.

Might be worth a try using c.o.w. to make up some scrubber rounds for it. If they shoot well, I may start using it in all my .357 cast bullet loads. I assume grits should work just as well as c.o.w? I got a box of 'em in the pantry that nobody is eating...

 

[TexasSkyhawk]

I tried the CoW thing years ago. Found out two things:

1. The time I spent at the loading bench pouring in CoW and fretting over getting everything just right took longer than it did to just clean the gun after I got through shooting.

2. A 50 - 50 mixture of white kitchen vinegar and hydrogen peroxide in the barrel for about ten minutes dissolved any and all leading or traces of leading with no scrubbing. A swab with some Hoppes #9, a couple of passes with the brush, then clean patches and I was done.

Still use that method to this day on my cast boolit shooting.

Also found that while a bit messy, the Lee Liquid Alox cut by half with mineral spirits, and then filled with some Johnson's Paste Wax has eliminated ALL leading--all the way up to some of my cast loads that are approaching 1400 fps.

Added benefit is that the carnuba in the JPW helps clean and shine my barrel.

Jeff

 

[Walkalong]

When I used Super Grex I ran it through a measure, just like the powder. It sure speeds things up. I don't know if it would work with COW, but I don't see why not.

 

[zxcvbob]

I loaded 10 rounds tonight; gonna try them in a few days if I get a chance. 9.5 grains of Blue Dot, a Lee 0.5cc dipper of Quaker quick grits, and a 158 grain LRN bullet with Lee liquid alox.

I have 50 or 60 .357 wadcutter cartridges that lead like the dickens. I'll shoot some .38's first, then those WC's, then shoot the grits loads last before I go home.

 

[Okiecruffler]

a buttload of cream of wheat

How much is that exactly? How does one measure it? Do I really want to know?

I've never used it as filler, but I used to make my 30-30AI's by loading 5gr of Red Dot in a virgin 30-30 case, fill to the top with COW and then cap off with a bit of tissue paper. Gave me great fireformed brass. Tried it to make 7tcu from 223 tho and it didn't work so hot, brass was abit stouter.

 

[FLORIDA KEVIN]

I made up some rounds for my .454 casull srh using cream of wheat ! They shot well and really cleaned the bore ! I dont think i would try it with a botleneck cartridge though ! Kevin

 

[Sgt.Dusk]

Cream of wheat is my new religion.
Tried it yesterday with .357.
-Cast 158grs TL LSWC
-Vihtavuori N340 6.5grs

50m with scope in my Taurus 689
I didnt measure the 5-shot group, but all holes were touching each other. I used sandbag under the barrel of course. Ive never had this good grouping with gascheckless homecast bullet.
After shooting I looked into the bore and it was cleaner than before I started shooting.