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slugging a barrel

peddlerpeddler Member Posts: 881 ✭✭✭✭
edited January 2014 in Ask the Experts
Got some Cerrosafe and I am getting ready to slug an old German double rifle. This will be the first time I have tried this so is there any tricks to it?
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  • peddlerpeddler Member Posts: 881 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    How big do you need a soft lead slug, when measuring barrel size? Are they any change of getting a slug stuck in a pistol barrel? Thanks for any info.
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  • tsr1965tsr1965 Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What size barrel? Use a soft pure lead muzzle loader ball, not a conical.

    Best
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  • navc130navc130 Member Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The larger it is over groove size, the harder it is to drive it thru. I drove a .38 Special bullet thru a .31 caliber Jap bore and it was very difficult. No chance of getting stuck in the bore, but if you use a harder than pure lead or very oversized slug, it may have to be pounded out using a steel rod. Then you have to be very careful not to damage the bore.
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  • D@DD@D Member Posts: 4,407
    edited November -1
    I made my own. What I did was melt a few fishing weights in a brass case & after it cooled off I used a kinetic bullet puller & it worked out great. You can add a little lube to the lead to help prevent it getting stuck.

    By the way use a pistol case just large enough that it won't fit in the muzzle.
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  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Buck shot pellets are handy for slugging bores.
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  • Ray BRay B Member Posts: 11,822
    edited November -1
    I have found the most accurate method is to use a ball that is just slightly bigger than the groove size- for example an 0 Buck would be best for a .308" bore; then tap the ball into the barrel a short distance (a few inches) then with a short rod preventing it from retracing its path, take a longer rod that reaches the ball from the other end of the barrel. Tap on this rod so that the ball will be formed into the grooves of the rifling. Then remove the short rod and tap the bullet out the way it went in, with the long rod. Then you will have a slug that can be measured for the accurate dimensions of the lands and the grooves.
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  • chiefrchiefr Member Posts: 14,115 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I use the conical lead fishing weights used in plastic worm fishing exclusively now. They are easy to start in the bore and give you a larger measuring length than round balls when they exit the bore.

    They come in various diameters and practically every Wal-Mart stocks them.
    Using oil or grease, I have never had one stuck.
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