Lead Reloads in XD 45

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Originally Posted by fredj338

FWIW, Sweet's nor #9 do a good job of removing lead in a bbl. Your best bet is a good bronze brush & any gun solvent. If the lead is stubborn, use an old bronze brush & copper wool (ChoreBoy I think) wrapped around it. A couple passes & the lead is gone. You can also get Lead removal cloths from Hoppes, Birchwood Casey & others that do a good job. Just cut inot patches & run them thru the bbl. w/ a tight fitting jag.

+1 on the bronze brush. no chemicals I tried would get the lead smear out until I got a bronze brush.

now I shoot moly-coated from precisionbullets.com.

almost as cheap (at the time I bought them) , way cleaner, and no poof of smoke on each shot.

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Regarding the use of ChoreBoy for cleaning barrels...you might want to give this a read:

Is YOUR China Copper mixed with IRON! - TheFiringLine Forums

I think I will stick to what was designed for barrel lead removal, i.e., the Lewis Lead Remover. Considering only the brass patches have to be periodically replaced, it is a small investment and perfectly safe to use.