Leading

[attrapereves]

I'm fairly new to reloading with lead bullets. I loaded up some Missouri Bullet 124gr .356" to 1050fps and fired them in my Beretta 92FS. I fired 65 rounds total. I have not slugged the bore, but most Berettas are usually somewhere around .357 - .358". What should I be looking for in terms of leading? Will it completely cover the bore or just be in the grooves? I cleaned the bore very well using about 15 patches and several strokes with the copper brush. I used the metal tip of a mechanical pencil to scrape right behind the crown and saw just a tiny bit of lead (visible in the 2nd photo).

When using lead bullets, will there always be lead present, even a small amount?

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[btroj]

Your photos don't show leading.

Run a dry patch they the bore, you can often feel leading. The patch will stop and start. Even after a damp patch the following dry patch will catch on the leading.

Clean the bore with a few wet patches, dry it then hold it up to a light. Look int he throat and along the lands. If you see lumps or streaks then you have leading.

Rarely does leading cover the entire bore, at least I have never had it that bad.

[canyon-ghost]

That black stuff that sticks behind the rifling is sometimes powder fouling. Leading will mess up your chamber first or the area just ahead of that. I spent a lot of time thinking the dark gray in the rifling was lead, it turns out that it's mostly powder fouling or burnt powder. Your gun looks really clean.