Prepare a rifle bore to shoot lead bullets ?

[Hick]

You've got to be a pretty good shot for it to matter.

[Grmps]

Eldon, welcome to the forum and the world of cast boolits.

You never mentioned if you would be getting into casting you own.

You probably found that there are 2 schools here on that, 1 that lubes the boolits and 1 that powder coat or hi-tek coats (both PC and HT coating replace the need for lube).

To soften the kick, you want the light boolit 113 grn - 120 grn and the lightest load that get you the accuracy you want.

Jim

[HangFireW8]

After you get the barrel clean, lube up a patch with the boolit lube you intend to use, and run it through the bore. (Make sure you don't leave a chunk in the chamber neck). Your barrel is now ready to shoot its first lead projectile without leading.

[Tom W.]

Don't forget to sprinkle blood from a freshly killed chicken over the barrel during the solar eclipse while reciting your favorite poem backwards, and dancing wildly.

[Wolfer]

Gee, I shoot both cast and copper out of the same rifle all the time, didn't know that was bad. Have great accuracy with both and no leading. SO what am I to look for? If you use gas checks, isn't that the same as jacketed? Man, I'm confused now.

Me too. I routinely shoot cast and jacketed out of several different rifles with no cleaning unless accuracy was to fall off. It hasn't yet. Maybe I'm not a good enough shot to tell the difference.

[nicholst55]

Don't forget to sprinkle blood from a freshly killed chicken over the barrel during the solar eclipse while reciting your favorite poem backwards, and dancing wildly.

Naked. Ya gotta be naked!