Slugging a barrel advice plz.

[PB234]

I want to slug a treasured rifle and know enough not to use wood to push the slug through the barrel. I am thinking brass rod cut into sections to push the slug through.

Am I on the right track?

[Mk42gunner]

I lightly oil the bore, then start the slug in the muzzle and tap it in an inch or so with a brass punch. then I use a full length rod to push it throught he barrel. It doesn't take a lot of force once the rifling is engaged.

Robert

[zuke]

I oil well and drop the slug into the chamber then tap it thru with a steel rod wrapped in electrical tape.

[Oreo]

If you have sizing die wax for your brass, applying a bit of that to the slug really eases things in my experience.

[Whiterabbit]

whats wrong with wood?

[waksupi]

whats wrong with wood?

If a section breaks, it turns into two opposing wedges, that you will have a very interesting time getting back out of the barrel.

[MtGun44]

Why not wood. . . . . .

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=159393

This is NOT the only thread on this dilemma, only the most recent.

Bill