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Thanks again for the suggestions. I stripped the action down completely and melted the cerrosafe out. An extra benefit is that I was able to clean every single part and screw and spring and what-not...

Followed by failure. I hate Cerrosafe.

I plugged the barrel with one patch on the end of a cleaning rod, greased the chamber, and carefully poured in just enough cerrosafe to fill it w/o going...

This is an interesting idea. I had thought of using compressed air at 125 PSI but your approach makes more pressure. Have you tried in? I could see where it might work, or kill someone.

VICTORY!

The alligators are all dead, and swamp-draining can resume. [smilie=f:

Now, to review the correct Ceerosafe casting tips: I shall re-read all the above tips, and let you know how it...

I've been using purchased brass. Not cheap, but re-doing the 24 ga didn't look to save much, and I expect the brass to be very re-usable. No spraying it all over like those pesky modern guns. ;-)
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Thanks to all. I will try these ideas.

I've melted out the Cerrosafe.

How the heck to I get the paper plug I put in to hold the cerrosafe out? It's "just" paper toweling, but it is REALLY stuck fast. A bullet worm won't do it.

HELP!

Welcome t BP, Mitch. Modern guns are mostly plastic now, and use plastic to make them go Bang! (Nitrocellulose = cellophane = plastic. Its why old film stock is so flammable.....) Real guns are wood...

Yes, I was a Cerrosafe virgin. ;-) I did read the directions. I think my big mistake was too effective of a paper towel plug.... I'll keep you updated.

Thanks! I have some CLP, and I need to slug some barrels anyway.

I used to shoot BP a lot in the 70s and early 80s, then life happened. I'm back now.

Thanks for all the suggestions! I will melt it out and start over.

The bore on this gun is so nice I feel lucky. Who'd have thought a gun that old could be so nice? It does not appear to have been...

I acquired a rather nice-condition Martini-Henry, aka Zulu rifle, and being a good careful reloader decided to use Cerrofsafe to cast the chamber. I plug the barrels with a rolled up length of paper...

I bought a Lee hardness tester, and they were 21 (?) on the hardness, if I recall.

I also got a Lee sizer gizmo that fits their press, which gives more leverage, and it forces the thru more...

These are good suggestions; thanks.

I have a .452 die as well, so I compared the bore condition to the .458 die; they sure look the same to me. I got to wondering if the size was wrong, etc, or my...

It would be interesting to scrape the fouling out of a clean barrel, after shooting with and without a pinch of smokeless, to see both how much fouling there is, exactly (by weight) and its...

Black powder is extremely hydroscopic, that is, it loves to absorb water. Oxygen is not the enemy, moisture in the air is. The companies that make black powder are a bit secretive about the exact...

I've loaded a .30-30 with black powder for a lever gun. It worked okay, but I did not chronograph it. As I recall, it held just about 30 grains, but this was some years ago, so it may have been a bit...

I just purchased a Lyman 4500 Sizer/luber, intending to size cast bullets for my 45-70. I also bought a box of 400-grain .459 cast bullets, and a .458 die, and some Lyman moly lube. I'm a noob at...