stupid problem

[cofi]

My battle comp 1.5 is completely leaded up I have a ball of led in there to big to roll out of the front.....obviously its pinned on so it cant come out the back how the hell can I get it out...


Bert I have extra room in my barn can I just move you out here for full time fire arms support lol??

Can I coat the muzzle break in something to stop the lead from building up in there maybe have it unpinned an NiB coated??? Or is there an oil I can dip it in before I shoot a lot of 22??? Fwiw this never happened with the other 2 brakes I had on there I'm a little dissapointed that its not more servicable

[SideShow Bob]

This is something that definitely needs a picture posted. Have you tried e-mailing Bert ?

[DANGERTASTIC!]

What are you shooting through your rifle?

I have been using the BC for over a year and never had this problem.

You shooting reloads?

[C Ward]

Rimfire conversion kit ? Its always a better idea to have a dedicated rimfire upper instead of switching back and forth in one barrel because of the leading issue's .

Search for " the dip " for cleaning suppressor which will dissolve the lead but is toxic stuff when you get done and doesn't play well with some metals .

[SA Friday]

Take the upper off and soak the comp in a cup of white vinegar. Check every 15 minutes and change out the vinegar. Acetic acid will chemically break down the lead. It will take a bit of work and time, but unless you have concentrated sulpheric or nitric acid and know how to dilute it, its your best shot. No need to dilute the vinegar.

[Irving]

Can he melt it out without hurting the comp?

[SideShow Bob]

Melting temperature of lead is 621.5* F, this may weaken the comp or barrel.

[ray1970]

Run some 5.56 through it. Maybe it will just blast the lead out. [Coffee]

[SideShow Bob]

Run some 5.56 through it. Maybe it will just blast the lead out. [Coffee]

A ball of lead rattling around in the comp, I don't think that firing a 5.56 through it is a very good idea..........Unless you like pieces of the comp and or barrel flying around.

[ray1970]

A ball of lead rattling around in the comp, I don't think that firing a 5.56 through it is a very good idea..........Unless you like pieces of the comp and or barrel flying around.

My sarcasm would have been more readily recognizable if the darn smiley's were working correctly.

For the record, I wasn't serious.

[BPTactical]

I would say SAFriday's suggestion is going to be your best bet. Vinegar does not play well with bluing.
As far as a "pretreatment" before shooting clean the bore really well and run a couple of patches with Tetra, Royal Purple or Mobil One and let the bore set wet for a couple days.
Dry patch it before shooting, it should help with cleanup later.

[C.hud]

Maybe try some barnes cr 10 but dont leave in the barrel for more than 15 minutes, its pretty strong and I think melts about anything. However, if you leave it in your barrel for more than 15 minutes you run the risk of pitting your barrel. Its made to clean leaded and copper fouled barrels.

[C Ward]

CR10 is just copper solvent wont do anything for lead .

[Not_A_Llama]

Most metallic lead deposits associated with rimfire cartridges are actually aggregates of wax/lube with lead. Solvents like B12 Chemtool can have an effect on the wax. Have one of those jet lighters? Alternatively, can you mash the ball into the exit hole and drill chunks out?

[cofi]

Ok the forums were not working with my kindle for some reason..... so I was on my own

Yes I was shooting 22lr for the record I'm cheap when it comes to ammo and saved 1/2c a round going with cci blazer lead bullet instead of Winchester 555 copper plated I never had this problem with any copper plated stuff and I'm up over 50k with this upper.

How I fixed it.....took a very tiny punch and chipped the cannon ball into tiny pieces and shook em out the barrel it took a long time ....I'm gonna just dip the muzzle brake in mobile 1 before I shoot next time I have like 1500 rounds left....

I only put 1000 rounds of this stuff down the pipe before it leaded up like that....had over 2 bullets worth of lead in the brake

[SideShow Bob]

Are you sure it wasn't a squib round that barely made it out of the barrel or was pushed out by the next round ?
That much leading and turning into a ball lodged in the muzzle brake is very suspicious.

[cofi]

Are you sure it wasn't a squib round that barely made it out of the barrel or was pushed out by the next round ?
That much leading and turning into a ball lodged in the muzzle brake is very suspicious.


no im not id like to think id feel a squib but maybe i didnt hundreds and hundreds of rounds of .22lr blend together....lol

this started as tons of lead around the inside of the brake and turned into a cannon ball by me fucking with it :)

i will say the last time i went shooting before this by the end of the session the .22 was shooting about 4 feet to the left then the first round(.223) i shot this session has a cloud of lead out the front and everyone could smell lead.....the rifle short stroked....then chugged through 500 or so rounds of .223.... i clean my rifle after every day of shooting but i dont think ive ever cleaned my brake before