JacksonLongwood
Expert
I guess we’re showing are age and long term exposure to lead fumes.
Thanks for that!An excellent source of knowledge is Glenn Fryxell's book From Ingot to Target ( free PDF download at www.lasc.us ) & Veral Smith's Jacketed Performance with Cast Bullets . Both explain a bunch & show how to effectively cast & shoot your own . Very minimum on revolver throats is knowing exactly what size they are & sizing bullets to the largest throat . For a competition revolver that will be shot @ 50yds ie Bullseye , PPC or Bianchi Cup I want all to be uniform & polished slick . Taylor throating or at least an 11 degree forcing cone polished . My 38 special PPC gun ( S&W ) & my 38 wadcutter Bullseye gun ( Colt OMM ) have throats honed to .3585" .
Wooden dowel, rubber mallet. Been there. I would never heat a barrel up that hot, ever...And there’s some commercial chemical compounds I’ve used with limited results. In the case of a lead bullet stuck in the barrel. I’ve heard of heating the barrel red hot with a torch and letting the lead run out. And from a reliable source not hurting the barrel or the bluing.