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More Casting Fun
#258138 12/28/11 12:29 AM
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What's the best way to slug a barrel? Cerrosafve cast or, as Sherman Bell advised, pounding some lead roundball down the barrel, which it forms to.

Any Experience?
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Krakow Kid #258147 12/28/11 08:09 AM
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Cerrosafe works great for casting chambers, throat, or leade of rifle barrels. A pure lead slug can be pounded through if bore diameter remains unknown from the cast or looseness/tightness is suspected.

For a shotgun barrel, a gauge works best.

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Krakow Kid #258154 12/28/11 09:08 AM
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I've wondered this myself. My fear is damaging the barrel or even worse getting the slug stuck in the bore.

Practice safe eating. Always use a condiment.
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Krakow Kid #258170 12/28/11 11:12 AM
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Have never had a lead slug in a shotgun barrel--it scares me to even think of it. I have done it in muzzleloading rifles and can tell you they CAN get stuck! Don't do it!!! Beg, borrow, or steal a bore gauge.

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