How to clean the lead fouling in old pistol

[GunGrey]

I just found an old .22lr stoeger luger. I havent seen this pistol in a couple of years, but when I started cleaning the basement to set up a reloading bench and in a leather and wool pouch is this pistol. theres some rust on the barrel as espected but other wise it pretty sound especially since its gets ungodly moist in our basement. So as I look at it and I hand cycle the action it sticks, upon close obser. it seems theres so much lead build up and fouling that it sticks. so question to you guys is whats the best way to get rid of the lead, and also anyone know of any assembly/disassembly guides for this perticular gun.

IIRC my dad found this gun in the attic of my mom's fathers house after he passed away along with an H&R revolver .22 stuffed in a box, so its safe to say that this gun was probably never cleaned or taken cared of.

 

[cricco]

Lead away cloths work well.

 

[Bugs100]

http://stevespages.com/pdf/stoeger_luger.pdf

 

[Bob J]

A piece of copper chore boy pad wrapped around a brass cleaning rod does a pretty good job...

http://www.choreboyscrubbers.com/

 

[Jose]

Lewis lead remover tool works for me.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Lead away cloths work well.

I've read that it takes off bluing as well. NOT a good idea for this pistol unless it is SS and I think that these guns were all blued.

 

[cricco]

I've read that it takes off bluing as well. NOT a good idea for this pistol unless it is SS and I think that these guns were all blued.

I've used it on blued guns, but I remove the barrel.

 

[Claude Clay]

50/50 white vinegar & hydrogen peroxide

do it in a well ventilated place
it is rather harsh.....

 

[scooter]

If copper fouled some sweets762 and a bore brush works great. Another well vented product ,amonia is tough

 

[drgrant]

Shooters Choice - little glass jar with gold colored liquid inside.

Soak some patches and swab the piss out of it, if you can... will melt the
lead away. Let it "soak" for awhile and then wipe again with a clean patch.

The chore boy pad thing also works wonders, too.

-Mike

 

[MassMark]

Shooters Choice is excellent and after, I use Lead Away cloths cut into patches for inside the chamber and bore....