rep308
NES Member
I shoot a lot of lead and cleaning out the lead has always been a major pain. I have brushes, the Lewis Lead remover and they do ok, but I love my Outer's Foul Out. It works on a basic principle that lead has a lower electrochemical potential than steel and without going into the science here it is easy to use.
Clean and remove any oils from your barrel. Put the rubber stopper on one end to make a water tight seal. Pour in either the lead or copper removal solution (electrolyte). Put the stainless steel rod down the barrel, careful not to position it to short the rod to the barrel. Put an O ring on the top of the rod to keep it from touching the barrel. Attach the clip that says "gun" to the barrel (anode) then attach the clip that says "rod" to the rod (cathode). Turn the unit on and wait. I pull the rod out a couple of time in the first hour to wipe off the lead that plates from the barrel to the rod. There is an indicator light that goes off when the barrel is clean. Total time is less than an hour.
I reuse the solution (electrolyte), and immediately clean the barrel with brushes and patches after disconnecting it from the foul out. There is often a lead film that is easily removed with standard cleaning.
The unit runs about $100 and you will be shocked on how much lead come out of your old barrel. There is no damage to the barrel at all. I have not use it to remove copper from barrels, but it should work just the same but may take more time.
Clean and remove any oils from your barrel. Put the rubber stopper on one end to make a water tight seal. Pour in either the lead or copper removal solution (electrolyte). Put the stainless steel rod down the barrel, careful not to position it to short the rod to the barrel. Put an O ring on the top of the rod to keep it from touching the barrel. Attach the clip that says "gun" to the barrel (anode) then attach the clip that says "rod" to the rod (cathode). Turn the unit on and wait. I pull the rod out a couple of time in the first hour to wipe off the lead that plates from the barrel to the rod. There is an indicator light that goes off when the barrel is clean. Total time is less than an hour.
I reuse the solution (electrolyte), and immediately clean the barrel with brushes and patches after disconnecting it from the foul out. There is often a lead film that is easily removed with standard cleaning.
The unit runs about $100 and you will be shocked on how much lead come out of your old barrel. There is no damage to the barrel at all. I have not use it to remove copper from barrels, but it should work just the same but may take more time.