Cleaning shot???

El cheapo · January 5, 2019, 12:55 PM

Hey! New member here. 1st post and I have a question. I live in Pennsylvania and we just had the wettest year ever. My basement flooded and I lost a bunch of stuff, mostly books and paperwork. My reloading tools got wet too and I've spent a good bit of time knocking the rust off stuff with a wire wheel. Anyway, I had a bag of shot that tipped over and disgorged it's contents all over the floor. I swept up what I could, but the shot has dirt, grit and whatever all through it. Anybody know an effective way to clean a bunch of lead shot without sitting there with a toothbrush? Thanks!

KEYBEAR · January 5, 2019, 01:06 PM

I have used a Fan an two buckets just pour into the two buckets until clean .
Also do not worry about a little junk in the shot your wad will keep it away from the barrel .

**44 AMP** · January 5, 2019, 05:58 PM

a colander or any kind of screen with holes too small for the shot to pass through. running water to wash away the mud and fine grit.

alternate, pan it like the gold miners do. Lead, being heavy will act just like the gold.

El cheapo · January 5, 2019, 06:26 PM

I actually have panned for gold in the past and thought of the idea! My technique is a little rusty, but maybe I'll grab an old pan and give it a try.

El cheapo · January 5, 2019, 06:27 PM

I'm gonna use the stuff for skeet shooting anyway, so don't need the best long range patterns!

January 5, 2019, 12:55 PM	#1
El cheapo Junior Member Join Date: January 4, 2019 Posts: 3	Cleaning shot??? Hey! New member here. 1st post and I have a question. I live in Pennsylvania and we just had the wettest year ever. My basement flooded and I lost a bunch of stuff, mostly books and paperwork. My reloading tools got wet too and I've spent a good bit of time knocking the rust off stuff with a wire wheel. Anyway, I had a bag of shot that tipped over and disgorged it's contents all over the floor. I swept up what I could, but the shot has dirt, grit and whatever all through it. Anybody know an effective way to clean a bunch of lead shot without sitting there with a toothbrush? Thanks!

January 5, 2019, 05:58 PM	#3
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,813	a colander or any kind of screen with holes too small for the shot to pass through. running water to wash away the mud and fine grit. alternate, pan it like the gold miners do. Lead, being heavy will act just like the gold. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

January 5, 2019, 01:06 PM	#2
KEYBEAR Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,059	I have used a Fan an two buckets just pour into the two buckets until clean . Also do not worry about a little junk in the shot your wad will keep it away from the barrel .

January 5, 2019, 06:26 PM	#4
El cheapo Junior Member Join Date: January 4, 2019 Posts: 3	I actually have panned for gold in the past and thought of the idea! My technique is a little rusty, but maybe I'll grab an old pan and give it a try.

January 5, 2019, 06:27 PM	#5
El cheapo Junior Member Join Date: January 4, 2019 Posts: 3	I'm gonna use the stuff for skeet shooting anyway, so don't need the best long range patterns!