How to stop lead dust from escaping shroud back-vent holes?

Guest · Sep 23, 2017

The shroud on my wildcat is drilled towards the rear to back-vent it. I am wondering how I can keep the back-venting but also contain the lead dust inside the shroud which I can clean periodically? As I have it now it splatters lead dust on the underside of my scope rail because the holes are aimed straight up. Any suggestions on how to keep the LD in? I don't want to turn the shroud sideways so it just blows out the side of the gun either. If I can't stop it I'll just get a new shroud.

Regal_US · Sep 23, 2017

Some of the Huggett Daystate shrouds are also vented at the rear. They have a fine metal mesh (gauze) mounted on the interior side of the shroud vents and may also have a felt layer (not sure about latter) underneath that. Something to try? I'm always amazed at how much LD has accumulated in my moderators when I take them off to clean the barrel.

Guest · Sep 24, 2017

I took a ride the the dollar store yesterday and picked up some plastic hair curlers and a scotch-brite pad. Wrapped the outside of a curler with one layer of scotch-brite and it fit perfectly inside the shroud. Now my shroud still vents but I don't get hit or feel any of the air when firing (which just made me uncomfortable for some reason). It does seem to be filtering the LD okay but I haven't used it enough yet to be sure. I can always try different materials in the future.

Guest · Sep 24, 2017

When I took the shroud off the wildcat for the first time I actually dumped a PILE of lead dust out. Yuck!

likkitysplyt · Sep 25, 2017

Lead is a heavy metal and toxic, you don't want to be breathing it in your lungs. I wouldn't want a bunch of it 6" away from my nose while looking through a scope. I wasn't aware that the shroud was back vented ... is that a new gun or an older model?

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