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I have two bricks of Remington Thunderbolt 22lr that is old. The lead is corroded to the point they won't chamber. Is there any easy way to clean the lead so it would be usable? The brass is good, the only problem is with the lead.
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Maybe use some ballistol and wipe it down before shooting it? Or could you just shoot it and clean up the gun afterwards?
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If you are going to do anything abrasive, do it with a wet material such as a small piece of scotchbrite and some gun oil.
Do it outside, keep particles to a minimum.
Lead oxide dust is not nice stuff.Originally posted by Kestryll:
It never fails to amuse me how people get outraged but fail to tell the whole story in their rants....Comment
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Scotch brite pad, it's time consuming but it works. OH toss the pad when your done.Comment
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+1 for good ventilation.Sorry, not sorry.
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Use it in a wheel gun instead. It's more trouble than it's worth.Comment
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If you were a reloader and had a case tumbler that would probably clean them up good with minimum manual effort. Use a softer media like corn cob grit and adequate brass polish liquid. Never tried it on lead ammo but works great on brass, jacket bullets and ammo. I'd check a few with a short tumble time to see if its working and not damaging the rounds.Comment
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Tried it on a wheel gun. Still to large to fit. Thanks for the hints.Comment
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You really can't tumble 22 and expect it to work well...
The primer compound is a disk and it can break and then you will not have ignition... If the compound does not break then it can slip and angle sideways...
You know when a 22 is a dud and you chamber it a second time then it fires... one spot on the rim did not have priming compound, the other side did....
it is the same reason why 22 should be handled with more care than center fire as the priming compound moves....Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)
Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
(thanks to Jeff Cooper)Comment
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Tumbling rimfire ammo sure seems risky. I don't think it is a good idea.Comment
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pardon the silly question but what does a 22LR with lead corrosion look like?Comment
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tumbling
folks have tumbled a ton of loaded ammo... the "rule book' says you should not...
The vibration is not enough for a round to be set off by another round...
or so it seems...
You do risk breaking down a slow burning extruded powder and changing the characteristics....
22 LR lead bullets that are oxidized simply have a whiteish coating over the lead...or projectile
Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)
Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
(thanks to Jeff Cooper)Comment
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I'd go the tumble route, and don't breathe the dust.Comment
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Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)
Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
(thanks to Jeff Cooper)Comment
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