Dirty Hands

[midlife]

Why do my hands get so dirty with some ammo? Is it lead? Remington viper is worst.

[Chaos47]

"lead" round nose 22LR are not just bare lead they have a lubricant covering the bullets usually wax or tallow or some mixture of the two.

Could be from unburnt powder

[Tank 57]

You do get lead on your hands from some ammo.Should always clean up with soap and cold water.

Cold so you don't wash it into your pores.

[roger1022]

It could be the powder or the coating on the bullet.

[Steve_In_29]

Lube and lead. Even some plated rounds are lubed. Plus there is powder residue on the top of the magazine that you rub off when loading.

[SonofWWIIDI]

Don't forget to wash your hands. Or you could wear gloves.

[midlife]

I do wash my hands. But sometimes the dirty doesn't even come off w/ soap. Thanks for the tip on using cold water only.