HELP...how do i fix "fuzzy" 22 ammo

[Bullitt01]

Well i was digging around on my ammo shelf in the garage and i find a box with about 5k of 22 rounds. Looks like some water had got in there and the bullitt itself has like fuzzy oxidation on it, kinda white/green.

Are these fix-able or should i not mess with them and chuck-um!?

[OldShooter32]

Toss them in a vibratory tumbler with some walnut for a while. No, they will not detonate. No, the powder won't turn to dust and explode.
Check cases for deterioration -- if they have spots of corrosion, toss them rather than risk a split case or separation. Burning is the best way to dispose of them, but it takes a special burn barrel to avoid the low-velocity shrapnel that will result. When I was a kid, my mother inadvertently tossed some dryer lint, containing some .22 rounds from my jeans, into the fireplace. It was exciting for a while, but nobody got hurt. I wouldn't recommend that though.

[BruinGuy]

Post some pictures. If they're really corroded I wouldn't risk it. With 5K rounds, it would be worth picking through to find the good ones, though.

[Sputnik]

It isn't just mold is it? If water gets in someplace that stuff just seems to spring right up even in places you'd never expect.

[bohoki]

i would wipe them individually a tumbler may loosen the priming compound

[Bullitt01]

Well, there really isnt any good ones. They are all 'fuzzy'. And yes, it may be just mold. Should i try spraying a few with a bleach/water soulition?

Could that harm them (any worse)

[Jeepers]

wipe some down and see if they still shoot, powder may already be contaminated ... 22lr's dont seal very well with lead(assuming they are lead and not copper seeing you have mold) so spraying them down with anything may not the best choice ....

[Bullitt01]

Very good point, thanks! Will try that.

[11HE9]

wipe some down and see if they still shoot...

This ^^^


Then spray some WD-40 on a shop towel and give the rounds a good cleaning?

[thenodnarb]

I would sell them .05 each and buy a new case using the ammo finds thread. you'll probably replace the case inside of a month. And I KNOW there are fools out there that will want that ammo in any condition, especially at that price.

[Bullitt01]

I dont think i would want to do that to anyone. These may not even shoot...just go *poof*

[Chaos47]

Lead nose 22LR generally is actually coated with wax or tallow or some combination.
I wonder if its just mold like you and others have said. I'd just wipe them with a cloth and try them out.. preferably in a bolt action rifle or a pistol like the Ruger MK (because the ability to remove the bolt and have straight access to the barrel to hammer out the round if you have to)

[Rawk]

How fuzzy are we talking here?

[Bullitt01]

Not Real fuzzy. They dont look like broccoli. Just light fuzz.

[Gryff]

Leave them as is and put up for sale in the marketplace for $500.