Lead testing

[easy]

Any way to test a pulled bullet for lead? I bought some ammo with a nice round green sticker that says "lead free bullet". Being as this is important nowdays, I emailed the manufacturer's customer service and their response was "that product is not lead free at this time".

Any way to test with common household chemicals?

[jjefrey]

Go to Home Depot in the paint department they have lead test kits.

rub it on the bullet and the swab will change colors if it detects lead. Costs around $5

[ar15barrels]

heat it up to about 650 degrees.
If it flows and looks like mercury, it's probably lead.
The lead-free bullets are usually zinc/copper alloys and won't look as shiny as mercury.

[westcoastr]

just bite into it, if your tooth cracks, it is lead free.

[easy]

Well, bought a test swab from Home Depot...bullet innards fail.

Someone's got some 'splaining to do!

[Fjold]

What brand of bullet?

[stevenjay1]

+1 on the manufacturer. I may have an opportunity to hunt pigs in the California lead free zone and the last thing I want or need to be hung high as an example to others.

[easy]

Federal Premium V-Shok 17HMR, 17gr, Speer 'TNT' HP. Product # P770. Bar code 29465 05726

[.22guy]

There is no lead-free ammo for the .17HMR at this time. And I haven't heard anything about any being in the future. Maybe somebody took a sticker off something else and put it on that box of ammo as a joke or something.

[easy]

Federal requested pics today. We'll see...

[easy]

Sent pix. Received a call from mfr and relayed the story over the phone. Sticker on the ammo was not supposed to happen. They are going to send me a check to cover ammo and lead test kit costs. Didn't request the return of the ammo either.

I think the handled it rather nicely.

[scrat]

cool and you got some free range ammo