Legionnaire
Contributing Member
Rooting around in my garage I came across some old (more than 10 years) Remington Thunderbolt .22LR. Our garage gets hot in the summer, and the wax coating on the bullets seems to have oxidized and gotten very hard. I can force the rounds into the cylinder of my Single Six and they go bang, but loading is a chore. They won't feed in a 10/22 or Browning Buckmark as they are too tight to chamber easily. If I press the slide home on the Buckmark, the chambered round will fire.
Clearly, the bullets are now slightly oversized due to the hard wax. I'd consider tossing them, but there's almost a full brick there and I don't know how to dispose of them safely. What would you do with them?
Clearly, the bullets are now slightly oversized due to the hard wax. I'd consider tossing them, but there's almost a full brick there and I don't know how to dispose of them safely. What would you do with them?