Uncle Alvah
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For years, I avoided low priced .22 ammo with a plain lead bullet, under the belief it would help prevent leading.
I was told this was particularly true with revolvers, because of the bullet having to cross the cylinder/barrel gap.
But, the .22 cartridges that I have around the house are "plated". Some say so on the box, and some loose rounds just appear to be.
I can remove that plating with my fingernail, thats pretty soft!
Two questions:
Is there a genuine benefit of using plated .22 bullets over plain lead ones?
Is there a .22 round currently made with a genuine jacket, like in centerfire bullets?
I was told this was particularly true with revolvers, because of the bullet having to cross the cylinder/barrel gap.
But, the .22 cartridges that I have around the house are "plated". Some say so on the box, and some loose rounds just appear to be.
I can remove that plating with my fingernail, thats pretty soft!
Two questions:
Is there a genuine benefit of using plated .22 bullets over plain lead ones?
Is there a .22 round currently made with a genuine jacket, like in centerfire bullets?