Old Lead SWC bullets

[BRFussell]

I ran across a 20 year old box of lead SWC that I had in my attic. There is no corrosion, but they are clumped together. When I say clumped, I mean a 500 bullet clump. The original coating is very sticky. Are these bullets safe to use? Is there something I need to do to them before they can be use for reloading?

Bryan

 

[Claude Clay]

ahh.....melt them and recast

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wrap the nose of regular household plyers with masking tape ( to prevent leaving marks)
and hold a bullet and wiggle. if you can get them to come apart with out deforming them
your ok. but if they have exchanged electrons.... go with my 1st idea.

 

[cberge8]

Had the same thing happen to me last summer.

Heat them just enough to get the old lube to melt away (I put them in a sieve in front of a space heater for a few hours) , tumble lube with alox, and load them as usual.

 

[noylj]

You should send them all to me for proper hazmat disposal.
Everybody knows that sticky bullets will stick in your barrel.

 

[Master Blaster]

Put them in a bag and drop them on the cement floor from 3 feet up repeat as needed, then reload them.

 

[Kingcreek]

It's just your lube. Put in freezer for a few hours and they will pop apart with minimal effort. Then just use them.

 

[evan price]

Hot water. The lube should melt. Then dry them and re lube them with White Label Lube Liquid XLOX.