Legionnaire
Contributing Member
LOL. I do have a nice CZ bolt action; just hate running really crappy ammo through it.That sounds like an excuse to buy a bolt action 22.
You asked gun nuts lol.
LOL. I do have a nice CZ bolt action; just hate running really crappy ammo through it.That sounds like an excuse to buy a bolt action 22.
You asked gun nuts lol.
I'd be careful with solvents; they may penetrate between bullet and case and do something to the powder.Yeah I was thinking something like this. Or maybe a lube/solvent that might make the coating retract or whatever you call it, not really much to lose at this point. I wouldn't try too hard or put too much time into $20 worth of ammo, but I would think it was a great excuse to blaze through a brick of ammo if you could make them function.....
Perhaps something acetone based that will flash right off during tumbling, idk. Like I said, he hasn't got much to lose if he has a few duds I doubt he'll be any worse off than just tossing them...... but I take your point.I'd be careful with solvents; they may penetrate between bullet and case and do something to the powder.
Shoot 'em.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?
If it were that easy, believe me: I'd do it.I don't understand the problem folks have with "work" involved to support a hobby they supposidly like. Get an old "T" shIrt and 2 bowls and while watching the talking heads spin lies, wipe off the bullets and drop rhem in a bowl.
I think they're destined for the dud can unless I can rig up an easy way to pull the bullets and save the lead. I do plan to start casting one of these days ...
I don't mind time consuming.Not easy., Two needle nose pliers and twist out the bullet.
Time consuming!
I don't understand the problem folks have with "work" involved to support a hobby they supposidly like. Get an old "T" shIrt and 2 bowls and while watching the talking heads spin lies, wipe off the bullets and drop rhem in a bowl.
This is just about the most "end of the world" thread I've ever seen. Trying to salvage Thunderbolts...
And please don't burden the Police Department with the same friggin' problem.