08 January 2002, 18:01
<samNella>tarnished bullets
Just got a few boxes of OLD Speer and Hornady bullets for the 35 Whelen. Some of the jackets are partially or completely tarnished -- they look like an old penny. Is it OK to shoot these, without worry about damaging the bore? I don't know if copper oxide (or whatever it is) is harder than pure copper.
08 January 2002, 18:17
ricciardelliJust throw them in your case tumbler with fresh medium....
08 January 2002, 19:33
<hotdog>Ric is right, I polished some old 30-30 160gr. RN last nite then loaded them look like new. and have shot polished bullets before they work fine.luck hotdog
09 January 2002, 01:27
p dog shooterI would just load them and shoot them As long as they are no growning green stuff.
09 January 2002, 05:30
EterryI am with P Dog, load them and shoot them.
Unless something is growing on them.
Good luck and good shooting.
09 January 2002, 09:43
StonecreekNo wrong answers here, so far. On exposed lead spitzers, tumbling can "round" the nose a bit, but this is usually negligible. I agree that if they are not green, they'll shoot fine. Tumbled, you can hardly tell them from new.