I have a supply of the 'old' Nosler Partitions (sold in the yellow boxes) with a shiny relief goove machined over the partition. Years ago my component storage got flooded and I reshelved 100 of the .375 300 gr slugs in the plastic boxes originally used for the Speer 285 gr Grand Slams. Those boxes had a thin sheet of foam material in the bottom of the box to cushion the bullets. 20+ years later I find the foam has disintegerated into small pieces hard stuck to the bottom/slides of my lovely old Partitions. Any suggestions on what to soak the bullets in to get rid of the foam plastic? Sure don't want to discard these old slugs. Gonna shoot'em.

Don Boyd

tumble them?

I'd try acetone or laquer thinner.

Thanks Jeffe and Craigster. Thought something like acetone would work but wanted someone else's opinion. Sorry Jeff, I don't have a tumbler and never thought of it. But I think the 300 gr weight of each piece would be a detriment to good tumbling.

Thanks Again

You might end up having to use something with a bit more teeth than acetone, like MEK, or even a small pan of gas would work. Then simply polish them up with a rag or 0000 steel wool, to get any stains off. Easiest trial would be anything that readily dissolves a styrofoam cup.

Hey Don, Some of the cleaners mentioned are kind of difficut to deal with. I've not tried this, but I'd start with a shot of WD-40, let it soak a minute or so and then try wiping with a ScotchBrite Pad. After the WD-40 soaks a bit, it might come off with a Paper Towel.

I use the WD-40 a good bit for removing different types of Glue Residue. And if it works, it is really easy.

Best of luck to you. Great old Bullets!

gas melts styrofoam

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Originally posted by Hot Core:
Hey Don, Some of the cleaners mentioned are kind of difficut to deal with. I've not tried this, but I'd start with a shot of WD-40, let it soak a minute or so and then try wiping with a ScotchBrite Pad. After the WD-40 soaks a bit, it might come off with a Paper Towel.

I use the WD-40 a good bit for removing different types of Glue Residue. And if it works, it is really easy.

Best of luck to you. Great old Bullets!

That's a good idea. The WD40 should find its way under any stuck on residue, and with a little mechanical help from you the styrofoam hould come right off. If you have to get tough, remember that like dissolves like.

I've had similar problems with bullets degraded by moisture. A tumbler works fine. These happened to be 250 grain .338's, so I don't think you would have any problem with the .375's. My initial misgiving was that the exposed lead might be deformed, but that didn't happen.

Tumble away!

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
gas melts styrofoam

There you go!.... if the WD-40 doesn't work!

Super Guys, I'm sure my solution is on this page. Hate to shoot these beautiful old things at paper but damned if I'm going to let them go to waste.

More accurately, gas pours straight through a styrofoam cup. Definately faster'n crap through a goose.

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Originally posted by Don Boyd:
Super Guys, I'm sure my solution is on this page. Hate to shoot these beautiful old things at paper but damned if I'm going to let them go to waste.

Bet you could guess which "classified" forum would sell all of them in a hart beat (pun intended) to people who would shoot them at game.....

Actually I'm not very street smart when it comes to puter selling. Hell, at my age I feel slightly risque when I select merchandise with a mouse, put in a cc number with and insert a shipping address with my keyboard and my goddie shows up in the Brown Truck in a few days. Magic! Is the forum you're referring to one here on AR or is it Fleabay? In truth, don't really want the money -- want the satisfaction of matching these old warriors with appropriate powder and making braggin' size groups.

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Originally posted by Sam:
More accurately, gas pours straight through a styrofoam cup. Definately faster'n crap through a goose.

Acetone attacks styrofoam even faster.

laqueur thinner only slightly slower than gasoline.

but I should note that the difference between the three solvents is a matter of tiny fractions of a second because with any of them
the styrofoam practically disappears... seemingly as though it knows the solvent is comming and is trying to avoid it...

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quote:

Originally posted by Don Boyd:
Actually I'm not very street smart when it comes to puter selling. Hell, at my age I feel slightly risque when I select merchandise with a mouse, put in a cc number with and insert a shipping address with my keyboard and my goddie shows up in the Brown Truck in a few days. Magic! Is the forum you're referring to one here on AR or is it Fleabay? In truth, don't really want the money -- want the satisfaction of matching these old warriors with appropriate powder and making braggin' size groups.

Hi -

The one I am referring to is the one here at AR. All you have to do to put an ad there is exactly what you did to put your post about the bullets themselves here. Just go to that forum (way farther down the menu) and make a "post about your bullets and what you want for them.

Not only will they sell if the price is anywhere near right, there is no charge for the ad, and you will be dealing with the most honest group of potential buyers I know of.

I didn't figure you needed the money...just thought you might want to get them into the hands of some hunters who would treasure having and using them on something other than paper.

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Part Number: IRP-014

I bought mine from one of the usual suspects (Brownell's, Grafs, Sinclair or such like)

I use it exclusively for cleaning up and polishing old and/or tarnished brass and bullets.

It is not expensive, and cleans like a dream.

LD

Krazy Cloth should work as well.

Check for on-line sources.

Us shooter types cannot resist well polished bullets and/or brass!

I would first try lacquer thinner. I clean a lot of stuff with it.

Thanks to all, I'll get a quart of lacquer thinner -- and some disposable cake pans and wait for 50 degree days to soak/clean my Partitions. I feel like a dummy letting this happen to my treasured bullets but I will get them cleaned.

Have you tried taking a parent case and drilling a big window in the side?

So that any bullet you seat "too far" so that it goes down right inside the cases could fall out that window.

In fact a few strokes with a file would make a window.

Maybe just seat them "too far" and the case neck itself will just scrape off the foam stick to the outside.

Then just take the case from your shellholder and tip the bullet out of the window.