"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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OK, I hear that lead bullets foul barrels. Is this why they coat some
with copper? Why not coat shotgun shot with copper, its easy and
cheap?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_metal_jacket_bullet

wrote:
On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:57:57 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:39:22 -0500, wrote:


I was in DC and lead bullets would "chalk" up on me. If I wasn't going
to shoot them right away I only bought jacked or copper clad ammo.
I believe you, why would you lie, but the only chalked lead I have
seen came with a century old leather shot pouch. You should store the
stuff in, of all things, an ammo can. GI fifty cal cans are used to
store the other smaller types as well. The lid clamps down on a rubber
gasket. Get some silica gel packets to put in with the ammo. Are you
sure if it really matters if you shoot the corroded stuff? Badly
corroded cases could be weakened but bullets? For what its worth
either fine steel wool, or a Scotchbrite pad should easily remove that
lead carbonate.

Casady

Casady


I noticed it most with promo .22 rf like "Thunderbolts" and I shot
them up anyway. In a Norrell 10-22 it really doesn't make that much
difference if you lose a few minutes of angle down range, there will
be another round coming along about 60ms later.


I only shoot copper-coated bullets in my semi-auto handguns. I like
CCI's mini-mags in the .22 and Blazer Brass in the others. I only shoot
targets, and not formally, so this ammo is good enough for me. No
misfeeds, ftfs or other problems, either. I used Winchester white box
for a while, but thought it was "dirty."

Boater wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:57:57 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:39:22 -0500, wrote:


I was in DC and lead bullets would "chalk" up on me. If I wasn't going
to shoot them right away I only bought jacked or copper clad ammo.
I believe you, why would you lie, but the only chalked lead I have
seen came with a century old leather shot pouch. You should store the
stuff in, of all things, an ammo can. GI fifty cal cans are used to
store the other smaller types as well. The lid clamps down on a rubber
gasket. Get some silica gel packets to put in with the ammo. Are you
sure if it really matters if you shoot the corroded stuff? Badly
corroded cases could be weakened but bullets? For what its worth
either fine steel wool, or a Scotchbrite pad should easily remove that
lead carbonate.

Casady

Casady


I noticed it most with promo .22 rf like "Thunderbolts" and I shot
them up anyway. In a Norrell 10-22 it really doesn't make that much
difference if you lose a few minutes of angle down range, there will
be another round coming along about 60ms later.


I only shoot copper-coated bullets in my semi-auto handguns. I like
CCI's mini-mags in the .22 and Blazer Brass in the others. I only shoot
targets, and not formally, so this ammo is good enough for me. No
misfeeds, ftfs or other problems, either. I used Winchester white box
for a while, but thought it was "dirty."

Always use jacketed rounds when you are shooting your personal weapons.
If you go on the cheap side and buy a box of lead ball ammo you will
spend the next week cleaning the action to get all of the residue out.

On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:08:24 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

OK, I hear that lead bullets foul barrels. Is this why they coat some
with copper? Why not coat shotgun shot with copper, its easy and
cheap?

Copper plated shot has been available for the best part of a century,
as has nickel plated. Neither easy or cheap, as is true of copper
jacketed bullets. For about 40 years shot has been fired in a plastic
pouch, and it never touches the barrel. Fouling is not an issue
however copper plated withstand the stress of firing better, that is,
they stay rounder. They are harder so of course they penetrate better,
as well as arriving at the target with more speed than softer,
deformed shot.

Richard Casady wrote:
On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:08:24 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

OK, I hear that lead bullets foul barrels. Is this why they coat some
with copper? Why not coat shotgun shot with copper, its easy and
cheap?

Copper plated shot has been available for the best part of a century,
as has nickel plated. Neither easy or cheap, as is true of copper
jacketed bullets. For about 40 years shot has been fired in a plastic
pouch, and it never touches the barrel. Fouling is not an issue
however copper plated withstand the stress of firing better, that is,
they stay rounder. They are harder so of course they penetrate better,
as well as arriving at the target with more speed than softer,
deformed shot.


Is Froggy's computer clock out to lunch, or are you really responding to
his message of last December now? :)

Froggy must have been thinking he could get into the ammo biz. After
all, it's an uncrowded business, with hardly any competitors. :)


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Idiots All

On Sep 20, 12:36*pm, Gene wrote:
On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:22:42 GMT, (Richard



Casady) wrote:
On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:08:24 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

OK, I hear that lead bullets foul barrels. *Is this why they coat some
with copper? *Why not coat shotgun shot with copper, its easy and
cheap?

Copper plated shot has been available for the best part of a century,
as has nickel plated. Neither easy or cheap, as is true of copper
jacketed bullets. For about 40 years shot has been fired in a plastic
pouch, and it never touches the barrel. Fouling is not an issue
however copper plated withstand the stress of firing better, that is,
they stay rounder. They are harder so of course they penetrate better,
as well as arriving at the target with more speed than softer,
deformed shot.

Curious. Did you return to this 9 month old thread because of Agent's
threading problems or were you just browsing through the old stuff?
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