Copper washed ammo

[KDX]

I'm going to be buying a couple of bricks of MiniMags today. What other ammo is copper washed? I don't have any mag loaders and am wanting to get away from handling lead. Most people don't care about it, but I'm paranoid.

 

[PoFF]

Federal Copper plated are available in 38 grains HP or 40 grains Solids at CT

Else, there would be Remington Yellow Jacket

 

[skeetgunner]

I'm going to be buying a couple of bricks of MiniMags today. What other ammo is copper washed? I don't have any mag loaders and am wanting to get away from handling lead. Most people don't care about it, but I'm paranoid.

Winchester X22LR and X22LRH is copper washed. X22LR is a 40 gr, and LRH is the 37gr hollow point.

 

[Colin]

I like copper wash on rimfire, keeps your fingers from being covered in lead

 

[44Bore]

Simple solution--don't suck your fingers after handling ammo.

 

[Calum]

I find the copper wash stuff doesn't gum the rifle up as much as the other stuff.

 

[happydude]

There's also some 36 grn hollow point federal bulk stuff too. And American eagly 38 grn hollow points, along with federal gameshock 40 grn solids.

 

[Colin]

I find the copper wash stuff doesn't gum the rifle up as much as the other stuff.

Does that mean you don't suck on your rifle either?

 

[Trigun]

Simple solution--don't suck your fingers after handling ammo.

The problem is someone will suck his finger

Trigun

 

[Calum]

Does that mean you don't suck on your rifle either?

Just drink wine out of the barrel like the Spanish do with their shotguns. (Safety note: don't do this it is a very bad idea).

 

[River Rat]

You can get Winchester Wildcat in copper wash also.

 

[texdores]

Pardon, but what if any is the difference between copper-washed and copper-plated amo? Thanks

 

[abbaswede]

Copper washed

Copper washed is not plating. It's like they tumble the bullets in copper dust or a similar process to coat them. For me, CCI has been best. I don't like lead covered fingers either. You will still likely get some soot on them from handling and loading semi-auto magazines, but it's not as toxic. Remington Yellow Jackets have an interesting bullet, but I've had problems with voids in the primers causing dud misfires. Maybe just a bad batch? But I've heard that about Rem rimfire from lots of people. I have a couple hundred rounds of Mini Mag to try my new Marlin. I have heard lots of good and no real bad about it.