I have some military pulled 62gn 5.56mm bullets...

[Anonymous]

and they still have alot of the black goo on the botton half of the rounds. I'm thinking of just leaving it there when I use them to reload, or should I make an effort to remove the stuff? What would you do? :?


Cheers
Dean

 

[Hitzy]

Throw them in the tumbler.

 

[maynard]

Throw them in the tumbler.

I agree, why introduce the black tar sealent to the bore of your rifle?

 

[DaveGP]

That black stuff won't come off in the tumbler - well mine anyhow! Get some lacquer thinner and give them a nice overnight soak. :mrgreen:

 

[OneBarfly]

Varsol or other solvent will take it off with one or two wipes. I read somewhere that the sealant had little to no effect on bullet accuracy - but I think that he was trying to sell them so buyer beware...

 

[Anonymous]

I think I'll try the varsol thingy, we have a large can of it in the shop.

Thanks guys
Dean

 

[Anonymous]

KEROSENE!!! is the word!! I just tried it, thinking I would have to let it soak.... not required. I put some of the bullets in an old mason jar, half filled it with kerosene, gave it a few shakes, the kerosene turned black and the bullets bright and shiney! It took only seconds to work! :mrgreen:

Cheers
Dean

PS: the kerosene only removed the black gunk, but did not brighten any of the bullets that were tarnished a bit.