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Hello ,

I recently purchased a 22LR target rifle and as part of the deal there were some rounds of ELEY STANDARD 22 rimfire ammo to go along with it. It was stored with the rifle in a wooden gun cabinet. The rifle is in great shape however I neglected to look at the ammo before I got it home and found that I have 900 rounds of 22LR that all the bullet portion (just projectile) has white what appears to be corrosion on them but the brass looks clean and corrosion free. I did a web search and it seems that it could be residue from previous bullet lubricant dried up, or lead oxide. I also found various info threads about old 22 ammo some saying that they shoot 50+year old ammo without issue and some saying little bits of white on their bullets resulted in hours of cleaning to get the lead out of the rifle bore.

I am posting these pictures in hope someone can shed some light on what it is, apx age of the ammo (based on box art) and etc. The real question I have is am I able to shoot these without screwing up my barrel. My intent was always to use them as training rounds but now I am not so sure...
Is there anything I can do to save these?

Any input would be appreciated, attached are the photos.

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Those do look dirty, if it were my rifle, i wouldnt run those threw it...

I only run copperjacketed rounds anyways.... besides, ammo is crazy cheap, and if i was you, i'd save that ammo for your collection

federal 36 grain, copperjacketed hallowpoint, 20-30$ for 525, can't go wrong, or if you want, 36grain copperjacketed hallowpoint 333 winchester 14.95$


To be honest, throw it in the back of ur safe, and keep as a sentimental peice.....


BUT


If your iching, and just have to shoot them... go ahead, but they are dirty, but prob still work, but again, if it was me, i wouldnt shoot them, 2 reasons... 1st being theyre dirty, 2nd being theyre not copperjacketed lol

best of luck, buddy


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If your curious, why don't you go ahead and shoot off a box of 50... I'm almost positive it won't damage the barrel.
Might make it a bit dirty... but no harm. After the Box of 50 take a look through the barrel and see if there's any build up. If there is.... just clean it.
After that if you wanna continue shooting them it's just a matter of is it worth the extra cleaning. (If they foul the barrel that is)
 
I'd probably just toss it. Eley sport isn't Eley target...it's in the neighborhood of $25 for 500. At the very least it is going to dirty your bore (requiring a thorough cleaning) and degrade accuracy. And as bitinginfo says...all you need to spend is $20 bucks or so and be on your way with new ammo that will shoot at least as well, probably better than this stuff and not foul your gun.
 
Cosnidering how cheep the .22lr is I wouldn't risk it. You can grab a box of 500 new rounds from $15 - 30 bucks.
 
TargetGuy said:
If your curious, why don't you go ahead and shoot off a box of 50... I'm almost positive it won't damage the barrel.
Might make it a bit dirty... but no harm. After the Box of 50 take a look through the barrel and see if there's any build up. If there is.... just clean it.
After that if you wanna continue shooting them it's just a matter of is it worth the extra cleaning. (If they foul the barrel that is)
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This is the most reasonable response . The grey chalkiness is oxidized lube and not dirt. The ammo should be safe to shoot. It may be a little difficult to chamber with the lube having dried out. I had a batch of Lapua Championship rounds from the 60s with much the same appearance that shot under an inch at 100m and a batch of Lapua Pistol Trainer I am using is going the same way. It has won several matches at 100 and 50m.
Shoot the Eley to practice with and then move on to something new. You might be surprised how well it shoots.
 
Thanks dryfire, all's I'm saying Is what's the harm in trying it. At least if it works well then the guy scored 900 rounds he almost tossed...
Yes .22 is cheap but seriously. Lol
 
After doing a little research I found out that white stuff on your bullets is the same stuff that forms on your battery terminals in your car.
Won't exactly harm your gun...but it will foul both the breech and bore and require extra cleaning.
The consensus seemed to be the ammo would be good to use...if you clean off the crap...gun solvent will work fine.
I guess I still feel the same as I originally did.
How long will it take to clean 900 rounds...I'm guessing a few hours at least.
Comparable ammo is going to run about $35-$40 for 90 rounds (and you know it will be good).
If your time is worth no more than $15 or so an hour...go for it.
 
After doing a little research I found out that white stuff on your bullets is the same stuff that forms on your battery terminals in your car.
Won't exactly harm your gun...but it will foul both the breech and bore and require extra cleaning.
The consensus seemed to be the ammo would be good to use...if you clean off the crap...gun solvent will work fine.
I guess I still feel the same as I originally did.
How long will it take to clean 900 rounds...I'm guessing a few hours at least.
Comparable ammo is going to run about $35-$40 for 90 rounds (and you know it will be good).
If your time is worth no more than $15 or so an hour...go for it.
Me...I'd just put in an hours overtime and be done with it.
 
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