Removing oxidation from lead?
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BattleRife
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You could also try soaking them in sulfamic acid, which is how electroplaters clean lead before copper plating it. Sulfamic acid can sometimes be found at flooring places, as it is used to removed excess grout after laying tiles.
Whatever route you take, consider that removing lead oxides will produce lead compounds that are either soluble or finely divided, making them easy to ingest. In other words, the perfect kind of lead to cause lead poisoning. And then weigh that against the fact that oxides on your bullets cause no harm at all, it is strictly cosmetic.
Whatever route you take, consider that removing lead oxides will produce lead compounds that are either soluble or finely divided, making them easy to ingest. In other words, the perfect kind of lead to cause lead poisoning. And then weigh that against the fact that oxides on your bullets cause no harm at all, it is strictly cosmetic.
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I had received some hand loads with lead tipped bullets - I pulled them and found various corrosion / stain on the copper jacket - on the bullet base where exposed to the powder - I was a bit concerned whether the exposed lead tips would survive, but dumped them in for about an hour with Lemi-shine, Dawn, water and stainless pins into a roller tumbler - I can not see any deformation or wear on those tips, and most of the stain on the jackets went away as well. As per Post #4, I suspect is all cosmetic - would have really made not much difference, I now think, to just use them as they were.
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Down a barrel. 
Down a barrel.
What he said. Especially at 1800 fps or more.
New Camper
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Just load and shoot them... oxidation will blow away before reaching the target so it'll never know.
