(03-02-2014, 08:59 AM)Old Iron` Wrote: .....
Anyway I use zep root killer and vinegar, Heated and I'll get some pictures up as soon as I get the new pot setup my old one burned out the heater.
So, it's more of a chemical wash vs. an electrochemical plating system then?
Darren:
Another reason for the coating is to cut down on air born lead vapors and particles. Some indoor ranges don't allow the use of plain lead (un-coated) bullets in order to keep the air as clean as possible, and to make cleaning out the bullet traps easier and safer for the workers.
On the flip side, a local outdoor gun club here has a "cowboy" range with steel targets set up at short distances, where the only ammunition you can shoot MUST have plain lead bullets. Shooting copper jacketed bullets at close steel targets is a recipe for ricochets and injuries, as well as damaging the target plates. The ONLY exception to this rule is the use of copper washed .22LR rimfire ammunition.
Willie