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Thread: Cleaning jacketed bullets.

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    If they are just tarnished but smooth to the touch I would just load them and shoot them. If they are crusty I would run them thru the tumbler with coarse media and a squirt of mineral spirits. I've been surprised often how well ugly bullets can shoot.

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    I have wet tumbled them with no problems.
    They look shinier than new....dale

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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
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