I got what was supposed to be some "copper plated" bullets in a trade. I didn't inspect them before the trade, but when I got home I discovered they weren't copper plated. They were "copperized" - which looks more like a copper wash than anything. I decided to part with them, but have received quite a few PM's and responses to the effect of "Ugliest bullet I've ever seen". Slightly annoying, but also just as amusing, because I think they are pretty dang ugly too. Ha!
Anyway, I was considering just melting them down and trying to re-pour them into something more useful to me - like maybe a ton of 9mm, .357, or maybe even some shotgun slugs. But I don't know whether the bullet lube would melt off / burn off, or just cause a huge mess in the melting pot. I'm also not sure how these would melt either, as I've never dealt with "copperized" lead.
Any insight into this would be appreciated. I did some searches on the site, and found plenty of reference to these NBC (National Bullet Company) bullets, but most of it was about shooting them, vice remelting them into something else.
All the best,
Glenn