Oxidized boolits?

[Mach_Cat]

Hi
From my friends estate, I a have a couple thousand boolits that are sized and lubed, but now have oxidized. Is it okay to use oxidized boolits to reload or do I need to just melt them down? Thanks.

[centershot]

If by oxidized you mean they have a grayish-white appearance, then yes, you can load and shoot them, IF the lube is still OK!

[Mach_Cat]

How do you know if the lube is okay?

[Cherokee]

Is it still present ? Yes, then: Is it dried out and cracked ? Is it soft to the touch ? Yes, then try a few.

[Mach_Cat]

Can you remove the old lube and just run through a sizer again?
Maybe heat in an oven to get it to melt out?

[mdi]

Can you remove the old lube and just run through a sizer again?
Maybe heat in an oven to get it to melt out?
Yep, have done exactly that several times. I put a couple thicknesses of paper towels under the bullets and just heat in my toaster oven around 200 degrees. Nope, paper towels don't ignite...