wwillson Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 I have seen plated bullets and I have seen lubed bullets, but I have never seen plated and lubed bullets! Anyone?A friend of mine gave these to me. they are about 20 years old and have some corrosion, but will shoot fine.Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsoup Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 They may be copper washed (<.001" thickness) and not plated (>.002" thickness) much like some .22 ammo is. Therefore the lube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Pete,How can I tell the difference between washed and plated?Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 scratching one would give you an unscientific idea of how thick the jacket/wash is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsoup Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Best I can tell you is to file the copper off at a 45 deg. angle and look at it under a magnifying glass or loupe. You can use a hair (not that type, although they are thinner) usually .003"- .005" as a comparison. Remember, hair isn't round. It's eliptical in cross section, so if you measure one you're measuring the thinest dimmension.True plated cladding should appear about 50% thicker, on the filed profile, than the actual thickness, and about the same as the hair. Washed won't have any perceptible thickness in the filed profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 There is definitely 'thickness' to the copper, so I would guess that it's plated, not washed. However, it's really hard to say how thick it is without a much stronger magnifying glass than what I have. I can say though that it's almost impossible to scratch off, again making my believe it's electro-plated.So let's assume that these bullets are plated. Is there any reason to lube bullets when they are plated?Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsoup Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Might have been some caster that worked at a plating shop and was rolling his own. I've never seen plated and lubed bullets. Could have been some sort of manufacturing snafu. They sent the wrong bullets off to the plater. Measure them are they jacked diameter for caliber or oversized as in cast/swagged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickClark Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I know this thread had not been active for quite some time but does anyone NOW know who made those copper plated and lubed bullets?Those are the bullets that my father used to reload back in the early 90's before he passed away and I only have a couple thousand rounds left. I love the accuracy and would rather not have to play with the dies if I don't have to...Thanks -nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I know this thread had not been active for quite some time but does anyone NOW know who made those copper plated and lubed bullets?Those are the bullets that my father used to reload back in the early 90's before he passed away and I only have a couple thousand rounds left. I love the accuracy and would rather not have to play with the dies if I don't have to...Thanks -nick Nick,Are you looking for already loaded ammunition with copper plated bullets?Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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