Taking moly off coated bullets?

[DDRanch]

Howdy All

Just as the title says, has anyone tried taking moly coating off coated bullets?

Thinking of either dry tumble or stainless pins with dawn.

 

[jonbearman]

I tumble them in dawn and lemishine for 15 mins. I don't even use pins but you can. I have measured each bullt and cant see where it hurts on the target either.

 

[jpx2rk]

How many have you done at a time? I've only about 90 or so ??

 

[Lone Hunter]

Howdy All

Just as the title says, has anyone tried taking moly coating off coated bullets?

Thinking of either dry tumble or stainless pins with dawn.

I'm in the same boat. Just bought 200 moly coated bullets and decided now I would rather shoot bare bullets. I was going to tumble them in SS pins with dawn but I wondered if the moly would mess your barrel up?
Watching this post with interest.

 

[22DASHER]

Wasting time.... just shoot em!

 

[DDRanch]

Here are some answers from a similar thread;

http://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/removing-moly-from-my-bullets.3896099/

 

[snert]

I just did some with the Bar keep friend stuff...worked ok. Not sure it was worth the effort.

 

[dolek]

I did a small batch that came with a gun purchase . I used white vinegar and dawn dish soap heated on the stove stirring the bullets till it started boiling . A few boiling water rinses and done . Residual heat dried them most of the way . I don't know how well they were molyed in the beginning but it cleaned them completely from what my eyes and jewelers loupe could tell.

 

[hogpatrol]

Tumble or vibratory unit with crushed walnut. May have to change the walnut one time.

 

[Rdlningcltchdmpr]

If water gets inside the hollowpoint or under a plastic tip it will cause an imbalance. It's difficult to get the water out.

 

[dolek]

If water gets inside the hollowpoint or under a plastic tip it will cause an imbalance. It's difficult to get the water out.

Evaporation works fine.heat speeds it up if a person is in a hurry...a little alcohol in the rinse water helps also.

 

[10XSHOOTER]

With only 200 bullets, shootem' and clean with Kroil.

 

[SSL]

I have cleaned small quantities by dumping them in acetone for a while followed by shuffling them in an old terry-cloth towel. Usually cleans them pretty fast.

 

[DDRanch]

Tossed them in tumbler with stainless pin, good squirt of dawn, 1/4 teaspoon of Lemon Shine and hot water. 45 minutes later no more Moly.

Thanks guys for all the tips.

 

[wkdickinson]

Howdy All

Just as the title says, has anyone tried taking moly coating off coated bullets?

Thinking of either dry tumble or stainless pins with dawn.

A few years ago I did about 400 Berger 185gr VLDs and 300 Hornaday 168's using a vibratory tumbler and walnut shell media, in batches of 100. I let them run overnight. I read a suggestion somewhere about adding clothes dryer fabric softener sheets to the vibrator's drum, the theory being that the loose moly would adhere to them and keep your media cleaner - it worked. I don't recall if I changed the media during the process or not. The bullets came out dull, but the moly appeared to be mostly gone. They shot fine.

I did notice a heavy coating of moly on the inside of the tumbler, which I could not get off with soap and water, so I replaced it.

 

[DDRanch]

I just went out and checked the drum to see if there was any moly residue. Wiped down the inside of drum with a piece of white paper towel, no residue showed up. The water I poured out was pretty nasty, way more so than when I clean range brass.
I did throw them into the brass dryer for about an hour.

 

[sean68]

I used Bore Tech Moly Magic.

 

[M-61]

Did mine with rice in a vibe tumbler. Nice job. Was sure to dump the rice out. Thought it would attract rodents.

 

[antelopedundee]

Anyone ever moly coat a case to see if you can FL size it without lube?