Bronze Brushes on a .22

[5.45 Shooter]

I stopped using bore brushes a long time ago.
I use a bore snake on my guns now & then an oiled patch over a jag to put a protective oil film over the inside of the barrel.

 

[johnbt]

www.cci-ammunition.com/products/detail.aspx?use=2&loadNo=0047

As you can see on the CCI Velocitor page, the pic of the box says Copper-Plated and the description says Gilded.

gilded = copper washed


Or, clicking through a google search... gilded = covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint

 

[johnbt]

I forgot something. I expect Federal uses the same terminology because Federal, CCI and Speer are all owned by ATK. They bought them from Blount about 10 years ago.


Here's how a firearm's expert describes bullet types, and he uses words like plated, washed, jacketed, etc. No matter what name is used, the difference is in how easily the copper can be scratched off the lead core. The washed/plated comes off easily and the jacketed does not.

So it appears plated is an acceptable/interchangable term for washed. But it certainly is not the same as a jacketed bullet.

http://firearmsid.com/Bullets/bullet1.htm

I was always told the copper colored .22 rimfire bullets were tumbled to get the copper on them and that's why they were usually dinged up. And the dings made for bad target ammo.

In any case, it's a great sight for browsing.

 

[JohnKSa]

Copper-plated is certainly not the same thing as copper-jacketed and the copper-plating will definitely come off the lead core much more easily than a copper jacket would. Copper-plating does bond the copper to the lead core just as any plating is bonded to the base surface but it's obviously not as sturdy as copper-jacketing.

I've heard of both copper-washed and copper-plated bullets but hadn't heard the terms used interchangeably. Some research indicates that "copper-washed" is not a well-defined term but that it seems to be a synonym for plating or perhaps a term for thinner than normal copper plating.