Bullet Cleaning

gunner81

I run into a box of 30 gauge bullets that are real dirty not really tarnished but real dirty I tried running them through my vibratory cleaner and they didn't improve much do you think the wet tumbler would be ok  to run them through

gunner81

Sorry 30 caliber

Jay

If you're talking about component bullets, that would probably be fine. 

If you're talking about loaded rounds, probably not a good idea to submerge them in liquid to clean.  They could leak around the primer pockets and, worse case, cause a squib.

If the vibratory cleaner wouldn't get them clean enough to use, sounds to me like they probably aren't worth messing with.  That would be my thought, anyway.  

GunNut

Tough to say without knowing what kind of "dirt" is on them.  I would probably lay them out on an old towel, give them a spray down with break cleaner and rub them down with the towel.  I don't know that I would like a bunch of .30 bullets in a tumbler if the were pointy soft tips or similar.  FMJs?  Knock yourself out.

Jayhawker

Are you talking about bullets or cartridges?