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:ghostly:I have for years stored my32., 36., and 44 cal BPBs in leather pouches, and yesterday I poured one out of each bag and they are white with oxidation. Can I use as is, clean or throw them out?
 
Corrosion x. Comes in a red and white can. Anti corrosion and lubricant. Works wonders 🤙🏻🇺🇸
 
have for years stored my32., 36., and 44 cal BPBs in leather pouches, and yesterday I poured one out of each bag
Gee, funny topic head line,, original, we've never read one like that before,, 😴.
Wash your balls, pour'm all out in a pan, squirt a little soap in and slosh'm around a bit,, rinse and dry.
Your ball's will be good,
But your leather sack's,, maybe not so much,,
The lead oxidation will have coated and/or be present inside those leather bags.
Without treatment the oxides in the pouches will simply re-contaminate anything place in them.
You need to consider a serious method of cleaning the leather pouches or simply dispose of and replace them.

The good news is lead oxides are relatively easy to clean or remove in the aspect of human/health contamination,, it's the care for the leather that may complicate your situation.
Good luck new guy,, Welcome to the forum,
 
Read somewhere of a fellow tumble lubing round balls with Lees liquid Alox. I use it on cast bullets before and after sizing. No oxidation and a black powder friendly lube.

Tumble lube is just placing the bullets in a suitable plastic container with a lid. A few drops of liquid Alox and a few flips of the container and they come out lightly coated. No more oxidation even with prolonged storage.
 
Read somewhere of a fellow tumble lubing round balls with Lees liquid Alox. I use it on cast bullets before and after sizing. No oxidation and a black powder friendly lube.

Tumble lube is just placing the bullets in a suitable plastic container with a lid. A few drops of liquid Alox and a few flips of the container and they come out lightly coated. No more oxidation even with prolonged storage.
From Manufacturer:
Product Description
Lee Liquid Alox Bullet Lube coats the entire bullet in a very thin film of lubricant. This thin film dries to a soft, varnish-like finish that really adheres to the bullet. Additionally, the dried coating will not affect powder. Easy to apply and eliminates the need for sizing of most cast bullets. While it works well with all cast bullets, it works best with the micro band bullets, which are designed for tumble lubing. Features: - 1 Bottle will Coat 1,000 Bullets. Specifications: - Material: Alox - Melting Point: Unknown, Already Liquid - Container: Plastic Bottle - Size: 4 oz Liquid Bottle. Notes: Liquid Alox does not need to be heated to be applied
 
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From Manufactor:
Product Description
Lee Liquid Alox Bullet Lube coats the entire bullet in a very thin film of lubricant. This thin film dries to a soft, varnish-like finish that really adheres to the bullet. Additionally, the dried coating will not affect powder. Easy to apply and eliminates the need for sizing of most cast bullets. While it works well with all cast bullets, it works best with the micro band bullets, which are designed for tumble lubing. Features: - 1 Bottle will Coat 1,000 Bullets. Specifications: - Material: Alox - Melting Point: Unknown, Already Liquid - Container: Plastic Bottle - Size: 4 oz Liquid Bottle. Notes: Liquid Alox does not need to be heated to be applied
I’ve cast both center fire hand gun, ( for smokeless) and several conical bullets and roundballs for black powder for many years. About 12 years ago I switched to the liquid Alox and lees sizing dies. No different in accuracy at my level of shooting and much much faster and easier.
A user listed rhetorically one day about tumble lubing round balls. I don’t as I don’t usually store them long enough to have oxidation developed. The few times I’ve noticed I just load and shoot. Observe standard hygiene when handling lead.

I do lube tumble those bullets used in black powder 45C cartridges.
 
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