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Truckdriver

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So last month, after l left on my work tour, I had a water leak in my apartment. Toilet clean water feed blew apart and flooded my apartment with about 4 inches of water. The apartment manager didn't find it for about 24h. Took out my 3 neighbors as well.
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I had 15 fifty round boxes of Geco .22LR that got wet. Just realised it so they've been sitting damp/wet for a month. Are they toast? Or can they be dried and used?
 

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Throw them in the fire, they will dry out.


I think if you clean all the crud off of them they should be ok. Most 22's are crimped and don't have a primer hole to have water seep into.
 

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Throw them in the fire, they will dry out.


I think if you clean all the crud off of them they should be ok. Most 22's are crimped and don't have a primer hole to have water seep into.
They are damp to the touch. I might set them out in the pickup bed tomorrow and see if they dry out. Is the wax on them gumming up a problem?
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I would hit the grocery store maybe in China or mexican town and buy a BIG bag of rice.
I would stick them into the rice for a few days or weeks.

You could agitate the rice by hand and probably slick up all that goo on the bullets also.
 

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Wax doesn't care about some cold supply water. It didn't change due to the water. Its there to lube the bullet. Heck it may have even have helped keep water out. I would try shooting them and if they don't fire no big deal. Certain brands of 22lr are very waxy. I am guessing they weren't submerged but the cardboard just absorbed water. I would give them a shot.
 

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I've found that .22's can loose about 50% of their accuracy potential if exposed to high heat, like what your pickup bed would produce in an Oklahoma summer. Think I'd suggest leaving them in the plastic holders, loose the paper boxes and dry inside (bullets nose down) inside under AC.
 

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I've found that .22's can loose about 50% of their accuracy potential if exposed to high heat, like what your pickup bed would produce in an Oklahoma summer. Think I'd suggest leaving them in the plastic holders, loose the paper boxes and dry inside (bullets nose down) inside under AC.
That's not a bad idea. I dont have an a/c unit that can directly blow on them but I got a fan I can use. Got a big ole cookie sheet I can use too. Thanks for the idea!

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