Didn't want to hijack the other 22lr ammo topic so starting a new one.
What's the difference between copper jacketed ammo, copper plating and copper washing ammo?
Guliver wrote:IMO Would have been good to keep complementary topics in the one thread.
Jack V wrote:Copper wash is a chemical process possibly also having electrolysis in it of some kind but it's main difference is it's only a very thin deposit as the term "wash" kinda says .
Jack V wrote:In one word 'Thickness " if referring only to the bullets outside covering material .
In more words , a copper jacket ( as in jacketed bullets ) which is not pure copper but gilding metal at about 95% copper and 5% zinc is a thick tube that encapsulates the core of a jacketed projectile . It can vary greatly in design and thickness and generally tapers in thickness getting thicker towards the base in hunting projectiles but may be parallel in thickness in some target bullets . Thickness can vary but is certainly much thicker and stronger than a plating process .
Plating would be an electrolytic process which can deposit metals as a layer over an object . Thickness will vary as to how thick you need and the time in the process . Typically thickness may only be a few thousandths of an inch to get the surface you want .
Copper wash is a chemical process possibly also having electrolysis in it of some kind but it's main difference is it's only a very thin deposit as the term "wash" kinda says .
I don't know of any plated projectiles in the true sense of the word off hand.
GLS_1956 wrote:You can get copper plated bird shot here in the USA.
Mich wrote:Yep. Reduces pellet distortion on firing.