Short version:
I received these handloaded rounds from an individual just over 10 years ago. No, I cannot contact him. These were his loads, for his firearms. He loaded these between '93 and '97. Somewhere in there.
So me being 'careful', I (today) start to pull the bullets with the intent of re-charging the cases with my powder load and then re-use the bullets accordingly. Let me just say that prudence prevails, and I'm more comfortable with MY OWN handloads, than 'generic others'.
We start to notice this accumulation of a yellowish powder.
I then move the tray, to find this below it. (These are the cases which have been 'pulled' already)
I'm wondering what the heck this stuff is???? I've never seen this before. The powder itself that is coming out seems to be pristine flake powder. We then notice that my hand is all yellow too. Like somebody went and drew on it with a highlighter.
My wife is now 'commenting' on what she is feeling. She is the one who has been doing this for a while, whilst I have been doing a few other things. She wanted a break, so I came in and took over from her, and that is when this was noticed. This is her first time pulling handgun bullets, so she didn't know something was amiss. She's only done her rifle bullets before.
From breathing it, her tongue is all "buzzy/tingly" and tastes of metal.
Before she said anything about her tongue and taste, I had scraped up some of this brass colored powder onto a piece of paper. Then lit it on fire. When the flame got to the powder, it crackled and fizzled, with a hardly detectable increase in flame. Sure sounded "snappy" though. Very snappy.
I've washed well, 3 times with 2 different soaps... and the yellow isn't coming off at the moment.
Now we ain't about to call for the amberlamps right away, but exactly how concerned should we be? Anyone ever seen anything like this?
I've been doing this for just over 26 years, and it's a first for me. My Lady isn't panicking or anything, but she too does think this is weird.
I received these handloaded rounds from an individual just over 10 years ago. No, I cannot contact him. These were his loads, for his firearms. He loaded these between '93 and '97. Somewhere in there.
So me being 'careful', I (today) start to pull the bullets with the intent of re-charging the cases with my powder load and then re-use the bullets accordingly. Let me just say that prudence prevails, and I'm more comfortable with MY OWN handloads, than 'generic others'.
We start to notice this accumulation of a yellowish powder.
I then move the tray, to find this below it. (These are the cases which have been 'pulled' already)
I'm wondering what the heck this stuff is???? I've never seen this before. The powder itself that is coming out seems to be pristine flake powder. We then notice that my hand is all yellow too. Like somebody went and drew on it with a highlighter.
My wife is now 'commenting' on what she is feeling. She is the one who has been doing this for a while, whilst I have been doing a few other things. She wanted a break, so I came in and took over from her, and that is when this was noticed. This is her first time pulling handgun bullets, so she didn't know something was amiss. She's only done her rifle bullets before.
From breathing it, her tongue is all "buzzy/tingly" and tastes of metal.
Before she said anything about her tongue and taste, I had scraped up some of this brass colored powder onto a piece of paper. Then lit it on fire. When the flame got to the powder, it crackled and fizzled, with a hardly detectable increase in flame. Sure sounded "snappy" though. Very snappy.
I've washed well, 3 times with 2 different soaps... and the yellow isn't coming off at the moment.
Now we ain't about to call for the amberlamps right away, but exactly how concerned should we be? Anyone ever seen anything like this?
I've been doing this for just over 26 years, and it's a first for me. My Lady isn't panicking or anything, but she too does think this is weird.