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A few days ago I submitted a question on this same topic. I got some nine responses and a couple of hundred hits. Thanks to everyone who responded, but I guess I need to clarify a little bit.
I have access to shot that has laid around in the weather for years, and which has gathered a coating of lime (calcium carbonate) which should be dissolved by vinegar (weak acetic acid). Only a small number of the shot are so coated, but it has built up in small spots on those shot and I am worried about scratching my gun barrel, shotcup or no shotcup. I want to know if there is a chance of forming lead acetate, which I understand is able to penetrate the skin. By the way, the shot has the full range of shot sizes, 5's, 6's, 7 1/2's, 8's, and some nickle plated, some steel, but it smokes birds just fine from the 16 yard line when I do my part.
I used to run a battery shop, and our sulfuric acid was diluted to the right gravity and stored in a lead-lined vat with no damage to the lead. But I'm not certain about the effect of acetic acid.
I have access to shot that has laid around in the weather for years, and which has gathered a coating of lime (calcium carbonate) which should be dissolved by vinegar (weak acetic acid). Only a small number of the shot are so coated, but it has built up in small spots on those shot and I am worried about scratching my gun barrel, shotcup or no shotcup. I want to know if there is a chance of forming lead acetate, which I understand is able to penetrate the skin. By the way, the shot has the full range of shot sizes, 5's, 6's, 7 1/2's, 8's, and some nickle plated, some steel, but it smokes birds just fine from the 16 yard line when I do my part.
I used to run a battery shop, and our sulfuric acid was diluted to the right gravity and stored in a lead-lined vat with no damage to the lead. But I'm not certain about the effect of acetic acid.