Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
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Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
I was washing the truck again this morning and the rear driver’s side panel has some spots of something on it. It’s really hard to clean off and I’ve been wondering for several months about what it could possibly be because I’m not parked under a tree and it’s only on that quarter panel.
Turns out that the residue is blue. From shooting my sixgun across the bed where I put my chronograph!!!!
It’s bullet lube.
Turns out that the residue is blue. From shooting my sixgun across the bed where I put my chronograph!!!!
It’s bullet lube.
Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
I was shooting my 454 across the hood of my Scout. Later I noticed some marks on the hood. First noticed was the black burned area and second were the chips in the paint where the butt had contacted hood more than a couple times. ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
snoose!Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:46 pm I was washing the truck again this morning and the rear driver’s side panel has some spots of something on it. It’s really hard to clean off and I’ve been wondering for several months about what it could possibly be .....................
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Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
I remember my dad’s 79 Ford having powder burns on the oxidized gray hood from shooting his 25-06 across it
Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
Talk about not being so bright. About 50 years ago I was shooting a scoped rifle across the roof of my car. I could see my target clearly but when I shot I didn't see the bullet impact. Yep, line of sight was perfect....bullet path not so much. It ripped a long hole through the roof, the bullet bounced off the inside of the rear window, went through the seat. I laughed so hard I fell down. No harm done...it was an old car.
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The defrost control in my truck was stuck and wouldn't move over to the floor/heater position. When it finally broke loose it dumped a pile of .22LR hulls on the floor like a slot machine. It was then that I remembered the rainy day I spent shooting a 1022 out the window, oblivious to the empties skidding across the dash and down the defrost ducts...
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All of the above demonstrate why I don't shoot over, under or out of my car/truck... Not because I'm all that bright... just cognizant that Murphy was an optimist! Although as part of our firearms training we had to demonstrate that we could do so from a squad car... shotgun & handguns.
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Walt----you are not alone my brother, you are not alone!!!
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Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
Guy I went to school with put together a very beautiful 7mag, full octagon bbl, gorgeous hunk of walnut. We were out on one of the local ranches shooting prairie dogs and here comes Kevin. He sets up a target at 100 paces but the lay of the land he couldn't see the cardboard box from across the hood of his car. He repositions the car and climbs on the trunk onto the roof to shoot prone off bags. His first shot fractured the windshield, the second and 3rd actually knocked glass loose from the lamination. The barrel had a slotted muzzle break and all we could figure was the verticle slots acted like miniature cutting torches.
Sadly we didn't notice until after he shot multiple times.
Sadly we didn't notice until after he shot multiple times.
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I had been feeding the cows one Spring and as I pulled out of the pasture I saw a big turtle sitting on a rock in the pond below me. I grabbed my .32-20 Marlin and got out, went back and leaned over the bed with rifle, shooting across the bed. I had the sights right on the turtle at about 40 yards when I pulled the trigger. I was somewhat perplexed because there was no bullet strike in the water and the bed of my truck was going "whaaaang" .... I looked across the bed and there in the other side of the bed, about an inch down from the top, was a .30 caliber hole.
As Max on Get Smart used to say .. "Missed it by THAT much!"
As Max on Get Smart used to say .. "Missed it by THAT much!"
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Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
It could be much worse...Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:46 pm Turns out that the residue is blue. From shooting my sixgun across the bed...
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Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
Bonnie and Clydes car?Old No7 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:54 pmIt could be much worse...Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:46 pm Turns out that the residue is blue. From shooting my sixgun across the bed...![]()
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I wasn't going to bring this up but ol #7 breached the subject.
Buddy of mines brother was in the Army, before he went in he bought a 67 F100 he was planning to restore after his hitch was up.
It started by shooting at the mirrors from long range with 22s, that evolved into high power stuff, shotguns and black powder.
We shot just about every square inch of that truck, thousands of rounds!
When the brother got home from Germany just before Gulf1 he saw his truck, cried then laughed and joined in on the shooting.
Eventually it was time to make it go away, trackhoe to pick it up on a trailer, it fell apart so a hole was dug and it was buried.
Buddy of mines brother was in the Army, before he went in he bought a 67 F100 he was planning to restore after his hitch was up.
It started by shooting at the mirrors from long range with 22s, that evolved into high power stuff, shotguns and black powder.
We shot just about every square inch of that truck, thousands of rounds!
When the brother got home from Germany just before Gulf1 he saw his truck, cried then laughed and joined in on the shooting.
Eventually it was time to make it go away, trackhoe to pick it up on a trailer, it fell apart so a hole was dug and it was buried.
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Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
Fortunately all I did was get bullet lube in my paint.
I can use a tarp to prevent thus in the future.
Any ideas how to get it he lube off without damaging the paint?
I can use a tarp to prevent thus in the future.
Any ideas how to get it he lube off without damaging the paint?
Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
Try a powerful water-based degreaser like Dawn dishwashing soap first. I have often just used brake cleaner for tough tar spots on my truck, flushed with water and then re-applied wax. No harm done.
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Maybe try rubbing alcohol? Heck even wd40 is good at removing adhesives, Hoppes works too plus it smells good!
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Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
I'd grab a can of WD-40 and some good quality paper towels, the kind you can rinse out and keep using. Moisten the towel with the WD-40 and gently rub the spots, should come right off. Follow up with a good car wash liquid and wax.Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:11 am Fortunately all I did was get bullet lube in my paint.
I can use a tarp to prevent thus in the future.
Any ideas how to get it he lube off without damaging the paint?
Also, they sell "tar remover" for cleaning up paint jobs after driving around new road work. That'd probably work just as well on the bullet lube and it's designed to work fine with vehicle paint.
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Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
I think the tar removers are generally just kerosene in a can.
Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
Ding! Ding! We have a winner!
Low heat from a blow dryer might help to soften it, to let any of the solvents work better.Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:11 am Any ideas how to get it he lube off without damaging the paint?
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Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
Those big Keith bullets throw off a lot of lube.
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Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
Had a Mystery one time, took a shot at a coyote over the hood of my pickup with my trusty 375 H#H
well the coyote took off at 90 mph, how to heck did i miss him so bad i didnt even see the bullet hit
looked at hood of pickup & Mystery solved!!
ollogger
well the coyote took off at 90 mph, how to heck did i miss him so bad i didnt even see the bullet hit
looked at hood of pickup & Mystery solved!!
ollogger