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So I'm wondering if rim-fire would be as stable as center-fire... I purchased 2100rds of the Federal bargain 22LR and it seems to have a waxy residue all over it. Would throwing this in a tumbler A) remove the waxy junk or B) blow up?
Residue and .22LR cartridges go together like milk and cereal. You're lucky it's "waxy". When I was a kid with my first .22 it was more like "greasy". I used to clean them because I hated pulling a round out of my pocket and having it covered in lint as well as bits of whatever were in my pocket. For some dumb reason those clean cases were a pain to extract from old pump action .22 so I guess that lube is there for more than protecting the looks of the case.
BTW, that was back almost 60 years ago so nothing's really changed with .22 ammo it seems.