Corrosive and non-corrosive ammo???

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hoosierboy

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Ok I admit I am new to this but, I know there is corrosive and non-corrosive ammo. I know that non-corrosive ammo is better, b/c it doesn't corrode. I just want to know is there corrosive ammo still being sold out there and who the hell would buy it. Most of the commercial ammo sold has written on the box NON-CORROSIVE, like I thought otherwise??????????????

Just curious!

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Who would buy corrosive ammo? Machinegunners for one group. Most of the corrosive ammo on the market is Berdan primed (what I've seen as of late anyway) and is cheaper than buying non-corrosive. A fire and forget round.

Cleaning the bore after firing crossive ammo is not that hard. You have to wash the bore first with hot soapy water to remove the corrosive salts and then clean as normal.

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Sorry if this is a little OT, but...

Is the bore the only area of a gun that could be affected by corrosive ammo? Specifically, could other parts be affected in a semi-auto.
 
There's still corosive ammo sold. A lot of military surplus ammo is corrosive. Generally, they come from many of the European countries.

Like Jim stated, it's "good" stuff for smg's due to the cost factor. Also, I could careless about firing corosive ammo through some of my mausers. They were dirt cheap to begin with.
 
I guess that answers my question. I shoot 99% handguns so I haven't really come across it. Thanks guys!

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--Ayn Rand, in "The Nature of Government"

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DialOne,

ALL parts of the gun pertaining to its functioning need to be cleaned if corrosive ammo is used.

In a semi-auto rifle or handgun, that includes the entire gas system, if any, the magazine and/or magazine well, the slide or bolt and all internal surfaces, areas around any vent holes for the gas system, and the muzzle of the gun.

A good rule of thumb is that if you open the action of a gun and look down into it, anything you see, and anything hidden by what you see, needs to be cleaned.

HOOSIERBOY,

There are STILL limited runs of corrosive ammo manufactured in the United States today, mostly for match shooting.

There are match shooters who adamantly swear that corrosive primed ammo is more accurate because the primer produces a more even, more sustained, flame.

I know of at least one regular at Camp Perry, Ron West, who seeks out and hoards Eley 10X .22 ammo in the paper boxes for use at the big matches. Paper Box 10X had corrosive priming. He may be on to something (he may now be retired, though), as he won the Camp Perry .22 prone match several times.

Also, Winchester has made match ammo with not only corrosive primers, but ones that use mercuric fulminate, as well. Again, this caters to those who believe that this type of priming makes for better accuracy.

The problem with mercuric priming is that it ruins the case on the first firing. The mercury is driven into the brass, and causes fatal brittleness.

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I bought 2 cases of Norinco .308 and even though the boxes are marked "non-corrosive" it actually means that SOME of the ammo isn't corrosive.

300 rounds of that stuff through an M1A resulted in rust in the gas cylinder and on a Brookfield TiNi piston. The internal surfaces of 4 mags had so much rust that they had to be sandblasted clean. It was a good thing that the barrel was chrome lined.
 
Hi, Preserve Freedom,

"Semi corrosive" and "mildly corrosive" are advertising terms and are like your girlfriend telling you she is "a little pregnant". If the primer compound contains potassium chlorate, the primer is corrosive. Period.

Jim
 
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