Praise for Corrosive Ammo

psoyring · April 15th, 2012, 04:38 PM

Last week I put about 150 rounds of 1952 Hungarian yellow tip ammo that I pulled off a machine gun belt through my M39. The accuracy was excellent, and there was not a single misfire. If this is how unsealed 60 year old ammunition works then that sealed stuff in the spam cans is going to work well for a long, long time.

WatTyler · April 15th, 2012, 04:45 PM

From what I read, it was the potassium chlorate oxidizer in the primers that made the ammo a) corrosive and b) immortal. So burn up the non-corrosive stuff, and keep some of the corrosive around for your old age. Or for your grand-children.

Mark75H · April 15th, 2012, 05:35 PM

It works for me. The oldest I've shot was from around 1960. Worked as well as ammo made this year.

cooldude · April 15th, 2012, 09:50 PM

Today at cresap I shot about 25 rounds of yugo 8mm that was dated 1951 every single round worked (:

Scott7891 · April 15th, 2012, 10:00 PM

That is what makes corrosive ammo great in that the components already mentioned above help to keep the ammo fine for decades in long term storage without the fear of getting a dud or a primer losing its shelf life.

Dave91 · April 16th, 2012, 08:31 AM

I bought a couple bandoliers of surplus .303 British a couple years ago. Some of the rounds had 1917 stamped on them and they shot great. I saved about 20 of them. Don't know if I'll ever shoot them.

KMK1862 · April 16th, 2012, 12:39 PM

Someone may give me grief for shooting "collectable ammo", but I sent 29 rounds of 1936 German s. S. 7.92 down range this weekend in my "G" date Mauser. I had wanted to send 30 rounds, but 1 was a dud.

Not bad for 76 year old ammo.

EDIT: I saved the brass and the boxes. I may put some up for sale in the future.

April 15th, 2012, 04:38 PM	#1
psoyring Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brunswick MD Posts: 846	Praise for Corrosive Ammo Last week I put about 150 rounds of 1952 Hungarian yellow tip ammo that I pulled off a machine gun belt through my M39. The accuracy was excellent, and there was not a single misfire. If this is how unsealed 60 year old ammunition works then that sealed stuff in the spam cans is going to work well for a long, long time.

April 15th, 2012, 05:35 PM	#3
Mark75H Outboard boat racing guy Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Outside the Gates Posts: 2,990	It works for me. The oldest I've shot was from around 1960. Worked as well as ammo made this year. __________________ Ignorance is their best tool. Make education ours. If the public's will is not done now, it will be in November 2014. - - - Register to vote: https://voterservices.elections.stat...erRegistration

April 15th, 2012, 09:50 PM	#4
cooldude Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: frederick county Posts: 17 Images: 1	Today at cresap I shot about 25 rounds of yugo 8mm that was dated 1951 every single round worked (: __________________ Collection so far Glenfield 30A, Ruger 10/22, Crickett, Iver Johnson .38, Pietta 1851, 1948 M44, Mauser 98k sporter,Ithaca 37, Ithaca 49

April 16th, 2012, 12:39 PM	#7
KMK1862 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: White Marsh Posts: 2,025	Someone may give me grief for shooting "collectable ammo", but I sent 29 rounds of 1936 German s. S. 7.92 down range this weekend in my "G" date Mauser. I had wanted to send 30 rounds, but 1 was a dud. Not bad for 76 year old ammo. EDIT: I saved the brass and the boxes. I may put some up for sale in the future. __________________ -KMK1862 "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking." "People who are not themselves are nobody." - Gen. George S. Patton Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range Member of: The human race

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April 15th, 2012, 04:45 PM	#2
WatTyler Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Montgomery County Posts: 710	From what I read, it was the potassium chlorate oxidizer in the primers that made the ammo a) corrosive and b) immortal. So burn up the non-corrosive stuff, and keep some of the corrosive around for your old age. Or for your grand-children.

April 15th, 2012, 10:00 PM	#5
Scott7891 Love those Combloc guns Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cuba of the Chesapeake Posts: 1,379	That is what makes corrosive ammo great in that the components already mentioned above help to keep the ammo fine for decades in long term storage without the fear of getting a dud or a primer losing its shelf life.

April 16th, 2012, 08:31 AM	#6
Dave91 10 A.M. Automatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Annapolis Posts: 368	I bought a couple bandoliers of surplus .303 British a couple years ago. Some of the rounds had 1917 stamped on them and they shot great. I saved about 20 of them. Don't know if I'll ever shoot them.

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