Allium
Senior Keyboard Operator
- Feb 10, 2007
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how can you tell if a 7.62 54r is corrosive? I saw 3 types on aim - russian, hungarian and bulgarian - 2 of 3 mention berdan primers.
I agree.It's safest to just assume it's corrosive if it's surplus...
big difference in price - any tips on where the best non-corrosive? since the m44 is in the mail and the next step is of course to fire it
Best tip......buy the corrosive ammo and after firing it and before you go home, spray some windex down the barell to help neutralise the acids in the corrosive fouling. $.09 of Windex is a shitload cheaper than higher cost of supposedly non corrosive ammo.
When you get home, or the next day, clean the barrel, the chamber and the boltface. Not that big of a deal and problems addressed.
Corrosive ammo for the M44 is only a problem if you leave your rifle uncleaned for a while......I speak from experience.
How often do you guys clean your guns anyway? I was so indoctrinated by my Dad that I clean the hell out of anything I shoot even if it's only a few shots.
I clean with Hoppe's #9 and store with a good coat of synthetic motor oil on all metal and espically in the bore. No matter how clean you thought the bore was, it will allways amaze how dirty the first patch will be when you pull the gun out of the safe and get it ready to shoot. I consider all comblock ammo to be corrosive. The MN's have lived with it for 100 + years. Not a problem, just clean it after shooting.