7.62x39 S&B Surplus Ammo

[voere270]

Just a question, as I didn't see the answer listed anywhere on the website. Is the 7.62x39 S&B ammo that is listed below corrosive?

h t t p :// w w w.marstar.ca/ammo-etc/am-surplus-762x39.shtm

 

[Miltiades]

I believe all S&B surplus 7.62x39 ammo has corrosive primers.

 

[johnone]

7.62x39 SURPLUS;

ALL THE MILLIONS OF ROUNDS WE HAVE IMPORTED ARE CORROSIVE.

John

 

[voere270]

I thought so, but wanted to be 100% sure.

Thanks for the speedy response!!

 

[CanadianAR]

Assume all combloc surplus is corrosive.

 

[teebee]

sorry .... newbie here , what do you mean by "corrosive"?

 

[Geoff B]

Corrosive

sorry .... newbie here , what do you mean by "corrosive"?

If you don't clean the gun very soon after firing, the salts from the primers and powder will cause the gun to rust. See the red rifle forum for tons of info on this.

 

[1895GS]

There is consensus and some scientistic opinion on whether corrosive ammo significantly increases metal degradation due to salt-like byproducts.
If you fire corrosive ammo, you should probably clean your gun out as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

[InsanSh]

how come the price have gone up

 

[johnone]

INSANSH;

"how come the price have gone up "

Because our latest contract costs have gone up, inland shipping, sea going freight, Canadian inland freight, etc, etc, all of these costs have gone up....

John

 

[7mmlefty]

how come the price have gone up

Blame it on fuel and the odd war goin on.... its the main reason prices have been creeping up on everything... in case we havent noticed?.

 

[iain53]

I think Henry Ford said it best, basically 'the customer pays your salary', the company is just the money handler, an intermediary of sorts. We all wonder that after we get a raise, inflation seems to have eroded our buying power.

 

[Giroux]

Plus hasn't the price of copper skyrocketed in the past few years?

 

[rookie wildcat]

INSANSH;

"how come the price have gone up "

Because our latest contract costs have gone up, inland shipping, sea going freight, Canadian inland freight, etc, etc, all of these costs have gone up....

John

Seriously, John, that's your answer? You are much to nice. I would probably have said something like, "Because I just wanted to screw my customers over and want to make double on the price of a crate. This way I can retire richer, dummy." Really? Your costs have gone up?? What world do you live in? My dollar still buys today what it bought in 1950.

 

[johnone]

ROOKIE WILDCAT;
Thank you for your understanding.... Why is it so few understand what is going on in the real world ?

"What world do you live in? My dollar still buys today what it bought in 1950. "
I have noticed the very same thing, the dollar still has the same buying power as it ever had....
Example, when I got married in 1964 we bought a brand new Ford full size car, cost $3,400. today I drive an SUV on which the four wheels cost more than that....
I agree NO change in the value of our money
john

 

[ve1fsm]

I do have agree with John, just shipping at the post office has gone up. Receiving my packages from my suppliers I see a increase in my shipping cost.

 

[Stillar]

Just picked up a crate of 7.62 X 39 at Elwood Epps for $199.00 but they said the cost is going up another $30.00 or so.

 

[glycerin]

Giroux-there is almost no copper in combloc surplus. Casing=lacquered steel
Projectile=steel jacket with thin plate of non-rust metal, interior lead or lead/steel

 

[Satain]

Blame NRCAN!