Is corrosive ammo that bad?

[Boliervac]

Got my first SKS the other day and the guy at the store said that corrosive ammo wasn't bad if you cleaned your rifle after using it, this true? I've seen people say that it's bad regardless whether you clean it or not. Trying to decide if I buy one of those Chinese surplus ammo crates or not.

Thanks!

[SigWig]

Yeah, corrosive isn't bad. Get it.

I pour hot water out of a thermos down the barrel while it is still hot from shooting. Sometimes a shot of brake cleaner if really concerned then fluid film.

Watch a youtube video on the gas system disassembly, that and the chamber are the worst parts for rust.


Eventually it will be sold out and the value will double

[SigWig]

https://calibremag.ca/surplus-ammuni...there-to-here/

[GunCrazy762]

Just lean your rifle after.

[Keller]

Just lean your rifle after.

What kind of angle we talking here?
:-p

[chev-mekanik]

What kind of angle we talking here?
:-p

7.62 degrees

[Gnome75]

I just clean it with hoppes 9 or balistol then check on it 24hrs later to make sure you did a good enough job. No need to do fancy stuff with boiling water or windex

[conclusion]

What kind of angle we talking here?
:-p

nah lean is that stuff the kids are drinking now, doubles as a high quality solvent

[fritzhanzel]

People have been using corrosive ammo for ages. It seemed to be no issue while a SKS was $200/300, now at $500 and up, people are getting more concerned. First, most SKS (like 98%) have chrome lined barrels, second, if you don't mind spending a few minutes cleaning (like hot water through the bore and maybe a quick disassembly and scrub - 10 min tops overall) when coming home from shooting, it is no issue at all. It is not the ammo which is corrosive but the primer. Yes, and don't believe all those people saying they never shot corrosive ammo. Internet ads and lies go hand in hand.

[Gatehouse]

Corrosive isn't a big deal in commie guns. It's pretty dry around here in the summer so I don't even bother cleaning anymore. I did find that in x39 chambered AR15's that corrosive ammo was more prone to rusting them but SKS and T81 seem to not care unless it's wet weather.

But cleaning after using corrosive, regardless of the humidity, is never a bad plan.