7.62/39

[yes man]

This may be a stupid question.........is there any way too tell corrosive from non corrosive ammo just by lookin at it??the primer etc or all the same on the outside.

 

[fred0000]

if you're questioning whether your 7.62x39 is corrosive or not, it's probably corrosive.

 

[moosetaco]

^ i would have to agree chances are unless its commercial ammo its corrosive

 

[Stevo]

This may be a stupid question.........is there any way too tell corrosive from non corrosive ammo just by lookin at it??the primer etc or all the same on the outside.

The headstamp will often have all the info you need.

 

[yes man]

Ok its sellier@ bellot and has the red ring around the bullit and some around the primer very shiny must be laquerd..? Just wondering looked different than my other surplus stuff

 

[fiddler]

If it was made before 1990, assume that it is corrosive. Very few exceptions to this. Non-corrosive ammunition costs twice as much, nobody who sells it confuses the two.

Having that said, a rifle still needs to be cleaned after use, so just shoot the corrosive stuff for half the cost and take the extra 90 seconds to clean it.

 

[Stevo]

Ok its sellier@ bellot and has the red ring around the bullit and some around the primer very shiny must be laquerd..? Just wondering looked different than my other surplus stuff

What does the headstamp say? What sort of packaging did it come in? Got any pictures?

 

[yes man]

Havnt figured out pics yet but came in plane brown boxes 20 rounds per the stamp says 711 on top and 79 on bottom

 

[Stevo]

Havnt figured out pics yet but came in plane brown boxes 20 rounds per the stamp says 711 on top and 79 on bottom

711 is a Soviet Russian headstamp and 79 is the year of production.

It will be corrosively primed.

 

[yes man]

Thx for the info

 

[Stevo]

You're welcome.

 

[CZ_Brno]

Non-corrosive ammunition costs twice as much, nobody who sells it confuses the two.

Not so sure about that. I paid more for "Non Corrosive" ammo from a dealer here and his 1972 stuff seems to be corrosive.