Any Deals Anywhere on Bulk Non-Corrosive 7.62x39?
- Thread starter BillD
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- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
I think corrosive is your only option for bulk at the moment, Canam has some on the horizon but who knows when it will arrive.
Lever Arms (http://www.leverarms.com/collections/ammunition/ammo). $325/1500 ROUNDS OF CHINESE MILITARY SURPLUS 7.62X39 FMJ (NON CORROSIVE).
I've bought 3,000 rds and the ammo is of excellent quality. Not for re-loading though.
I find that highly dubious as the last time I checked the surplus "non-corrosive" 7.62x39 Lever Arms sells was in fact corrosive ammunition. Adding to that, if the pictures and description of the packaging and contents are to be believed, it looks identical to the Chinese surplus I bought last year which, surprise, coated my bore in a light layer of surface rust the morning after shooting and putting away the gun without cleaning.
To the OP, there was a dealer here selling a batch of actual non-corrosive Chinese surplus, as I recall it was 550 rounds on stripper clips for $170 or so. However I can't for the life of me remember who it was or if they planned on bringing more in at some point.
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There is nothing dubious for me. The year of production is 2008. I made a nail test, no corrosion. I’ve been shooting that ammo in my SKS for about 6 months without a problem. Fact of the matter is that I always make a quick clean after each shooting session and a thorough one after 2-3 shooting sessions. Army habit. Furthermore, every corrosive ammo which I’ve ordered has a red stripe around the base of the bullet. The ammo from Lever Arms has nothing. No stripe. Very clean, shiny cartridges.
P.S. To my comments I've been also using a non-corrosive Tulammo 7.62x39mm. However, it's much more expensive than any milsurp and honestly, I don't see any accuracy advantage of Tulammo over milsurp. But may be this is just my SKS.
What was the code on the crate/spam can of the stuff you have? Most of the "non corrosive" corrosive ammo that people are talking about was early 70's manufacture. The codes on all the ones i saw were something like 31-71-30 with 70-72 being the middle number and year of manufacture. They may have gotten a newer supply since the original stuff that rusted out peoples guns.
Make sure you check the dates and do the nail test. Their is infact corrosive batches, I have one. Essentially its just random that you get corrosive or not.
On the bright side the ammo its decent!
Something I noticed is Can am never even put " guaranteed non corrosive " on the norinco non corrosive but they did on the dominion arm stuff
I clean the " non corrosive" with ballistol just incase.
On the bright side the ammo its decent!
Something I noticed is Can am never even put " guaranteed non corrosive " on the norinco non corrosive but they did on the dominion arm stuff
I clean the " non corrosive" with ballistol just incase.
- Location
- Maple Ridge, BC
you can find Barnaul 500 round boxes non corrosive. Not sure if that counts a bulk and it's not the cheapest.
