Barnaul FMJ 7.62-39 ammo.....Is it corrosive ?

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Does anyone have any info or experience with the Russian made Barnaul FMJ 7.62 -39 ammo . It says on the box non-corrosive , but at our local Canadian Tire , it sells for 10 bucks for 20 , whereas the MFS brand ammo is nearly 17 dollars for twenty.....is the Barnaul ammo any good ?.....thanks
 
So I finally got a chance to shoot some of this ammo and holy smokes is it ever dirty. I shot 25 rounds and my SKS was the dirtiest I've ever seen it, even after shooting many more rounds :sok2
 
Hawkeye80 said:
So I finally got a chance to shoot some of this ammo and holy smokes is it ever dirty. I shot 25 rounds and my SKS was the dirtiest I've ever seen it, even after shooting many more rounds :sok2
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What other types of 7.62-39 ammo have you used , how accurate was this Barnual stuff ; have you ever used the MFS brand ?
 
Gunexpert007 said:
What other types of 7.62-39 ammo have you used , how accurate was this Barnual stuff ; have you ever used the MFS brand ?
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Found I could ring a 10" gong at 200 yards offhand pretty consistantly with the irons, so it can't be that bad. (Barnaul) I've only used the 762x54 MFS, but it performed well.
 
kennymo said:
Found I could ring a 10" gong at 200 yards offhand pretty consistantly with the irons, so it can't be that bad. (Barnaul) I've only used the 762x54 MFS, but it performed well.
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I was under the impression that Barnaul and MFS are pretty much the same just different name/packaging. As for the accuracy I was shooting 100 yards with iron sight on a cold windy day and I wasnt able to retrieve my target but from what I could see with my binoculars it was decent. I'll try to add some more info on my next range trip. I was using the Non-Cor Norinco stuff prior to this, I still have around 1100 rounds left but I found this Barnaul stuff for $150 per 500 so I grabbed 1000 rounds. I really like the Norinco and it seems to be much cleaner than the Barnaul.
 
Not sure if they're from the same factory or not. All the MFS I ever used was steel case. The Barnaul was brass or copper wash. It's definitely not the cleanest burning ammo on the block, but I like it for times when I won't be able to do a full corrosive clean right after shooting.
 
Wholesale Sports has it for $7 /20.
Only MFS I've seen has been soft point. Someone I know took a deer with that round at approx 70 yrds
 
I just picked up a spam can of Russian 7.62x39, did some research on the head-stamp (17/66) and it looks like its from the Barnaul factory circa 1966. I assumed it was corrosive when I bought it. Any chance it might not be? Most of what I'm reading on the inter-webs says the ammo from Barnaul was some of the better quality stuff.
 
Backpack said:
I just picked up a spam can of Russian 7.62x39, did some research on the head-stamp (17/66) and it looks like its from the Barnaul factory circa 1966. I assumed it was corrosive when I bought it. Any chance it might not be? Most of what I'm reading on the inter-webs says the ammo from Barnaul was some of the better quality stuff.
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when it's that old, assume it's corrosive. not likely cleaning it will hurt it.
 
Backpack said:
I just picked up a spam can of Russian 7.62x39, did some research on the head-stamp (17/66) and it looks like its from the Barnaul factory circa 1966. I assumed it was corrosive when I bought it. Any chance it might not be? Most of what I'm reading on the inter-webs says the ammo from Barnaul was some of the better quality stuff.
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Barnaul is very good stuff, but the stuff you are describing is corrosive.
 
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