Corrosive ammo

[Thad]

This has most likely been asked but I could not find a link to the thread. What makes it corrosive and does it just ruin your barrel or action as well?

 

[enfield p]

it ca do both , ruin a barrel and action, the primer is whats corosive, you need to clean it realy well as soon as you get home from the range,

 

[Thad]

Ok so would you use it with a new rifle? Just bought a mini-30, and non-corrosive is hard to find right now. I am reluctant to use it and damage the rifle.

 

[308BAR]

It's fine I ran a fair few rounds of corrosive through my new CZ. Just strip it down and use hot water to flush every thing out. Then clean as usual using your regular gun cleaning kit. Cheers.

 

[.Ben]

its really not a big deal not bad for the gun at all as long as you clean after you are done shooting....

 

[Ganderite]

The ammo is not corrosive. The primer leaves salt deposits. wash out the salt with some water and then clean with some oil. Not a big deal.

 

[BattleRife]

As others have said, the primer is the corrosive bit. These primers use potassium chlorate as a primary explosive, which upon detonation decomposes in part to potassium chloride. Potassium chloride is a deliquescent salt, meaning it will suck available moisture out of the air to dissolve itself, creating a little puddle of salt water inside your bore.