Does this look like corrosive ammo?

My rule of thumb is to treat all military surplus as corrosive, unless you by it from a reputable dealer like can ammo who tests it and stands behind there statements when they say that it is non corrosive.
 
I keep telling people to sue these crooks. When is someone going to figure out that is the only way these SOBs will stop defrauding unsuspecting customers?
 
AK said:
I keep telling people to sue these crooks. When is someone going to figure out that is the only way these SOBs will stop defrauding unsuspecting customers?
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Are you ready to invest the money to have the ammo tested by an independent laboratory to prove its corrosive nature ? As for the defendant argument, the corrosion which appear on the OP rifle might just be the result of poor storage in a salty and humid environment.

Now, I agree that $300 for a crate of x39 non-corrosive looks phishy, even more compared the rate at which CanAm is selling all its stocks of the same ammo...
 
That looks exactly like corrosive ammo damage.
Should be alright to clean it up.

That's bad business.

FYI it's still for sale and still advertised as non-corrosive.
Someone should do a nail test.
 
What's the nail test??? I'm SUPER PISSED because I picked a crate of this shyte up off Lever a month back... Expressly because it was apparently "non-corrosive" and isn't such a pain to clean up after... UNFORTUNATELY, it has already been dumped into ammo cans and mixed with legit non-corrosive I had from a few years back... Good to know in advance...

ghosntheshell is right, it is still listed as non-corrosive...

Lesson learned: LAST TIME I DEAL WITH LEVER
 
Every time I shoot my cz858 I clean it with boiling water down the barrel and blow out with compressed air. Then a quick bore bright and a good oiling
 
I saw this test recently. I have not done this and this is for information purposes only.



THE BRITE NAIL TEST

1. Take a suspect round, pull the bullet and dump out the powder. I like to also take a known corrosive round as well for a benchmark.

2. Take a few brand new "brite" (i.e. non-galvanized) steel nails with a head size just large enough to fit into the case mouth. Degrease the nails in acetone or other and roughen them slightly with sandpaper. Drive the nails into a block of wood.

3. Slip the empty cartridge cases over the nail heads, and taking appropriate safely precautions (shielding, eye protection, gloves, etc) pop the primers with a punch and hammer.

[Dan Shea recommends the following additional safety precaution: Take a piece of wood and drill a hole large enough diameter to accept the case head, about 1/2" deep and not all the way through the wood. Then drill a small hole (to accept a small nail or punch) in the center of the larger hole, all the way through the piece of wood. Place the larger hole over the case head and insert the punch or nail through the smaller hole. Use this assembly to pop the primers.]

4. Leave the cases undisturbed on the nails for 24 hours in a warm place (I usually leave them on top of the water heater) and then examine the nails.

If the nail looks black and smoky, then the ammo is noncorrosive. If the nail has red flecks, then the ammo is corrosive. It will be obvious - but doing a known corrosive ammo as a control is helpful.
 
hopfully you can get that all cleaned up, I think you should be able to save it quite easily, unfortunate though, corosive for sure.
 
You've been had Sir.

I say if it comes in a box sealed in tin cans with writing on it I can't read, it's corrosive.

If it costs less than $300 for well over a thousand rounds of it, it's corrosive.

That fact that there are dealers out there openly and knowingly (feigning ignorance) selling this to less knowledgeable persons as non corrosive is shameful and it's very bad business.
 
Travis Bickle said:
I say if it comes in a box sealed in tin cans with writing on it I can't read, it's corrosive.

If it costs less than $300 for well over a thousand rounds of it, it's corrosive.
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I like to go with "if it's 7.62x39.... it's corosive" (obviously modern ammo exempt) unless you prove otherwise yourself, it's best to assume it's corosive.
 
Anyone want to start a sticky boycotting Lever's sale of this stuff ? I picked up a crate some time back ( before it was known corrosive by CGN ) - have been tempted to go back to that shti hole of a store and dump it all over the floor. or at least stand outside the front door warning all the customers : )
 
I'm going to run the Bright Nail test as demonstrated by the video... I intend to take my board back to them (along with the ammo) and demand a refund/exchange for something that isn't corrosive. I'm also going to tell him he needs to amend his website and quit selling as non-corrosive. If they don't agree I certainly think we should start a sticky and make sure people know what they are getting when they deal with Lever... As a few posters said, bad business practice.

Maybe I'll protest in front of their table at the Chilliwack HACS show!!!????
 
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