Is This ammo safe?

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Not sure if this is the right thread and it is probably a stupid question but is this ammo safe to shoot or is there a better way to dispose of it?

 
if you're in doubt- does that "rust " scrape off with brass underneath?- get yourself a bullet puller- beg borrow whatever, pull the bullets, pour out the powder for fertilizer and pop the primers-if the cases are that badly corroded , lord knows what condition the powder is in -on the other hand , guys with bigger balls than I would say shoot it
 
i wouldn't risk it. if you chamber those things at best your gonna scrape the piss out of your chamber inserting and extracting from the corrosion. At worst your gonna have a case rupture.
 
I'd be careful, especially with .303, there's usually quite a bit of room in the chamber for expansion.
Too bad, I always liked Gevelot. I still have some 6.5x55 that I reload.
 
Wow lots of alarm in this thread. If it were me, I'd see if the verdigris comes off with a little steel wool. If it comes off and there are no holes in the brass, it's likely just from them having gotten damp externally at some point.

After the gritty oxidation is gone if the cases still look sound, I'd shoot 'em personally. I've fired worse. YMMV.
 
Claven2 said:
Wow lots of alarm in this thread. If it were me, I'd see if the verdigris comes off with a little steel wool. If it comes off and there are no holes in the brass, it's likely just from them having gotten damp externally at some point.

After the gritty oxidation is gone if the cases still look sound, I'd shoot 'em personally. I've fired worse. YMMV.
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This X2
 
claven2 said:
wow lots of alarm in this thread. If it were me, i'd see if the verdigris comes off with a little steel wool. If it comes off and there are no holes in the brass, it's likely just from them having gotten damp externally at some point.

After the gritty oxidation is gone if the cases still look sound, i'd shoot 'em personally. I've fired worse. Ymmv.
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^^ x 3
 
I'd only shoot that if this was my last ammo and my life was in danger. It's not even about cost of that box of ammo or repairing/replacing damaged rifle. It's about personal well being.
 
Claven2 said:
Wow lots of alarm in this thread. If it were me, I'd see if the verdigris comes off with a little steel wool. If it comes off and there are no holes in the brass, it's likely just from them having gotten damp externally at some point.

After the gritty oxidation is gone if the cases still look sound, I'd shoot 'em personally. I've fired worse. YMMV.
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Id shoot those no problem
 
Some of us are speaking from long gained experience. Some are speaking from a cautious attitude. Neither is wrong. If you don't feel it's safe to shoot that ammo, go with your gut feeling, if only to feel better personally.
 
I've shot worse .303 at the range. Even WWI ammo.
As stated clean up and check brass looks sound, and free of perferation or splits. If unsure about safety disassemble and soak in oil bath.
 
Claven2 said:
Wow lots of alarm in this thread. If it were me, I'd see if the verdigris comes off with a little steel wool. If it comes off and there are no holes in the brass, it's likely just from them having gotten damp externally at some point.

After the gritty oxidation is gone if the cases still look sound, I'd shoot 'em personally. I've fired worse. YMMV.
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This.

Though some of it looks kind of deep and brass can look fine externally after you shine it up, and then crumble under stress. Granted, this happened to me with 80 year old brass, YMMV.

Make sure your eyes are on and you have a broken case extractor, just in case.
 
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