ok, here's a question. i've seen firsthand how surplus corrosive ammo can rust up an sks; how do ALL those people using AKs, etc ALL over the third world, etc in all kinds of crazy conditions keep their rifles from corroding into useless junk? i dont get the impression that all those ragged people in bush wars all over the place and freedom fighter/terrorist camps in the jungle, desert, etc put much time/effort into maintenance. are they NOT using the corrosive primered military ammo or what?
just wondering.
Becuase the corrosiveness of corrosive ammo is highly overrated.
I've left my SKS for a month without cleaning in my closet and when I cleaned it up two nights ago there was some cosmetic rust on the end of the barrel near the muzzle, the shaft of the piston and that was it.
Chrome bores, like the one in my SKS, do not have issues with corrosive ammo.
Some countries are using guns that don't have chrome bores, like original russian sks's and yes, they're going to experience rust on the lands and grooves.
A bad bore can still shoot good groups however, and I knew a guy with a bulge in his friggen barrel that was still shooting great groups lol.
Keep in mind to that these guys have lots of guns, and the minute a gun gets bad where it's no longer useable then they just grab another.
Finally places like africa where militia forces use corrosive all the time, are shooting targets within 100 meters as most of the combat takes place in the urban or jungle areas, where over 100 meters is not likely going to happen.
Point being if the crown of the rifle is rusted out, it wouldn't really matter, as they are still hitting man sized targets, even if it is minute of pie plate.
food for thought.
