Using corrosive ammo in below zero temperatures

[TheArmyMan204]

I have no doubts the about the ammo working correctly. I just thought if I shoot corrosive rounds the condensation from the cold would speed up the corrosion process. I have to go out of town to do any shooting and I'm paranoid I'll wait too long to clean my sks thoroughly. I'll be buying a crate of corrosive rounds later this week and I might do some shooting around Christmas. Problem is the temperature here has been around -20 for the last week. I guess if I'm really worried about corrosion I can immediately clean the critical parts of my sks and thoroughly clean the gun as soon as I can.

In all honestly, your sks won't rust in a matter of hours. Maybe even a day or two. I generally try to clean all my corrosive shooting guns same day but I've often left them over night with no I'll effects. Don't worry so much!

 

[mmattockx]

I just thought if I shoot corrosive rounds the condensation from the cold would speed up the corrosion process.

As noted by myself and several others, keeping the rifle in a case while it warms up eliminates problems with condensation.


Mark

 

[Magellann]

The corrosive ammo works great in the cold, just clean it as soon as you bring it in, and you will have no worries.

 

[silverfoxdj]

In all honestly, your sks won't rust in a matter of hours. Maybe even a day or two. I generally try to clean all my corrosive shooting guns same day but I've often left them over night with no I'll effects. Don't worry so much!

Agree and cold usually slows the process..

 

[--PA--]

Last time I shot at temperatures below 0 My bolt shattered into pieces........ But that was with a Vz58 so I dont think it was ammo related