Corrosive military ammo ?

CAPPER

I have some Israeli 8mm and Swiss 30-06 military ammo - I would like to know if it is corrosive or not.

At one time, I had the name of a web site to check and see if ammo had corrosive primers, but I lost the URL

Can anyone help?

richbug

What are the markings on the headstamp of the ammo?

Mr. Gunz

If you arent positive just say they are and wash your bore down with hot water before cleaning normaly, the corrosive primers when shot can make quick work of a bore.

tsavo303

8mm is almost certainly

gotstolefrom

It is really no big deal. All ammo is corrosive to some degree. Treat it as corrosive, clean properly, and shoot until all the ammo is gone.

allen griggs

Pull the bullet and dump the powder. Get a piece of steel, and clean it up real good with a wire brush. Shoot the steel from three inches with the primer. Watch it and see if it rusts up in a few days. It is the primer that is corrosive.
Plan 2. Shoot one round through the rifle. Look down the bore every day and see if it starts to look fuzzy. If it looks fuzzy, it is rust. [I did this once by accident, and the bore was not ruined.] If in doubt, run a clean patch down the bore. If you don't see anything fuzzy in a week, run a clean patch down the bore. If, after a week, that patch does not have red rust on it, your ammo is not corrosive.

heavyiron

Hi,

Without any identifying information about the ammunition, it is impossible for anyone to say if it is corrosive or noncorrosive.

As for US military ammunition, corrosive/noncorrosive ammunition can be determined from the headstamp information which includes the arsenal and date of manufacture. There is no such system for foreign ammunition that I am aware.

The best advice has previously been communicated - treat it as corrosive.

Regards,

Heavyiron