What exactly makes it corrosive, is it the primer or the powder, or both combined? I shoot quite a bit of surplus ammo marked as corrosive and have been curious quite some time as to why exactly it's corrosive. I have all the tips and tools I need for cleaning after shooting corrosive ammo(windex works great, so does 50-50 mix of ammonia and soap water)
2006-08-19 10:47:53 · 6 answers · asked by boker_magnum 6 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
the primer is the corrosive but the powder fouls the barrel
2006-08-19 11:04:46 · answer #1 · answered by DAVE K 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its the primer that erodes and pits the barrel. as you said windex neutralizes the "salts" from the corrosive primers.
2006-08-20 01:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by Heidi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Primer is the corrosive part (generally berdan so unreplacable).
2006-08-19 20:36:28 · answer #3 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the priming chemicals in the primer... Mostly, mercury or some sort of mercuric acid.
2006-08-20 14:12:07 · answer #4 · answered by DT89ACE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty sure its the primer
2006-08-19 17:52:39 · answer #5 · answered by assaultwpn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO
2006-08-19 17:51:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋