2006-09-12 14:50:05 · 10 answers · asked by rayb 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Its not a corrosive bullet...Its a corrosive charge.. The primer is what is corrosive - along with some powders.
There is mercuric acid and other nasty stuff in corrosive primers along with some powders that will pit the metal inside the barrel - unless you clean it well and often.. Ammonia or even Glass Plus or Windex will do it..
2006-09-12 15:21:24 · answer #1 · answered by DT89ACE 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's the primer not the bullet or the powder that is corrosive. Such primers were used in the past (can't remember the year) So only worry about it if you are using surplus ammo that is still sealed in the can. Most other bullets have had the primer removed and OK to fire without immediate cleaning.
It's a good habit to clean your gun after firing though.
2006-09-13 19:56:25 · answer #2 · answered by timnehboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, NO, NO!
The Bullets are not corrosive, it's the primers. Prior to the 1960's a lot of surplus and commerical ammo had corrosive primmers. Not a issue today, as nobody uses that any more.
2006-09-12 16:52:09 · answer #3 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Avoid corrosive ammo if you can. (Actually it is the primer that is corrosive). It is more potentially damaging to your firearm. The military was notorious for using corrosive ammo, as it is assumed that soldiers will always keep their weapons clean. Hunters can be a bit more lax about thoroughly cleaning their firearms and therein lies the problem.
A quick and thorough cleaning will prevent problems if you do have to use corrosive ammo.
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2006-09-12 15:43:41 · answer #4 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corrosiveness has nothing to do with the bullet. It is the powder that is used. Just clean your gun well after use and you'll be fine.
2006-09-13 01:04:47 · answer #5 · answered by Charles B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
corosive ammo has primers that harm your barrel, it will put "pits" in the rifleing if you dont clean it soon after shooting.
any military surplus ammo should be considered corosive, i have seen some wholesalers sell it as non-corosive even though it is.
any "com-bloc" ammo should be considered corosive.
as far as "new" ammo not being corosive .....Wolf russian ammo should be considered corosive , even though it is modern ammo it may still have the corosive primers.
That being said, there are still situations that sorosive ammo can and should be used. The first consideration should be cost. Example: my mosin nagant rifles are chambered for the 7.62x54R cartridge. winchester ammo is up to almost (or above in some stores) $20 for a box of 20 cartridges.But you can still find mill. surplus ammo for around $2 for 20 rounds.
when you consider that the rifle only set me back $60, it is hard justifing a buck for each shot. also when you shoot corossive ammo all you have to do is spray the bore with "windex" to nutralize the "salts" that pit the barrel. then clean as you would when shooting non-corossive ammo.
2006-09-12 18:14:04 · answer #6 · answered by Heidi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use a non-corrosive ammo and you don't clean your gun then you will not have to worry about damage to the internal parts of your gun. If you use ammunition that has a corrosive load (propellant) and you don't clean your gun then you will likely have damage to the barrel and other internal parts of the gun. As far as hunting is concerned, it really doesn't matter.
2006-09-12 15:01:22 · answer #7 · answered by mufasa 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The reference is usually to the quality of the gunpowder and it's corrosive qualities.
With corrosive loads, you need to clean the weapon much more thoroughly and often.
2006-09-12 14:57:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Doesn`t matter if you clean your gun immediately after shooting.
2006-09-12 15:24:25 · answer #9 · answered by Stogie 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
no difference if you dont want to eat the meat.
2006-09-12 14:52:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋