Black Powder vs Pyrodex vs Triple 777 - Least corrosive? Craig, you insisted that Triple 7 was less corrosive than other subs You have no evidence of this whatsoever You did not know, did not bother to find out, that the corrosive salts from Triple 7 are the same ones that you, in your own words, said were "more corrosive than black powder or subs" Why do you keep at it? You made yourself look silly and you continue to do so
Black Powder vs Pyrodex vs Triple 777 - Least corrosive? In your experience, which one of these is the least corrosive? I know pyrodex is the worst, but the jury's still out on Goex vs Triple 777 There is this scientific study that found that the corrosive parts of Black Powder are the sulfur compounds While the corrosive parts of substitutes
How corrosive is Pyrodex? | The High Road They found Pyrodex to be no more corrosive than black powder Cleaning of Pyrodex residue is the same as black powder No petro solvents, only water based or polar solvents Soap is great Windex with vinegar is great, Ballistol is the best thing for cleaning muzzleloaders I have ever seen, with all powders
Is Wolf 7. 62x39 Actually Corrosive. . . | The High Road The B-West 9mm Mak ammo was also corrosive (but to give B-West credit, after a while, they actually marked the Non off the Non Corrosive on their boxes) The rule of thumb ten years ago was that all of it was corrosive if it was Berdan primed and came from a former Communist or present Communist nation, regardless of what the boxes said
Surplus 30-06. . are they usually corrosive??? | The High Road Depends upon when and where it was made Generally speaking, US-made ammo produced after the mid 1950s uses non-corrosive primers By then, the Garand and the 30-06 were being phased from front line service, so I don't know much non-corrosive 30-06 you'll actually come across That said, it is perfectly safe to shoot if take the time and care to clean the rifle properly after shooting I
When did the U. S. miltary stop using corrosive ammo? I've been told that the 1942 AP 30-06 I have is corrosive what about the 1953 Lake City (and other military plant) stuff I have? Also, if all those WWII garands were fired with corrosive ammo why are so many of the barrels and gas systems still in excellent condition? GIs weren't
Mosin-Nagant: Tell me. . . | The High Road The ball is corrosive The Wolf Barnaul may be corrosive (assume they always are) The Norma, Lapua and Winchester are NOT corrosive The Ruskie bores tend to be 311" or so, but you can use 303 bullets for them The Finn bores prior to the M-39 tend to be 309 to 310 and can sometimes shoot 308" bullets better than the 312" bullets
Military surplus handguns? | The High Road The ammo is readily avalible, from around $15 a box for non-corrosive 50rd boxes, to 800rd corrosive bulk packs for $80 I also suggest checking out J G like hrgrisso suggested above, I live just a couple miles away and go there every week, never bought anything over the phone or internet from them because I live so close, but they do a lot of
M1 Carbine by Plainfield Machine Co. | Page 2 | The High Road as for the corrosive French Ammo, it came evertime I found it in the brick boxes, but loaded on and from the strippers just fine I have always preferred 15 round magazines in the 1960’s the commercial M2 marked 30 were everywhere and they either worked in your rifle of did not and individually worked in a rifle or did not