[DonMn]

One of my buddy's father gave me about 75 rounds of .308 so I could finally test fire my 1919. It's some ammo he brought back from Vietnam and was all linked up for a M60. I de-linked it, but the ammo is pretty oxidized. Do I need to clean it up before I try it out in my 1919, if so what is a good way to clean it up?

Don

 

[GUNRUNNER5150]

while ive never used this on live ammo, i have used it to polish up brass and stuff and even the inert rounds in my testing belt i use for show. Shines up copper jackets real nice, should remove just about any dirt or oxidizing with a little work.

its called eagle one NEVR-DULL wadding polish.

http://www.eagleone.com/pages/products/product.asp?itemid=1006&cat=5006

it does leave a slight oily feel afterwards that can be wiped off with a cloth. I dont think it would hurt live ammo at all.

GR5150

 

[Shattered]

As long as the ammo will seat all the way into the barrel without binding up and you can pull it out easily, you won't have any problems. I've shot "green/blue" ammo with no noticeable lag in full auto speed. No holes though, check the casings for corrosion holes. That's a no-no. Not particularly dangerous, just that if there's a hole, you.re most likely missing some powder. Could end up as a squib round, ie... bullet would get stuck in the barrel.

 

[Conch1]

Shining up the brass with brass cleaners that contain ammonia, such as Brasso will soften the brass supposedly...

 

[JamesR]

Don't

Just berofore we went to the range. My drill instructors in no uncertain terms
,informed us as to what would happen to any of us maggots caught polishing
live ammo. The ammonia in the Polish removes the copper in the alloy
weakening the brass. Most of the rules in the Military are to prevent the
reoccurance of something bad. The Gunny's rule was " Stupidity is a Fatal
Disease."

 

[57Strat]

Just hit any raised spots of crud with a brass brush a few times, and shoot it. Ammo doesn't need to look pretty to work good.

 

[DonMn]

I have a few brass brushes around, I will give them a light brushing. I just mainly wanted to know if ammo the was old and kinda crusty was okay to run through my 1919.

Thanks much all,

Don

 

[ajmdreammg42]

I have tossed live ammo in my tumbler. And no It does not explode, think about it, If ammo can be loaded in a moving truck or an airplane with all the vibration and not go off then a tumbler will not do it. In fact just a few months ago I put some 8mm original WW2 german ammo in my tumbler for about 8 hrs ( it was steel cased) just for show with my MG34 and no kaboom