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I love corrosive ammo for its "storage stability? and functional consistency.. I?ve been shooting corrosive since the 1980?s as most people ?run away? from such ammunition in fear that it will ruin their weapon. This tends to make corrosive ammo MUCH cheaper than any of the non-corrosive varieties ? sometimes up to 50% cheaper.
Shooting corrosive ammo in a bolt-action requires but only a few extra moments of clean-up. When I shoot corrosive on a gas-operated semi-auto, I always do a complete tear-down and thoroughly clean the (gas system). The fact is, that I?m ?anal? about keeping my guns clean and perform thorough cleaning after ANY firing session, because I don?t always know when that weapon will be fired again. I?m certainly not complaining as I have a collection of ?C&R? type guns that could sit up to a year or three before another outing depending on what my ?fancy? is? That?s why I tend to like to only shoot maybe two guns on any given weekend as I spend the whole entire next week on cleaning chores. After a thorough (but not excessive) cleaning, I always go back after 4 or 5 days and re-clean the bore for that added measure of ?safe storage?. More guns are ruined by ?over-cleaning? than shooting and I realize that it takes time for solvents to ?do their thing?. Over-cleaning is why I tend to split my cleaning sessions up over a weeks time to ensure I've got everything as clean as possible with the least number of passes down the bore. These cleaning techniques have served me quite well over the years, so I think I?m doing it right.
So ? My point and question in this post is whether or not it is economical or advisable to fire corrosive ammunition in the 1919a4??? I?ve got to think that most ammunition from the era of this gun may have used corrosive priming.
Do any of you shoot corrosive ammo? How much more difficult is the cleaning procedure (if you do)?
THANKS for your input. I get to pick up my ORF 1919a4 in only 2 more days and want to order some cases of Sellier Bellot corrosive 7.62x51 to augment my ammo dump. It?s my belief the advent of ?poodle shooters? in use by the world?s military forces will cause the supplies of mil-surp 7.62x51 to eventually ?dry up?, so I want to ?stay current? on my inventory. Thanks again!
Shooting corrosive ammo in a bolt-action requires but only a few extra moments of clean-up. When I shoot corrosive on a gas-operated semi-auto, I always do a complete tear-down and thoroughly clean the (gas system). The fact is, that I?m ?anal? about keeping my guns clean and perform thorough cleaning after ANY firing session, because I don?t always know when that weapon will be fired again. I?m certainly not complaining as I have a collection of ?C&R? type guns that could sit up to a year or three before another outing depending on what my ?fancy? is? That?s why I tend to like to only shoot maybe two guns on any given weekend as I spend the whole entire next week on cleaning chores. After a thorough (but not excessive) cleaning, I always go back after 4 or 5 days and re-clean the bore for that added measure of ?safe storage?. More guns are ruined by ?over-cleaning? than shooting and I realize that it takes time for solvents to ?do their thing?. Over-cleaning is why I tend to split my cleaning sessions up over a weeks time to ensure I've got everything as clean as possible with the least number of passes down the bore. These cleaning techniques have served me quite well over the years, so I think I?m doing it right.
So ? My point and question in this post is whether or not it is economical or advisable to fire corrosive ammunition in the 1919a4??? I?ve got to think that most ammunition from the era of this gun may have used corrosive priming.
Do any of you shoot corrosive ammo? How much more difficult is the cleaning procedure (if you do)?
THANKS for your input. I get to pick up my ORF 1919a4 in only 2 more days and want to order some cases of Sellier Bellot corrosive 7.62x51 to augment my ammo dump. It?s my belief the advent of ?poodle shooters? in use by the world?s military forces will cause the supplies of mil-surp 7.62x51 to eventually ?dry up?, so I want to ?stay current? on my inventory. Thanks again!