02-28-2013, 09:30 AM
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I've got stuff from the 30's and 40's that still works just fine. Also be aware that plain lead bullets (the projectiles themselves) non, or semi-jacketed will corrode in time as well. Normally hand gun ammunition. They develop a white fuzz (lead oxide) on the surface.
A good deal of the corrosion found on surplus military ammunition is caused by the acids present in the paper that was used to make the boxes that the cartridges were packaged in. Several countries simply wrapped small bundles of cartridges in paper and then tied it up with a piece of string.
I've got stuff from the 30's and 40's that still works just fine. Also be aware that plain lead bullets (the projectiles themselves) non, or semi-jacketed will corrode in time as well. Normally hand gun ammunition. They develop a white fuzz (lead oxide) on the surface.
A good deal of the corrosion found on surplus military ammunition is caused by the acids present in the paper that was used to make the boxes that the cartridges were packaged in. Several countries simply wrapped small bundles of cartridges in paper and then tied it up with a piece of string.
Willie