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Chaz
07-05-2012, 02:55
Should any of you know, I am curious if this is corrosive or non-corrosive ammunition.
Thank you.
Tuna
07-05-2012, 07:38
Pretty sure it is corrosive primed and I would treat it as corrosive and clean as if it was.
RCS
07-05-2012, 08:07
I alway thought it was non corrosive but could be wrong. Alot of this 7,92 was reformed to 7.62x51 mm

Last photo on far right shows both an Israeli 7,62 and US 7,62
musketshooter
07-06-2012, 07:37
It is non-corrosive. They are loaded with commercial primers.
Chaz
07-06-2012, 10:26
Interesting pictures. Thanks all.
Tuna
07-09-2012, 06:04
The 7.62 might very well be non corrosive but I still think the 8mm is corrosive. Even FN was still using corrosive primers well into the late 50's in their 8x57.
RCS
07-09-2012, 08:15
The 7,62mm was formed from the 7,92mm, note the extractor groove, military 7,62mm has a much larger extractor groove as shown in my photo on the far right. The primers where not changed
Sarge
07-12-2012, 11:43
I had always considered the Isreali 8mm to be non corrosive and treated it as such. Never a problem.
That is real good shooting ammo. I'd like to trip over a couple of thousand again!
Sarge
Calif Steve
07-13-2012, 01:43
Non-corrosive. Lots of dead primers by now. The corrosive primers last for years, but not the non-corrosive stuff.