Stupid question... Why is steel russian ammo sometimes lacquered?
Stupid question... Why is steel russian ammo sometimes lacquered?
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To keep them from rusting. The same reason some are copper plated, tinned, zinc coated, etc, etc.
Huh. That simple eh? Thanks for the answer. I kept finding conflicting information. Is there anything special about zinc?
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Zinc and various alloys of zinc was simply another of the many coatings that were tried. Much of the WW 2 US made steel cased ammo was zinc coated.
Where were you finding conflicting information? What did it say? Just curious.
The local gunsmith had more than a few .45ACP pistols brought in with lacquered Russian ammo stuck in the chamber. Virtually all liked just a tiny bit going into battery. Whether through heat or solvents the ammo had done a good job of sticking in the chamber.
That lacquered 7.62X54 does the same thing to .223, 91-30 and other firearms. I think they changed to some sort of polymer that's not bad.