High hopes for old ammo…dashed
I received 4 boxes (80 rnds) of .30-06 ammo from the daughter of a deceased WWI vet. They hoped I could use the ammo. However, upon inspection, I found some verdigris on the outside of the cases. Having read this could indicate an internal issue INSIDE the case, I opted to open a couple. In the end - whether displaying obvious outward signs of decay, or not - all of the rnds show some level of "green." I am tumbling the bullets and plan to reuse. The powder is going on my lawn before tonight's scheduled rains. The brass will be tossed in the recycling bucket. I used a bamboo chopstick to scrape the inside of each shell, as the extruded powder was sticking to much of the inside. One query for you folks: how does one safely dispose of 80 verdigris'd primers? They are currently soaking in gun oil in the gun room. Replies most welcome. - Liam
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Last edited by Liam; 03-03-2016 at 01:56.
Reason: brain fart
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