Rolled the dice

Sounds like a nice haul. Out of curiosity, what are the other numbers? I'm sure someone on here could tell you what they mean.

Is it this stuff ?...http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/500-rds-sellier-and-bellot-308-win-147-gr-fmj-ammo-with-can.aspx?a=597940&pn=1...if it is, It IS corrosive ! Clean your firearm accordingly !

This box?



Sellier & Bellott 147gr - they're Berdan primed and corrosive - keep the brass for scrap value and clean well when you're done shooting

Thin green cardboard boxes, 1060 per wooden crate? My guess is S&B, Czech ammo. If no S&B headstamp, may be French. Tell us the markings, and fire a round, to see what the primer looks like. Could be Berdan.

Edit: what the speed-demons above me typed.

Screwed? nah, not at $0.37 a round. Like others have said, just clean well after you shoot it, and you shouldn't have any problems. Good shooting!

To be honest, these are stock rounds I would use just to increase my familiarity with my weapon. I can't reload it, so I wouldn't have to worry about policing my brass. I'd get out there and run some drills with it...but that's just me.

Glad you could learn something today OhioChief; this is THR at its best.

Happy to learn something else new today.

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If your wife finds out you snuck out and spent that kind of money, I bet you'll learn something else today too.

For the corrosive ammo do you need to clean with soap and water or ammonia based? Just something I think I remember reading. I don't think the typical bore cleaners (hoppes 9 etc) do well cleaning corrosive and you can damage your barrels if not cleaned well. I am sure someone here can tell you the proper way to clean corrosive ammo.

madd0c

First you didn't get screwed 2nd yes soap and water 3rd I reload my match grade .308 for .34 a round....Everyone should consider Reloading

its funny. I read a where he had to hide this from his from wife. I do that too sometimes (it saves grief). But remember when we were younger and said "Boy, can"t wait till i'm out of moms house, then I can do what i want when i want" so we wouldn't have to worriy about get caught doing stuff. Then we got married. and we're now back to hiding stuff again.

OhioChief said:

well, been reading a lot about this tonight. most say start with water. One said start with Windex. It gets under the oil, so you need to clean the salt away with water and the ammonia in the windex. But if somebody's got some experience with this, please speak up. Thanks

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I shoot corrosive fromt ime to time in my Mosin Nagants-- that being said, I a spray bottle with windex at the range (out of habit, because I think the water is the agent, and ammonia just is there)-- and lots of hot water followed by drying and good lube once dry-- never have had an issue of pitting. You also can reload Berdan primed rounds-- bit of a pain, but it can be done-- I will find a link for the homeade tool to remove the old primer if I still can locate it..