Is this ammo worth it now ?

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Right now factory ammo even from wolf is around .35-.40 cents a round. I still can't believe it's this high.

For the Yugo milsurp, happy to see they advertise as corrosive, as it is. For me, my AK is my baby, so I'll never let it touch the stuff. I know it's just in my head, and I know corrosive only means you need to clean immediately after you shoot, .........BUT STILL!
 
Corrosive Yugo M67 7.62x39 for under $.16 a round.

If the description is accurate, consider that you will have to clean the weapon - including gas chamber and piston - every time you shoot it. Corrosive primers are the cause of all the horrible rough barrels in any old C&R made before the '50's.

Lots of military armorers still follow the old school method, clean it the day you shoot, and the next three days in a row. Of course, they weren't doing it. It's user maintenance.
 
I'd buy it for that price, but it's true corrosive ammo requires a lot of thorough cleaning. Still, I've used several thousand rounds of corrosive in my SKS and by proper cleaning I've avoided corrosion problems. Depends on how much time you want to put in cleaning your gun after a shooting session whether it's a good buy.
 
I have a question along these lines.

Is there truly a thing as mildy corrosive ammo? I found it listed this way on atlantic firearms site as they have a pretty good deal right now on 7.62x39 milsurp, ~$260 to your door. I know all about corrosive ammo and cleaning it from my Mosin but it there really something called mildy corrosive?
 
dirtymike1: If it's the brass case Yugo stuff they're selling that says "might be mildly corrosive" I would assume it's corrosive and treat it accordingly. Other than that I can't say I ever heard of mildly corrosive ammo.
 
That's what I figured. I didn't think there would be a middle-of-the-road so to speak with how corrosive ammo could be.
 
Yes, brass caes, looks very clean. Has the primer sealant. Cheapest steel cased is .20 to .22 a round
 

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I shoot that stuff all the time.

Never seen any rust on my rifles. I clean them after shooting anyway, but a couple of times I got home from the range around midnight and forgot about them, cleaned the AKs a couple days later. Not a spot of rust. This isn't like 7.62x54r where you walk home on a humid day and you have rust spots in an hour. When they say 'mildly corrossive' they mean 'it could happen but we haven't seen it.' Spoke with some guys at the local ammo shop, many own AKs, all shoot this stuff since it's cheap. Some of those guys never clean their rifles and haven't seen rust, but I'm not that brave!
 
i considerd buying it but the "corrosive" was a problem. with the cost of wolf or others why buy something that you have to worry about. That's unless it really is mildly corrosive. any one else shoot this stuff and have no issues?
 
If you're into hoarding ammo, I'd buy it and not shoot it. I'd just keep it around in case you ever decided you need or felt it was worth selling/trading. Pretty sure those are Berdan primed, so good luck reloading the brass.
 
I shot some in my Mini30, flushed after with windsheild washer fluid then cleaned as usual - it's good stuff for plinking, smells like Wolf though and is dirty. every round fired 1st strike. it is berdan primered so not reloadable, good price I'm going to buy more.
 
WTH is "mildly corrosive" supposed to mean?

Like maybe your gun will be rusted beyond recognition by dinner-time two days from now instead of just one day?

If you are shooting corrosive ammo, stock up on soap, bore brushes, chamber brushes, and any sort of brush that will fit in any of the places where powder residue might be deposited, and OIL.

Then, when you are done with the day's shooting, drown everything that was exposed to powder residue with hot, soapy water. Scrub the bejeezus out of it, wash it all off with really hot water, then blow it dry.

This is one circumstances where Water-Displacement formula 40 (WD-40) is your friend. Spray the nooks and crannies with WD, give it a good wiping, and grease anything that needs grease.

When you are done with that ordeal, ask yourself whether it was worth it.

If you are delighted, and can't wait to do it again, you have just found your calling.
If you are pissed-off and exhausted, you'll figure out what to do.
 
I really don't have any problems with corrosive ammo, but I'd prefer not to shoot it if I can shoot something else. At .16 a round, that's just over $3 a box. You can get Brown Bear ammo that isn't corrosive for just over $4 a box and not have to deal with the corrosive primers and they are at that price all of the time.
 
I have never had a problem shooting corrosive ammo. I just spray the gun down with some windex when I'm done and run a few windex patch's through the barrel. Than I clean it whenever I get around to it, usualy a few days later.
 
The chemical compounds in the "corrosive" primers assures consistent ignition even in really cold temperatures. As far as reliability goes, I prefer the corrosive primed ammo. Heck, shelf life is measured in decades.

Cleanup is not as difficult as it seems if you use a water based cleaner, or a cleaner which specifies corrosive cleaning ability. Hoppes #9 does just fine, though I use the Mpro7.

Don't be afraid of it. Just clean your rifle when you are done shooting.
 
corrosive - shmorrosive if you ask me!

in spite of sometimes popular opinion, corrosive ammo will not ruin your weapon, and you don't need to stop and clean it on your way home from the range.. clean it.. eventually.. if you think of it.. and you'll be fine, especially on an AK.. They were made to shoot corrosive ammo under battle conditions and I've never seen any Spetnaz operators with windex
 
ha ha W.E.G. has it right.it's either corrosive or it ain't.clean and oil after every use.as long as ya do that it matters not if it's corrosive.shoot it and have fun.cheap ammo is good times.
 
I've been using the Yugo M67 for about 2 years now. It's corrosive, I've seen rust spots on guns 45 minutes after firing. OTOH, I live in Oregon and it was 100% RH at the time.

I clean with soapy water as soon as I can. If I'm at the range or a match I clean before I leave. I also re-clean a day or 2 later, to check for rust from any primer residue I may have missed.

There is a reason the Sov speced chromed bores and gas pistons and why they used paint as a finish.

The Yugo is very good ammo. I got 2252fps with a SD of 12 out of my SLR107FR, and 2411fps with a SD of 11 out of the AES-10B RPKlone. Best group I've shot with it was 2MOA with the SKS.

BSW
 
I shoot it. Never a problem with it, in fact it is alot more accurate in my Yugo than Wolf or Bear. I clean with Hoppe's #9 as I do with any of my rifles and no rust has shown up. No extra cleaning required.

But you guys shouldn't shoot it though, it will rust away your rifle. :uhoh:

hehe, more ammo for me.
 
So really, what's the big deal about cleaning. I clean everytime I shoot. I love cleaning. If you truly love your gun, why don't you enjoy breaking it down, looking at the engineering that went into it, and fully clean it? I do it at the kitchen table while the TV is on. Just the same as I love to wash my sports car after a dirty ride (not on the kitchen table). Looks great afterwards and it's rewarding. I've never undersood the love for guns and the hate for cleaning. Just me. I love the gun regardless of activity.
 
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