Evan said:If TSHTF you are not going to be shooting thousands of rounds. It's not going to be some massive war of liberation led by John Connor against the Terminators.
The stockpile is for BEFORE TSHTF for practice and competency.
ammonia does nothing to remove salts.I use ammonia to neutralize mine corrosive ammo, $1 a gallon, not spendy.
I've yet to see any proof that ammonia neutralizes corrosive salts.
Remember chemistry? A strong base can cancel out a strong acid.
I'm on my 3rd crate of surplus through my 2 AK74's, If ammonia didn't work, I'd have holes in my guns A lot of people use Windex, but the active ingredient in Windex is ammonia.
One, cleaning supplies tend to be very bulky, as well as give off noxious fumes. They will easily take up far more space and be more difficult to transport than the ammunition itself.
Windex doesn't contain ammonia
check the MSDS, it's alcohol.
FALSE. If "emergency use" extends beyond a period of months, and you can't find time to clean your weapons, you have more problems to worry about than a little salt in your weapons.A lot of people buy corrosive ammo because it's cheap and, in spam cans, has an indefinite shelf life. That's all well and good for range use, where you can clean your guns thoroughly afterwards. However, for actual emergency use, you won't have that luxury.
FALSE. Mild potassium salt residue won't cause corrosion unless it is exposed to moisture. Even it this happens, the minute corrosion will not immediately degrade the weapon. This residue is easily removed with common water anyway. BTW, one other thing removes any corrosive moisture from the barrel. Firing it.But without (cleaning supplies), your weapon will quickly degrade if you shoot a lot of corrosive ammo. On a semi-automatic, this includes thoroughly cleaning the gas tube, which gets absolutely filthy and requires a ton of supplies to clean.
FALSE. Surplus ammo is cheaper than Wolf or Bear ammo. Water is free.The cost-per-round of 7.62x39 and 5.45x39 ammo difference between surplus and Wolf or Bear ammo is more than offset by the cost of the solvent used, considering with non-corrosive you can get away with cleaning just the barrel and only cleaning the gas tube when it really needs it.
FALSE. Millions of WWII era and older rifles have spent their entire existence (that's going on a hundred years.) firing corrosive ammo, and have not been rendered unusable by it.When it boils down to it, corrosive ammo often turns into a false savings, and can seriously compromise your ability to maintain your weapon in the absence of proper cleaning supplies. You wind up paying more for supplies than the cost difference for budget commercial ammo. Of course, if you're only shooting a Mosin Nagant, surplus ammo can definitely make sense, but with any semi-auto, you're asking for trouble.
Reminded me of thisleadchucker said:FALSE. If "emergency use" extends beyond a period of months, and you can't find time to clean your weapons, you have more problems to worry about than a little salt in your weapons.
FALSE. Mild potassium salt residue won't cause corrosion unless it is exposed to moisture. Even it this happens, the minute corrosion will not immediately degrade the weapon. This residue is easily removed with common water anyway. BTW, one other thing removes any corrosive moisture from the barrel. Firing it.
FALSE. Surplus ammo is cheaper than Wolf or Bear ammo. Water is free.
FALSE. Millions of WWII era and older rifles have spent their entire existence (that's going on a hundred years.) firing corrosive ammo, and have not been rendered unusable by it.