7.62x39mm Ammo: Corrosive or Not?

[jedi]

By looking at these images does anyone know if this is or is not corrsoive ammo? All the seller could tell me was the following.

Country of Origin: Yugosolvia
Product Description: 15 rounds in brass casing.
Supplier "though" that they were not corrosive. (yeah right!)

 

[Denny347]

I'm pretty sure they are corrosive. I think all Yugo 7.62x39 is.

 

[4sarge]

By looking at these images does anyone know if this is or is not corrosive ammo?

It's plainly marked corrosive on the label

 

[smokingman]

It is corrosive...what are you doing with the brass ?

 

[NWI40cal]

Hey not all of us can read Yugo!

ETA: I'm not sure how correct that is. I don't know the exact language they speak there. (Yugoslavia)

 

[jedi]

The language on the box is Serbian with Russian Dialog on it.
I had someone who speaks Serbian/Russian look at the box and it only said.
15 rounds in brass casing
No "corrosive" or "non-corrosive" label on the text.

 

[NWI40cal]

Thank you, I was freaking out using Google to translate for me, and all I got was "корозивне" in Serbian, and "коррозионный" for Russian.


It is safe to say, if it was in a spam can, clean IMMEDIATELY after shooting with warmer water or windex, though it's the water, not the ammonia that dissolves the salts. Please don't use only a bore snake with Hoppes, my Mosin was a tad rusty when I inspected it the day after shooting it. YES EVERYONE THAT WAS MY BAD!

 

[4sarge]

Thank you, I was freaking out using Google to translate for me, and all I got was "корозивне" in Serbian, and "коррозионный" for Russian.

Yugoslavia was divided into several sub-states Serbia & Croatia being two. Thus the different languages and years of civil war. Tito ruled with an iron hand and held the country together by blood and extreme force.

 

[karlsgunbunker]

Yes, The Yugo Brass cased ammo is corrosive.
It's also damn good ammo.
I have a case tucked away myself, paid $100 a few years ago before things got crazy.

 

[Griffeycom]

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[jedi]

There will be no lottery or superbowl soon. We are entering the new SRoBO as of NOON EST on 01/20/2009.

 

[CarmelHP]

From J&G Sales
(The same type box is pictured)

"This is 7.62x39 Yugoslavian military surplus ammo, mostly 70s and 80s production. Has the 124GR FMJ bullet copper jacketed (non-magnetic) bullet, and a nice bright and shiny brass case and is berdan primed. This is corrosive ammunition. 15rd box. (Order 84 boxes to make one 1260rd Case.) "

 

[Disposable Heart]

Unlike the rest of the Warsaw Pact, the Yugos did things right in my mind (though I would have chromed the bores of their guns and NOT have a civil war, relegating lots of their weapons to untrained Yugo folks who did not clean them! ). Supposedly due to lack of natural sources of chromium (dont know if that is BS or not), they did not chrome most of their rifles. However, to ensure proper functioning of their weapons regardless of dirt or non-chromed chambers, they:
1. Brass cased all the ammo
2. Made the ammo a little hotter than other Warsaw Pact national ammunition

The hotter, brass cased ammo ensured the weapon would cycle no matter what built up in their gun as far as gunk or dirt. I have fired quite a bit of the Yugo stuff. While I am not a believer in building hype, GET THIS AMMO WHILE YOU CAN, save it for a rainy day. Shoot up your Wolf for fun/practice, but keep this stuff in reserve. It is hot ammo, not excessive, but a definite difference that separates it from all other stuff I have fired. I would not consider this a plinking, bump fire like a retard ammo as it is top notch stuff for SHTF. Sealed and brass cased. It's safe to fire of course, but VERY VERY nice ammo. If I remember correctly, it was relatively consistant as well, no felt variation shot to shot, unlike Wolf. If Prvi wanted to make some serious money, they would dust off the old tooling and make this stuff again, non-corrosive of course. I also did not see any POI change from my cruddy Wolf sight in with this ammo. Also, it burned clean, not much flash either. However, despite the cleanliness thing, I did clean it well after firing (even though my old Romanian had a chromed bore).

 

[jedi]

+1 for your CarmelHP!
That's what I wanted proof that it's "corrosive".
Now if Ican get the place where i bought it to price match what you have on that website I'll take more than 1 case. Otherwise I'll just take 1 case for now.