Nasty ammunition

[ocsdor]

The other day, I picked up two WWB - 100 round 9mm at Walmart.

I checked it out at home and noticed many of the brass casing had dark spots all over them, and one had a spot of heavy corrosion.

Anybody else experience this? Know why this is happened?

 

[sloughfoot]

Poor storage is the reason. No reason not to shoot it though. Some say that sometime in the future, we will be lucky to get ammo as good as this. FWIW

 

[JGulley317]

If it shoots, I don't care.

I got a box that had dark spots all over them, wasn't an issue.

Take a picture of the one that corroded though. I'd like to see that.

 

[ocsdor]

Too late for a picture. I blasted thru both boxes today.

 

[sgreen3]

Ive got a partial box of .40SW like that. Shoots just fine though

 

[JGulley317]

Too late for a picture. I blasted thru both boxes today.

Any problems?

 

[chuddly]

i have heard of some other people with the same problem with it...no issues shooting it from what they said though

 

[Tydeeh22]

primer goes bang.. powder burns.. all is well

 

[Broom_jm]

Please send me all fired cases and I will happily reload them!

 

[ocsdor]

No problems noticed.

I left all my cases on the ground at Jasper-Pulaski shooting range.

 

[Glock]

No problems noticed.

I left all my cases on the ground at Jasper-Pulaski shooting range.

You left brass on the ground!?! Someone will love you for that.

 

[wtfd661]

No problems noticed.

I left all my cases on the ground at Jasper-Pulaski shooting range.

Why, so someone else could pick it up for you.

 

[CarmelHP]

Sounds like the box got some moisture at some point.

 

[ocsdor]

You left brass on the ground!?! Someone will love you for that.

The ground up there is covered in shells (has been for atleast 10 years). I'm surprised nobody has gone there to get the scrap metal.

When in Rome -- do as the Romans do.

 

[Broom_jm]

Welcome to America, the New Rome! Throw it away, buy some more!

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Copper and brass both tarnish given the right chemical exposure and/or conditions. That's why when I'm loading fresh brass onto strippers for storage, I wear a cotton glove and store them in ziploc bags, just to keep them new. The tarnish will have absolutely no effect on operation, though. It's merely a surface discoloration that will polish right off without even affecting the dimensions. The green bit might do with some more scrutiny, but unless it's more than just a dot, you're unlikely to see more than a barely visible pit after polishing, once again, nothing dangerous.