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30-06, LC-53

bill2740
I just bought a 'can' of this ammo at the Orlando gun show.
Are the primers corrosive?

Bill
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  • Tailgunner1954
    I can't remember the exact date, but it probably is (someone will come along and correct me, I'm sure). That said, clean with hot water (disolves the salts), followed by a regular solvent cleaning and store with a light coat of oil in the bore.

    Whittemore
    Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
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  • nononsense
    Non-corrosive Primers By Ammunition Lot and Date:

    NOTE: While the decision to go entirely to non-corrosive primers was made in August of 1949, and was scheduled to be totally implemented by the beginning of 1950, the actual changeover took longer than expected. Listed below are the lot numbers and dates of the FIRST NON-CORROSIVE military ammunition made in the United States or Canada. If the lot numbers are NOT known, the only safe way to discern the corrosive or non-corrosive nature of the primers is to consider the following year date stamp as non-corrosive. For example, if the first non-corrosive lot number of Frankfort is 4149 produced in October 1951, anything manufactured by FA stamped 52 can be considered to be safe to use. I will list the ABSOLUTELY safe headstamps at the end of this document.

    The following are the actual dates, calibers, lot numbers and manufacturer's first non-corrosive ammunition:

    LAKE CITY ARSENAL:

    Type: .30-'06 Ball
    Lot Number: 13700
    Date: June 1951
    First SAFE Headstamp: LC 52


    Type: .30-'06 AP
    Lot Number: 13158
    Date: April 1952
    First SAFE Headstamp: LC 53

    http://www.jouster.com/Bulletin/primers.htm


    Summary of "Safe" Headstamps by Caliber:

    .30-'06 Ball:

    DAQ (Canadian) All non-corrosive
    VC (Canadian) All non-corrosive
    TW 51
    FA 52
    LC 52
    RA 52
    WCC 52
    WRA 52
    SL 53
    .30-'06 AP

    FA 52
    TW 53
    LC 53
    SL 53
    WRA 55
    .45 ACP Ball

    WRA 52
    WCC 53
    RA 53
    FCC 54
    TW 54
    FA 55
    .30 Carbine:

    All Non-corrosive

    7.62 NATO:

    All Non-corrosive (exception 1956 FA "International Match")
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  • Kdub
    That's riding right on the cut-off date for US military ammo. Best to play it safe and do as tailgunner says - stick barrel muzzle in bucket of hot water (slight dash of liquid detergent helps) and plunger the hot water up and down the bore, using a tight fitting patch and cleaning rod for piston. When the barrel gets hot, set aside and the retained heat will dry the water. Follow with bore solvent and oil.

    Keep off the Ridgeline
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  • Pinhead
    I don't shoot corrosive ammo in my garands no matter what the reason. However, shooting corrosive ammo in a bolt action holds no concern for me as it is too easy to clean out the corrosive effect with good old hot soapy water. I clean my black powder rifles the same way--hot soapy water followed by drying and a good oil. I also clean any corrosive ammo cases with the same hot soapy water before I reload them to get rid of any residue from the previous primers so that they don't find their way into the barrel during the next firing--just playing it safe.
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