Barnul 7.62mm x 54R, Corrosive or Not??
Don't bother telling me to ask this over at the Mosin-Nagant Forum---I was just over there, and I couldn't find a straight answer from those guys because it was the old "yes-it-is-no-its-not" routine. One guy says Barnul wasn't, one guy says ALL Russian-made 7.62 x 54R is corrosive, and I'm stuck in the middle wondering what the truth is.
The stuff I'm referring to is this steel-cased 203-grain jacketed soft-point ammo made by Barnul that comes in a blue paper box, with a drawing of a hunter on the front. It's made by some tool and machine company whose name escapes me right now---the Joseph Stalin Tractor Company, for all I know (and care.) The cartridges have this red laquer-like goo around the primers and the bullet just above the neck of the case. Corrosive, yes or no?
The stuff I'm referring to is this steel-cased 203-grain jacketed soft-point ammo made by Barnul that comes in a blue paper box, with a drawing of a hunter on the front. It's made by some tool and machine company whose name escapes me right now---the Joseph Stalin Tractor Company, for all I know (and care.) The cartridges have this red laquer-like goo around the primers and the bullet just above the neck of the case. Corrosive, yes or no?
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NO! NO!! NO!!! NOT Corrosive. Barnaul, (or however you spell it), is a relatively "New" company and produces only Non-Corrosive Ammo. I have used a lot of it in several calibers and when compared to the Russian Wolf stuff, here's what I found. It Burns much cleaner and leaves the barrels lots nicer looking for a lot longer period of time and doesn't blow powder residue all over like the Wolf. Also, I have found that its smell is much more pleasant than that of the Wolf which, to me, has a very "nasty stink" to the powder. Barnaul doesn't smell anywhere near like the Wolf ammo or like what I think the conventional ammo like Winchester, Remington, etc., smells like, but it isn't a bad smell. Accuracy is very good on what I have used and "Clean," at least when compared to Wolf. My 2 cents worth!
By the way, regarding the "Red Goo" you talk of....well, that is a liquid product when applied to the primer and the bullet "seams" where they meet with a friction fit. This material seals the gap between these components......seals it to prevent moisture from getting inside. More than likely, if it works as designed, it would make the cartridge "air tight" also.
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I agree that Barnul isn't corrosive- but do watch out for stuff from teh former USSR. So far as wolf goes, their NEW stuff isn't corrosive, but without knowing for sure, I think that when they were first getting started they packaged some old surplus and/or assembled from surplus components that DID have corrosive primers. So err on the side of caution with wolf or any non descript russian stuff claiming to be non corrosive.
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If I had my way, I'd prefer the brass-cased Sellier & Bellot ammo (which some folks say has "thin primers" that the firing-pins on their Mosin-Nagants and Finn M39s sometimes poke a hole in---yeah, right.) Problem is, S&B is rather more expensive than a cheap-a** like myself is usually willing to buy. It sounds like I can stock up on the Baranul (Barnul? Barn-Owl?) without fear of corrosive recriminations. I'd PREFER brass-case, if for no other reason than avoiding having the bolt stick shut occasionally during target-practice because of those laquered steel cases used in the Russian stuff. (And yes, I DO clean my rifles, especially the chambers, as meticulously as I can!) 0
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