Carolina Tater
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I was given a bunch of these by a friend and wanted to shoot some just to see what they do to some paper but I cant find a definitive answer as to if they have corrosive primers or not
Does anyone know if swedish 6.5x55 m/14 blanks are corrosive?
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Dave DeLaurant
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There is one definitive test: take one cartridge, pull the wooden bullet and dump the powder; drive a plain steel nail into a board and polish the head; stick the case over the nail, carefully ignite the primer with a hammer and another nail, then leave the case there and wait a day or two and see what the nail looks like. If you live somewhere with high relative humidity, drive a second nail with a polished head at the other end of the board as a control.
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I am pretty sure the primers are not corrosive. A test is never a bad idea….
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Carolina Tater
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I actually already shot it before I saw your reply so I'm just gonna clean the rifle as if it were, but if I get any more I'll try this test so thanks for the advice in any case
Dave DeLaurant
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Bloke suggests a quick way to clean corrosive residue, assuming you can source Balistol in these times:
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