WWII ammo

USMC · 08-04-2004, 03:45 PM

The old ammo is fine to shoot, just make sure you inspect the ammo before firing. Look for such things as severly corroded casings and primers, cracked casings and other things of that nature. If the casing has a little surface rust on it, clean it with some fine 0000 steel wool and clean it off before firing, but DO NOT lubricate the ammo. This usally leads to jams and other malfunctions. In my opinion I think its fine to keep a box or two of ammo for display, but it was manufactured to be shot, so why not shoot the stuff.

08-04-2004, 03:45 PM	#19
USMC User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: APG, Maryland Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The old ammo is fine to shoot, just make sure you inspect the ammo before firing. Look for such things as severly corroded casings and primers, cracked casings and other things of that nature. If the casing has a little surface rust on it, clean it with some fine 0000 steel wool and clean it off before firing, but DO NOT lubricate the ammo. This usally leads to jams and other malfunctions. In my opinion I think its fine to keep a box or two of ammo for display, but it was manufactured to be shot, so why not shoot the stuff. __________________ "We have been looking for the enemy for several days now. We found them....were surrounded! This simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them!