Ammo

NU9MM · Mar 28, 2020

Curious question. The SD ammo in my mags are getting tarnished. Is this a issue I'm sure it's just from moisture in the air since it is brass.

Andy54Hawken · Mar 28, 2020

While in the army , we used to keep loaded magazines in all different environments...and the brass got tarnished...
It really didn't cause any issues.
I am sure that your living quarters are much more weather proof than places that I have been deployed to....

Andy

Certaindeaf · Mar 28, 2020

My handloads that I've used Hornady One Shot case lube on resist tarnish really well. Many tumble cleaner guys use a wax of one form or another in their process, I'd imagine that works well too.
You could probably get some aerosol car type wax and mist a towel with it and tumble the factory loads around in it and get good results too.

NU9MM · Mar 28, 2020

Which forum was my thread moved to.

Andy54Hawken · Mar 28, 2020

NU9MM said:
Which forum was my thread moved to.

Looks like it is in the "Ammunition and Reloading" section...Not sure who moved it.
Andy

NU9MM · Mar 28, 2020

Andy54Hawken said:
Looks like it is in the "Ammunition and Reloading" section...Not sure who moved it.
Andy

Thank brother

Unicykle · Mar 28, 2020

You can give them a quick rub down with some aluminum polish ( i like mothers) and it will remove any tarnish and brighten them right back up, just takes a few seconds ea.

NU9MM · Mar 28, 2020

Thanks. I was just curious about feed issues. I had on failure to feed with my 1.0 M&P FS 9 but that was range ammo o bought at the range.

Pete F · Mar 28, 2020

Tarnishing can be caused by many things like handling with oily/salty fingers. Moisture and age are the most common. Most high end defensive ammo is sealed at the primer and sometimes the bullet. If your ammo is not sealed, you may want to take some out to the range to make sure that they will still fire and accurately. I had some .380 ammo for a long time and went to shoot it and hit the target next to the one that I was shooting at. The holes were all over the place. Not tarnished. Each round sounded a little differently than the last. Probable moisture in primer and/or powder.

Most shooters rotate their defensive ammo. Shoot the old stuff at the range and replace will fresh ammo.

NU9MM · Mar 28, 2020

Thanks. I was just curious about feed issues.

Pete F said:
Tarnishing can be caused by many things like handling with oily/salty fingers. Moisture and age are the most common. Most high end defensive ammo is sealed at the primer and sometimes the bullet. If your ammo is not sealed, you may want to take some out to the range to make sure that they will still fire and accurately. I had some .380 ammo for a long time and went to shoot it and hit the target next to the one that I was shooting at. The holes were all over the place. Not tarnished. Each round sounded a little differently than the last. Probable moisture in primer and/or powder.

Most shooters rotate their defensive ammo. Shoot the old stuff at the range and replace will fresh ammo.

Exactly what I was thinking about going out and shooting the older stuff. My SD ammo right now Hornady Critical Defense. Would like to try some Federal HST 9mm.