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I keep a loaded GP100 as my nightstand gun. Recently I checked the ammo and the brass was tarnished.. It was a brown mottled tarnish, not the green.. I had cleaned the cylinder w/ Hoppe's #9 after shooting, followed by a dry patch, and lastly a very light patch of CLP, prior to reloading and storage.
I understand dissimilar metals stored together will corrode one another. For years I kept steel cased .357 in the gun and I never noticed any corrosion.
Is this tarnish normal? Does it weaken the ammo and make it unsafe in any way? Has anyone had this happen to them?
Thanks in advance,
I understand dissimilar metals stored together will corrode one another. For years I kept steel cased .357 in the gun and I never noticed any corrosion.
Is this tarnish normal? Does it weaken the ammo and make it unsafe in any way? Has anyone had this happen to them?
Thanks in advance,