{"id":84341,"date":"2025-08-23T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/?p=84341"},"modified":"2025-08-23T05:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:04:03","slug":"curio-and-relic-corner-is-corrosive-ammo-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/curio-and-relic-corner-is-corrosive-ammo-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Curio and Relic Corner: Is Corrosive Ammo Bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ammunition<\/h1>\n

Is Corrosive Ammo Bad (or\u00a0Actually Okay)?<\/a><\/h1>\n

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Let\u2019s talk about ammo, shall we?<\/h3>\n

The term \u201ccorrosive ammo\u201d will cause many shooters to cringe at the thought of using it, believing that it will eat the blue off their firearm before leaving the range. While it\u2019s not quite that bad, you\u2019ll need a little information to understand the difference between corrosive and non-corrosive ammo.<\/h3>\n

<\/picture>With the majority of corrosive loads, the primer \u2014 not the powder \u2014 is the source of your problems.<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s review the identification and effects, as well as the pros and cons of corrosive and non-corrosive ammunition on your firearm.<\/h3>\n

All About the Primer<\/h3>\n

While the ammunition propellant itself is not likely corrosive, certain types of primers are. Berdan primers are corrosive because they contain salts such as potassium chlorate or sodium perchlorate. When this type of primer is ignited, it leaves a residue of corrosive salts in the bore and chamber.<\/h3>\n

<\/picture>Common\u00a0cartridges consist of four components<\/a>. The primer is your main concern when you are wanting to avoid corrosive ammunition. The good news is most modern cartridges are non-corrosive.<\/h3>\n

While these salts are not corrosive by themselves, they will attract water from the humidity in the air, which can \u2014 actually, will \u2014 cause rust and damage your firearm if left uncleaned. It may also lead to safety issues over time, as the corrosion can weaken the firearm\u2019s structural integrity. This may cause malfunctions or even a catastrophic failure.<\/h3>\n

RTWT @ The Armory Life<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is Corrosive Ammo Bad (or\u00a0Actually Okay)?   Let\u2019s talk about ammo, shall we? The term \u201ccorrosive ammo\u201d will cause many shooters to cringe at the thought of using it, believing that it will eat the blue off their firearm before leaving the range. While it\u2019s not quite that bad, you\u2019ll need a little information to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[366,1307,6199,6200,6566,6133,401],"tags":[18916,14274,8239,8446,9057],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84341"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84342,"href":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84341\/revisions\/84342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}