Identifying corrosive primers

[cornshank]

Came across some older 30 - 06 brass that's primed , and stamped DEN 42 and
WRA 45 . It's like 8 or 10 boxes .

Instead of removing the primers and placing new , are they ok to load and use?
Thanks

 

[Carlos88]

I wouldn't for 200 primers. If it were 10,000 I might shoot one or two and swab quickly.

 

[Huntsman66]

Probably not worth your time and worries…. Chances are the brass needs worked anyway. And apparently they weren't stored in the best conditions, might not get good ignition either.

 

[Wrenches]

No problem shooting them, but be prepared to clean the corrosive salts out of the barrel when finished. I have fired many rounds of corrosive primers and hot water is what cleans the best. Unless you have access to GI bore cleaner made for corrosive primer cleaning. That stuff is very nasty and it will clean your sinuses out if used indoors.

 

[cornshank]

No problem shooting them, but be prepared to clean the corrosive salts out of the barrel when finished. I have fired many rounds of corrosive primers and hot water is what cleans the best. Unless you have access to GI bore cleaner made for corrosive primer cleaning. That stuff is very nasty and it will clean your sinuses out if used indoors.

 

[cornshank]

No problem shooting them, but be prepared to clean the corrosive salts out of the barrel when finished. I have fired many rounds of corrosive primers and hot water is what cleans the best. Unless you have access to GI bore cleaner made for corrosive primer cleaning. That stuff is very nasty and it will clean your sinuses out if used indoors.

 

[KRP]

That's US manufactured brass, what makes you think the primers are corrosive?

 

[Wrenches]

Everything made in GI arsenals before 1953 was corrosive. Exception was 30 Carbine which used non corrosive from the beginning.

 

[KRP]

Everything made in GI arsenals before 1953 was corrosive. Exception was 30 Carbine which used non corrosive from the beginning.

Good to know, I didn't realize boxer primers were ever corrosive. Never researched much though as it's not a concern to me.