Tony Baggadonuts 1 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I have searched this site and others on the internet, and heard conflicting reports about Ulyanovsk ammo actually being corrosive. I want to know what your experiences with this ammo is in regards to it being corrosive. I realize in a perfect world I should clean my gun after each use, but I dont (and do not plan to do so). I have about 300 rounds of this stuff I got for cheap, and before I shoot it, I just wanted to throw this question out there. Thanks a ton to all who respond! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stnls1911 55 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I've never noticed any corrosion when I neglected to clean my rifle for a few days. The box does say non-corrosive, it's never caused rust in my experience, YMMV. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yakdung 2,926 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) Don't know and I don't care. I have a ton of it and if you clean your weapon after you shoot it, it will not be an issue. Don't sweat the small stuff. Be safe, Yakdung Edited June 28, 2011 by yakdung Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Baggadonuts 1 Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) I've never noticed any corrosion when I neglected to clean my rifle for a few days. The box does say non-corrosive, it's never caused rust in my experience, YMMV. Yeah, I was confident when I bought it that it was non-corrosive based on the box. However, some have noted that it was in fact corrosive and was probably re-boxed. Most of these people seemed to have gotten the ammo from gun shows or private parties, so who knows what they in fact bought. I guess to play it safe, I will just clean the gun after I shoot the ammo tomorrow at the range. I am all for gun cleaning, I just think "mandatory" cleaning on an AK takes away from why I bought this rifle in the first place (that is the reliability even in the face of little-to-no cleaning/oiling). Edited June 28, 2011 by Tony Baggadonuts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dashowdy 141 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I shoot uly most of the time and have noticed a ammonia like smell behind it, I do sometimes wonder if they just put an ammonia additive in the powder to counter act the sodium phosphate produced by corrosive primers. Just a thought but who knows when it is coming from russia, vlad might have had a little too much vodka that day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baraban7.62 20 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 i have shot thousands of rounds of Ulyanovsk, never noticed any corrosion, but i do clean my rifle usually the same day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VaiFanatic90 360 Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 I let the WASR sit for about a week and a half after a couple hundred rounds of Uly, not a damn spec of corrosion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
t3mac21 1 Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 It is not corrosive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Baggadonuts 1 Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Thanks for the feedback everyone. My main concern was the 2 hour drive home before I could clean then gun. I will do a quick bore clean at the range and then do a full clean that night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 147 Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 you can test whether your ammo is corrosive or not; find a clean piece of steel (sand the surface if needed and degrease with a solvent of your choice, then all you have to do is pull the bullet and powder out of one round of ammo, chamber the shell in your rifle and hold the muzzle about an inch off the steel and pull the trigger. Set the steel outside for a few days but cover it from rain so that the residue doesn't get washed off. If after a few days the spot that you shot the primer at is significantly more rusty then the rest of the steel then your ammo is corrosive, if the spot is only slightly discolored or looks the same and the rust is even then its probably safe to assume that your ammo is non-corrosive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrutalGardener 205 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 I let my rifles sit for months and months after shooting that stuff. They are AKs for heck's sake. Never been a problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battosaii 99 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 havnt cleaned my SGL21 sing i bought it in January this year and ive shot Brown Bear, Wolf, TulAmmo and Ulyanovsk and i see no corrosion anywhere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishsandman 17 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 the Uly i've shot did not seem corrosive, but I think this rumor does have to come from somewhere because it's everywhere online. maybe it was re-boxed or something at one point, but I don't think that's the case anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 I haven't seen anything except old mil-surp use corrosive powder. The yugo uses corrosive primers but thats no big deal unless you are in a high humidity environment and forget to clean it for a month. A two hour drive is nothing to be concerned over either way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregM1 241 Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 i have shot about 200 rounds of Uly through my saiga over the last 6 months and have not cleaned it. no rust, not pitting, clean enough for a dirty rifle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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