Most all Chinese surplus ammunition in various calibers will be found corrosivly primed.

The copper washed steel 7.62x39 is corrosive.

 

I have a bunch of copper washed Chinese ammo in boxes marked non corrosive from the 1990s

 

A lot of foreign 7.62 ammo was imported and listed as non-corrosive, but it was.
With foreign, especially Chinese, take no chances, clean with hot water.
Better safe then a badly rusted gun.

 

Ive been a victim, so to say, of 'Non corrosive' Chinese milsurp Ammo, so please, pardon my blanket approach.
Before the '94 import bans, milsurp is all I ever saw. Afterwards was the same ammo, different "Sporting ammo" box's from Norinco, Kengs and NorthStar.

 

Unless using US made ammunition I always clean with Ballistol just in case the ammunition is corrosive, I never trust the labels on Chinese, Russian or other sources of Soviet era calibers. Don't mind shooting it but I do a short cleaning at the range then a full clean once back home. Not worth taking a chance on a problem which is so easily avoidable.

 

Treat all Chinese ammo as if its corrosive, most of it was repackaged military ammo.

 

Friend gave me this , looks suspicious for being corrosive. Both are labeled Russian (yeah I know this thread started about Chinese). I’ve heard carry a bottle of windex and hose the action and barrel down after shooting before driving home.

 

A lot of Chinese 7.62x39 that was commercially packaged WAS Noncorrosive…but packed like that from different plants and dates? No way to tell. If it is all lead core I bet it is noncorrosive.

i must admit though. I have lost plenty of bets.

 

When the '94 import ban hit, only 'sporting' ammo was allowed to be imported for a while.
When the ban was complete, cheap west coast milsurp was gone.
The prices I paid more than doubled because of having to ship European ammo imports across the country so I could shoot it.....
Preban 7.62x39 "Kengs Match" as well as yellow boxed Norinc 5.56 was 75$-89$ a 1440rd cases, landed here in Arctic Alaska

If its "sporting ammo", how are the bullet tips?
Hallow points? Soft lead nose? Non magnetic?