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Posted: 16 August 2008 01:32 AM |
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ok I am wondering what i can do to keep my loaded ammo and btass from turning off color/having the green tarnish from building on it
I am looking to store large quanities of ammo/brass , so what can i do to keep it looking like new??
any advice?
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wheezengeezer
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Posted: 17 August 2008 03:56 PM |
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| i have recently tried waxing my brass by dumping a cup of flaked carnuba wax in the brazz buzzer with some fresh untreated walnut media.i havent done any testing to see how resistant to tarnish it is.maybe some liquid floor wax poured in would work.i dont mind my loaded ammo getting a little patina on it but i really dont care for that green s#*t!
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Posted: 17 August 2008 05:12 PM |
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If you're getting verdigris on loaded ammo and empty brass, I'd question your storage conditions. If kept in the legendary clean, dry cool environment, you shouldn't be seeing that type of corrosion.
How and where do you store your ammunition and brass?
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Paul Tummers
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Posted: 17 August 2008 05:37 PM |
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Fortunately I do not have this kind of problem, but if I had to deal with it, I think, I would heat the brass to a temperature of about 45 degrees C, keep it at that temperature, and put it in a plastic bag and vacumise it prior to sealing. 100 cases in a bag or so.
I always store my loased ammo in those MTM boxes which contain 50 rounds of rifle ammo, I also would put those boxes in a plastic bag and vacumise it.
Putting any lubricant like carnauba wax on the outside of the cases causes extra pressure on the bolt/lugs.
Always is recommended, to have the chamber bone-dry before shooting the arm to get sufficient friction between the chamber and the case at the moment of pressure-building.
Last edited on 17 August 2008 05:38 PM by Paul Tummers
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mrbb
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Posted: 17 August 2008 08:21 PM |
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Ok guys, thanks, I have a lot of very old ammo from the 40's and 50;s, still in the factory boxes, and some of them are turning dark colors, as well as getting a green build up on them, I am trying to save them in original condition!,
I do keep my current brass/loaded ammo in both factory and plastic cases, and in temps at least 60 degrees!
and would like to make sure that as time goes by they stay in good condition, I was wondering if there was anything to put on them that would help prevent them from turning color! like a oil or something!, But thanks for the info so far,!
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Oddbod
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Posted: 17 August 2008 11:35 PM |
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If the ammunition is in cardboard boxes, then take it out of them, tumble it to clean off any verdigris & then store it in airtight plastic tubs or if you can get hold of some surplus ammo cans with the rubber gasket they're better still.
The material used to make those old cardboard boxes is almost certainly slightly acidic & once you get a little bit of verdigris, it holds moisture & acts as an electrolyte.
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Posted: 18 August 2008 12:12 AM |
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GI Ammo cans!
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Posted: 18 August 2008 05:44 AM |
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| handling brass with your fingers will cause corrosion to develop in time. if you want to keep these as collectors items, i would tumble them, handling with cotton gloves and vacuum pack with a food vacuum packer. many hunters already own these, if you don't have one ask some of your friends. then check them once in awhile.
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Posted: 18 August 2008 01:49 PM |
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If you are going to go out and buy a vacuum packing system, Reynolds has a reasonably priced one that sells the grocery stores.
I use one of these for putting up food for my freezer.
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Posted: 18 August 2008 07:08 PM |
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| +1 on the reynolds vacuum sealer.... I use it on all kinds of stuff .... I mean its endless the things you can seal up , even put my silicone rags in one and they stay siliconed up ,lol, forever ..... primers , bullets , etc etc etc.
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Posted: 19 August 2008 03:34 AM |
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I used to be a really good Tupperware person, the Tupperware Lady actually had a table at a couple of gun shows.
I like to vacuum pack my ammo where I can or when I am going way out in the country, but I live there. For a lot of the stuff, GI Ammo cans work well. For smaller stuff, the Reynolds Vacuum bags are great. In between, I use those plastic disposable containers.
Kitchenware can be so useful for the loading bench.
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Posted: 19 August 2008 10:56 PM |
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10-4 on the food sucker.
Ammo or any supplies packed in the vac bags will almost keep forever.
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