Ammunition Polishing/Cleaning

Whootsinator · 11-17-2009, 09:12 PM

I found five rounds of disgusting old .303 British, Prvi manufacture, Not sure of the date. Brass cased, unsure of primer, probably Berdan. Sporting round, soft point. Headstamped PPU in Cyrillic, looks like NNY if you were to use Latin characters.

I also found two rounds of .44 Magnum in similar condition, HP. The exposed lead at the tip was a little marred, but I did polish the lead a bit heavier, and cleaned it up to be mostly uniform.

Any way. Disgusting covered in grime, dark and nasty. Probably unsafe ot fire in that condition just due to dimensions.

So, I grabbed some 00 steel wool and lightly polished the whole thing, getting the grime off. I really didn't take off hardly any metal, just very very light polishing marks on the case. More grime removal than metal polishing. Though, a very small amount of metal could make a huge difference when it comes to firearms.

My question is, would the round be safe to fire, or does it now go on the shelf to look pretty?

Whootsinator · 11-17-2009, 09:52 PM

Well, turns out the .303 is boxer primed.

gandog56 · 11-18-2009, 01:30 AM

Should be good to go.

Prvi Partizan ammo is usually good stuff.

11-17-2009, 09:12 PM	#1
Whootsinator Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,067	Ammunition Polishing/Cleaning I found five rounds of disgusting old .303 British, Prvi manufacture, Not sure of the date. Brass cased, unsure of primer, probably Berdan. Sporting round, soft point. Headstamped PPU in Cyrillic, looks like NNY if you were to use Latin characters. I also found two rounds of .44 Magnum in similar condition, HP. The exposed lead at the tip was a little marred, but I did polish the lead a bit heavier, and cleaned it up to be mostly uniform. Any way. Disgusting covered in grime, dark and nasty. Probably unsafe ot fire in that condition just due to dimensions. So, I grabbed some 00 steel wool and lightly polished the whole thing, getting the grime off. I really didn't take off hardly any metal, just very very light polishing marks on the case. More grime removal than metal polishing. Though, a very small amount of metal could make a huge difference when it comes to firearms. My question is, would the round be safe to fire, or does it now go on the shelf to look pretty? Last edited by Whootsinator; 11-17-2009 at 09:14 PM.

11-18-2009, 01:30 AM	#3
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 13,935	Should be good to go. Prvi Partizan ammo is usually good stuff. __________________ People think I'm paranoid because I own guns. If I own guns, what do I have to be paranoid about?

11-17-2009, 09:52 PM	#2
Whootsinator Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,067	Well, turns out the .303 is boxer primed.