Posted: 1/16/2012 10:26:20 AM EDT
Co-worker gave me this .223 he had laying around said it got wet with the AC unit or something. Do you all think it's safe to fire? what should I use to clean it up? It looks like it would work since the primers are sealed with that red ring around it.
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Light surface rust. If it looks nasty enough to inhibit chambering, knock the crud off.
I've shot worse. That said, there could be a real doozy floating down there near the bottom that we can't see in your picture, but I've shot plenty of crappy surplus ammo that looked at least that bad. I wouldn't worry too much. |
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They look GTG to me, just light surface rust, probably not problem for a modern gun.
If you are going to clean the cases, I would only clean the "rusty" ones, and I would be double-sure to remove all of the "3 in 1" oil. During firing, the case is supposed to expand and grip the chamber walls, and after the bullet has left the barrel, the case is supposed to shrink back and so it could be extracted. I believe if you have residual oil on the case, it could put a bit of extra stress on the locking-lugs on your bolt. |