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milsurp 30.06 ammo safety

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#1 ·
folks, is it safe to shoot military surplus ammo (like the ones sold in CMP) in modern rifles like the Mossberg ATR and/or 4x4 or savage in 30.06? If I do use this ammo, is there something I have to watch out for in terms of safety? thanks in advance.
 
#4 ·
If it happens to be corrosive primed - make sure to dissolve the salts with water based cleaner first and dry off - before 'normal'' cleaning.

You probably know that anyways but - for sure, if chlorates etc are ''trapped'' under a film of oil, damage can still occur to the bore.
 
#6 ·
Military ball .30-06 is a moderate to light loading, compared to modern commercial .30-06. There's no danger in firing the stuff through any bolt gun; the danger comes when you put modern hot loads through an M1 Garand, which has potential to bend the op rod after continuous use.
 
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