winchester corrosive ammo?

General Firearms Reloading & Ammunition
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I stopped by My local academy and picked up some winchester 5.56 FMJ ammo to test fire My newly built AR and after I got home I noticed the red stuff around the primer. It looks a lot like the same stuff that is around the primer on some known corrosive 7.62x39 ammo I have. My question is, does winchester make ANY corrosive ammo and if not whats the red stuff? Also is there any more issues with the corrosive ammo in an AR than say the AK, witch is basicly shoot the hell out of it and just clean the rifle real good.

              Thanks,
                          M
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That is sealer to keep out moisture… That lot was made in Asia and is NONCORROSIVE…

B

PS: Just a FYI Q3131 is all M193 spec…

Q3131 = Made in USA by Olin
Q3131A = Made in Israel by IWI
Q3131A1 = Made in Korea by Poongsan

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Great, thanks! could You elaborate on how You came to figure out it was made in asia? just curious

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Oh, I see it now. I guess You edited. thanks for the FYI. Thanks to You to Buck for the photo help.

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:cool:

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I love that ammo… at least what little I’ve tried of it.

It’s RIDICULOUSLY priced everywhere… even Walmart is like $8.99 or 9.99 per box. Cabelas was $11.99 per box today.

I’ve had a few rounds with a little bit of bullet runout… but nowhere near as sloppy as XM193.