Like wise, which .45acp ammo do you think is the cleanest burning?
Any other thoughts on ammo that you would care to commment on? Does your Thompson operate better with any certain brand?
Thanks in advance, Brent.

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Regarding the really nasty WWII ammo, the most that I ever fired in one day was a single can of 600 rounds. This was done using the WH M1 just back from PK's excellent care. It didn't miss a beat. The last XXX magazine fired as well as the first even though the grime was really caked on. It was almost as though the dirt was acting as a lube in its own right!
I detail stripped and cleaned the gun on two successive days and again a month later. There is no hint of corrosion.
This gun, while NIB when I got it, would not fire three rounds in a row when it went to PK. Now, it's just amazing. I wish I had more TSMGs to send his way!
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QUOTE (PhilOhio @ Aug 31 2005, 08:39 PM) |
TSMGguy, 600 rounds in a day would be a good test. The black stuff may indeed work like a lubricant, as with the softer deposits of which I have found that to be true. |
I seem to remember that potassium chlorate was used in most, if not all, US WWII small arms primers, except for M1 carbine ammunition, and that shelf life is excellent. I hope that the primers in this ammo are not overly touchy as I take no special precautions when storing, handling, and transporting it!
I am more partial to US ammo from the 50s and 60s as it seems to be generally cleaner all around than the wartime stuff.
Our local humidity is generally low, but I clean any weapon fired with WWII .30-06 and .45 right away.