Ammunition question

[GlockHead]

My friend let me have some 38 special ammo he had laying around but some rounds look like this. Some like worse than others. So my question is, will it be safe to shoot this ammunition or should I trash it?

 

[Morgan]

There's only one way to find out...

 

[palmettomoon]

Choot it!

 

[DanKATL]

View attachment 1595022 My friend let me have some 38 special ammo he had laying around but some rounds look like this. Some like worse than others. So my question is, will it be safe to shoot this ammunition or should I trash it?

If the primers look OK and they're not his personal hand-loads, clean them up an shoot them.

 

[ShawnZR-1]

They're probably fine to shoot but I wouldn't go rapid fire just in case you get a squib.
I'd be more worried about the origin. Are they all factory ammo or are some reloads?

 

[GlockHead]

They're probably fine to shoot but I wouldn't go rapid fire just in case you get a squib.
I'd be more worried about the origin. Are they all factory ammo or are some reloads?

They are factory loaded.

 

[GlockHead]

I think I'll shoot them today. I just wasn't sure

 

[ShawnZR-1]

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They are factory loaded.

Fire away!

 

[Hayata]

They're fine. You ought to see some of the surplus Garand ammo I shoot.

 

[greg vess]

I would take some kind of polish and clean all that crud off. So some doesn't get left behind in the cylinder. Or just clean the gun real good after you are done. I might be stubborn to get the brass out after shooting. Maybe or maybe not, it just depend on how thick the crud is. Not a big concern though.