LC52 Headstamp - Legit Lake City Ammo???

...I just finished pulling down and checking my 5 carbines that some I know had this stuff through them , though some might not have. No sign , after at least 4-5 weeks from shooting / cleaning , of any rust. Even pulled all nuts and pistons , ( don't do this as a rule , but this was a special case ) all clean except for powder residue stains , no rust signs.
Like I said , USGI WW2 bore cleaner , the white milky stuff , it was made for this. Soak it down good at the range , haul it home , ( lets it soak for 1/2 to 1 hour) , clean completely with your normal stuff , wipe dry when finished. Resoak for 1/2 to 1 hour with it again. Dry off and oil like normal .
Works for me , and note that while I live in a "dry" desert , this last month or so has been very wet.
Chris

It's good to know that it is the real deal and from the prices of the USGI that I have seen lately, I do believe that I did get a great deal.

I don't know how much of this stuff is still out there, but check this GB Auction.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=210266416
My brother shot a couple of boxes of it through his CMP Inland a couple of years ago and it seemed to work fine - the gun cleaned up OK with no ill effects. I still have one of the empty boxes and it is identical to those in the auction.
- Bob

I shot hundreds of it back in the '90s before I knew about corrosive. I always clean after each firing session but will take extra measures if I fire corrosive. I've never noticed any corrosion in that carbine, including the gas system, such as it is. Speaking strictly in the technical sense, there is no reason you can't use it with proper cleaning immediately after firing. Corrosive residues have to be flushed out with a water-based cleaner like an emulsion of Ballistol:water. Then you clean/oil as usual, using straight Ballistol.

Type 56? Had primers that looked like the same brass as the cases, no difference whatsoever. I still have a couple kicking around here. It was a very coppery color, not the straw color of US brass.

Six days to go on the GB auction and the bid is above $20/box. Do you think the seller actually knows what he is selling? I thought my brother got stung when he paid $15/box at a CA gun show. "Buy it Now" is just $50/box! http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=210266416

The copper color is a copper wash that the complete round is put through. The cases are steel as are the projectiles, and the copper coating does help. I shot a bunch of it in the 80s when I had a Type 56 Poly-Tech. VERY CORROSIVE! Didn't clean the gas tube immediately after firing and it was RUSTED!!!! It still worked, though!

The stuff my brother had came in the same boxes shown on the auction. The cases were brass - not plated steel. I don't know about the bullets - they are long gone! :D

Here's some pics showing the box and one case I still have:

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