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    .30 carbine headstamp

    PSD 86 Anybody know what this is? Korean? Non corrosive? Boxer or berdan primed? Reloadable? Thanks.
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    It is South Korean, should be non-corrosive Boxer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hollywood View Post
    PSD 86 Anybody know what this is? Korean? Non corrosive? Boxer or berdan primed? Reloadable? Thanks.
    pull one apart and look. If it's boxer primer it isn't corrosive

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    "If it's boxer primer it isn't corrosive"

    FYI, this is not always a true statement, especially for any pre-1955-ish ammo.

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    for what it's worth I have never heard of any 30 carbine ammo that used corrosive primers

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    Frenchicon and Red Chinese .30 Carb. are definitely corrosive, and Dominican might well be also.

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