bullet discolor?

**billy870m9** · January 31st, 2007, 09:24 PM

i have had my ammo in my gun for about 1 year now and the bullets have gotten dull due to the elements.......does this effect the performace of the bullet? and how often should i change out my carry ammo?? the ammo in question is the 9mm 147gn winchester rangers with the nickel casing....thanks guys

**aubie515** · January 31st, 2007, 10:03 PM

It's not a big deal that you get a dull finish to the bullets. It is only cosmetics and the ammo will function fine. People have been known to shoot ammo that's 50+ years, so no worries.

**cosmo05** · January 31st, 2007, 10:06 PM

No, it won't hurt performance. If it's something your carrying change them out every six months or year to make sure they are clean and you don't have a cycling problem if your worried about it. Nickel casings should be good for a long time though. They will be shiny when they come out of the barrel.

**billy870m9** · February 1st, 2007, 08:59 PM

thanks guys....i was leaning towards the whole its ok but i just wanted to make sure when i pull the trigger i hear a bang and not a click

**Whiterook** · February 2nd, 2007, 10:22 AM

Probably fine, I used to regularly shoot Turkish 8mm from the 1930s until it all dried up.

**KeyStone-Sluger** · February 3rd, 2007, 12:27 PM

Whiterook.........Question for ya???

When you said "all dried up", do you mean they are "all shot up", or do you mean there was a problem with the old ammo not firing?

I have 2 ammo boxes full of '06 and 308 that I hope to shoot one of these days and it's 40+ yrs old. Looks good other than a slight discolor to be expected. They are packed loose in military ammo cans with a good seal.

Anyone see any problems with this idea?