Is Monarch Brand 7.62x39mm corrosive??

[Trekbike]

Hey guys I've been trying to get 100% conformation if the Monarch brand 7.62x39mm ammo sold by Academy Sports is corrosive or not. It is made in Russia at the Barnaul plant from what I can tell. There is no info on the box either way.

Most of the internet searching I've done seems to say that it's non-corrosive but I've seen some info that said it was. I sent Academy an email about a week ago with the question. They didn't know but would check. No info back yet and I doubt if I ever will.

Anybody know for sure?

[Guest bkelm18]

I've heard one way to distinguish corrosive primers from non is their color. The gray colored primers are corrosive, while the gold colored ones are not. Of course this could be random internet musings so take it with a grain of salt.

[56FordGuy]

I've shot a bunch of it, and have occasionally let the gun sit for a few days before getting around to cleaning it. I haven't noticed any rusting or pitting, so I'd say it's not corrosive.

[Jasongar8]

The only way to see if ammo is corrosive or not is to test it. Instructions in link.

Corrosive Ammunition Issues

[Smith]

No it is not. It is the same stuff as Wolf. They've changed colors, but it used to be that the blue box stuff was Barnaul and the green box stuff was Serbian. Neither are supposed to be corrosive.

color of primers isn't an indicator as far as I know. I have corrosive Yugo stuff with a gold primer. Same as my non-corrosive Barnaul stuff.

[Jasongar8]

Primer color has nothing to do with it being corrosive or not.

[Trekbike]

Thanks for info guys.