Thread: Greek Brass Quality

Greetings All,
There were two things in older primers that created problems. Chlorate was included in most military primers up to WW2 or a bit later. When fired these deposited a chloride in the bore. This needed to be removed with hot water to stop rust developing in the bore. Military units had a special funnel to do this. The cases were fine. The other was Mercury included in the Berdan primers in most .303 ammo. This attacked the zinc in the brass and rendered it brittle and likely to crack. Boxer primers in WW2 military .303 ammo does not contain Mercury but does contain chlorate.
Regards Grandpamac.