From: bercov@bevsun.bev.lbl.gov (John Bercovitz)
Subject: Re: bad ammo update
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, California

In article <56990@mimsy.umd.edu> chuckh@apex.com (Chuck Huffington) writes:

#In article <56954@mimsy.umd.edu> sybok@athena.mit.edu (The Rifleman) writes:

##WD40 deactives the primer?  What about Break Free?  Is it safe to put
##Break Free where it could contact the primer?

#Any oil wrecks primers.  Don't put any oil on/in magazines or any place
#it will get on ammo.

I agree with you in principle; it's foolish to get oil on cartridges.
However, many tests have been done by many organizations and they all
show Break Free is safe and WD40 is not.  I still wouldn't do it (put
Break Free on my cases) except as an experiment.

John Bercovitz     (JHBercovitz@lbl.gov)