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Does anyone know why my ammo has black marks on it after it was left in the magazine of my Marlin 1895 45/70 for 4 to 5 days ?? ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/SbHubYF.jpg)
Last edited by dingo; 10/28/22.
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First off, is the magazine tube clean?
The next thing I’d wonder about, is it only one type of ammo or case, that was destined to ‘tarnish’ anyway? Like, would a different brand of ammo, or other cases that were reloaded stay more pristine?
Other than that, I don’t have much.
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Cleaning solvent left in the mag tube would be my bet.
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Copper solvent left in firearm.
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Hoppes #9 or one of the other ammonia-based copper solvents.
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That happens constantly to any cartridges I have in a leather belt with cartridge loops. I am assuming it has something to do with chemicals in the leather.
I just scrape it off with a knife and steel wool. Never had an issue with it.
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Yeah, verdigris.
OP said the cartridges were in the "magazine".
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Does anyone know why my ammo has black marks on it after it was left in the magazine of my Marlin 1895 45/70 for 4 to 5 days ?? Dissimilar metal corrosion!
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