5.45x39 Ammo

[TCummings]

Silver Bear isn't corrosive.

[Sanjuro82]

So I have an upper on the way in 5.45 that's I'm going to assemble myself. Im planning on breaking it in with some silver bear or some cheaper ammo like that. Is silver bear as corrosive as the spam can stuff? And any suggestions you guys may have for me since I'm new to particular caliber?

Just be prepared to clean often! Silver Bear, Wolf, Golden Tiger; it's all dirty ammo. The AK will eat it all day and every day with no slow down. But it will foul up an AR pretty quickly. One of my buddies has 5.45 upper and he quit running the cheaper stuff through his. He runs the corrosive surplus stuff (bulgarian, russian) with much better success.

[rehpot]

Just try to find Russian/Bulgarian surplus and use Ballistol after shooting. If you plan on shooting this alot you might want to switch it to a piston system, it will cut your cleaning time.

[crispy]

Ok great! Thanks for the info. I really appreciate it. Im excited to get it and put it all together

[crispy]

Silver Bear isn't corrosive.

Ok thanks. I didnt think it was but i just wanted to make sure