PS Headstamps - .30-06 question

[Patriot]

I was at the range today and in one of the trash buckets I found a number (13) of unfired
30-06 rounds with a "PS" "75" headstamp. It is either Korean, Spanish, Italian, or Czech.
Anyone have any experience with any of these? It looks fine. It's military ball ammo, but
I can't figure out why someone would pitch it except by accident. I checked it with the
case gauge when I got home and it was right on. BTW, beautiful day at the range today!

 

[SKS Ray]

From what I remember its Korean and corrosive. Maybe someone had an M1 and didn't want to flush the gas tube, etc.

 

[Patriot]

From what I remember its Korean and corrosive. Maybe someone had an M1 and didn't want to flush the gas tube, etc.

With a headstamp date of 75, would it still be corrosive? I thought that most ammo
houses stopped with the corrosive stuff earlier than that? Maybe I'll just strip it and
reuse the components.

ETA: I think I found my answer...
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?p=1904971

 

[bpm990d]

You can reload brass that had corrosive primers. Just make sure to use some Hoppies or other solvent that has a little water in it. Probably not enough salts in the cases to worry too much, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

The mercuric primers however contaminated the brass and weakened it.

B

 

[WILDCATT]

primers

mercury primers went out at turn of century.potasium clorate is corrosive.and now lead stifenate? is out.