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Does Korean 30-06 always smell this bad?

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#1 ·
Shot some PS Korean 30-06 and some Lake City as well.

The Korean stuff REALLY smells bed when you fire it. The lake city smells normal.

I can't help but waonder what junk I'm breathing in...

On the plus side, it was only a little less accurate than the lake city, at least with me pulling the trigger.
 
#5 ·
often ammo smells of ammonia. i haven't shot korean cause i've got a good pile of US. i've notice that military powders have this smell most often. so maybe the flash retardant in the powder.

but you guys are correct it is always a good smell. smells like freedom.
 
#8 ·
Re: BEWARE

Two Shoes said:
Of the Korean ' 06 surplus.........heard of several KB's using that stuff.
I think, some lots have powder/age/deterioration issues.......... :(
when powder deterates, it gets weaker not stronger. The problems you have been hearing about come from weak brass in SOME lots of korean. I'm sure that LC had problem lots over the years also.
 
#9 ·
Hey Justa,
Some gunpowders just stink. Personally love the smell of 2400, H-4227, Red Dot. Worst smelling stuff has to be Win. 760 fired inside of a row of tires to cut down the noise @ one range I used to go to. Pyrodex smells like dirty sweat-sox to me.
 
#10 ·
colt100 said:
Maybe it's just me but I never think that any gun powder smells bad. I even thought that wolf smelled pleasing. :eek:
You've apparently never shot any Aguila .22 SSS. Smells like carnival food on fire.
 
#11 ·
Personally, I love the smell of the Korean stuff. The older shooters on our team really got wood when I switched to Korean. They said
"Oh yeah, thats the good stuff!". In my M-1, the Korean ammo shoots better than the supposedly superior Danish stuff!!! When the older fellows were getting excited about the great smell of the Korean ammo, one of the younger shooters commented that they must be "powder junkies" or something!

AKMS
 
#12 ·
It was probaly buried in the back yard with the Kimshe Pot. Thats why is smells like rotten cabbage!!!! YUM YUM!!! I am having flash backs!!! I probaly contracted some intestinal disease from the crap I ate while in country, but boy could they fix up your dog.

Terry
 
#16 ·
Smoke Rise'n said:
I love the smell of Cordite in the morning! IMR 4064 is my favorite.
Where are you getting Cordite these days? Are you breaking down ancient Brit ammo for it?

--Snake, former professional editor
 
#18 ·
Smoke Rise'n said:
NO, more of a Journalistic reference to the strong smell of burnt powder.
Ah. If by "journalistic" you mean "incorrect," I get it. Kind of the same way journalists refer to any paved surface at an airport including concrete hangar floors as "tarmac." :D
 
#21 ·
Ya Wanna Smell Bad Ammo?!?

Try some Greek Olympic 8mm in the white and gold lettered 20-round boxes. Talk about your pull-my-finger-rotten-eggs-who-cut-the-cheese odors! Whew.... bad news. :twisted:
 
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