Cans of 9mm ammo

[SAM]

I recently ran across a bunch of cans of steel cased 9mm ammo----------990 rounds in a can for 214.99. Has anyone here bought or used this stuff from a can and is it relatively clean ?

[chunkstyle]

Russian? I've shot tons of steel cased ammo, with no ill effects. If it's lacquered, clean well after, to prevent build up. Russian ammo can be sooty, too, and often has a cinnamon-like smell.

What brand is it?

[plink]

I've shot a decent amount of 9mm wolf. Doesn't seem as consistent as brass case yankee made, but fine for anti-paper use.

[jshuberg]

A lot of Eastern European "sardine" ammo cans are old, very low quality, and have corrosive primers. In other words, it's probably way overpriced junk.

[chunkstyle]

But I also have used Russian stuff from sardine cans that was no worse than the commercial Wolf. YMMV.

[BemidjiDweller]

Wolf and Tula were sending out 900ish packs of their 9mm in surplus tins a few months ago. They just put the boxes into the tin. You could always do the corrosive test if you are unsure of manufacturer.