r/canadaguns • u/Spiritual_Rope_6952 • Apr 15 '26

Fix my gun sks ejecting very dirty brass

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i have a chinese sks, cosmoline all cleaned up, but when i shoot it (norinco non-corrosive) the cartridges come out all dirty with some kind of soot all over them. is that normal? otherwise it works perfectly and ive never had a jam. ive just never seen a semi auto ejecting brass so dirty before

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u/Whispersfine Apr 15 '26

It not dirty. It’s the true color of the case. These are not copper cases, it’s copper plated steel.

In other words. Copper washed steel case

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u/Spread-Hour Apr 16 '26

WHY DONT THEY JUST KEEP THEM STEEL THEY LOOK SO COOL

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u/Scary-Detail-3206 Apr 16 '26

Old Barnal ammo used to use plain lacquered steel cases

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u/Fresh-Efficiency-352 Apr 16 '26

But barnaul is built to a far better standard and the laquer coating on them helps them seal much better