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Old 11-27-2012 | 08:47 AM
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The priming compound in today's percussion caps is not corrosive like the old corrosive primers that used potassium chlorate as an oxidizer. Those left a corrosive residue of potassium chloride salt in the bore.

However, the residue left by modern #11 caps can hold moisture on the metal in a humid environment. So even though the residue itself is not a corrosive compound the moisture encourages rust.
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