Leave spent casing in chamber?

[K_W]

Is it bad to leave a spent casing in the chamber of a gun for an few months?

It's a Yugo capture K98 and a modern non-corrosive brass case and the gun is in a dry place.

It's grandpa's gun, but Dad wants to take it out sometime soon, but he can never remember the caliber, so I figure if I leave an EMPTY casing in it he can us it for reference.

I don't think it will be an issue, but just checking.

 

[BogWalker]

I wonder if it would lead to corrosion, like when a cartridge is left in a revolver cylinder for long periods of time.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Brass will corrode, given the right circumstances.

This corrosion can/will adhere the case to the chamber.

I'd not leave one in there.

 

[SERparacord]

It shows you do not know how clear your weapon.

 

[rvb]

People often leave guns loaded for long periods of time... why would a casing w/o a bullet be any different. I'd say it's no more likely to see corrosion than if you had a loaded round in there......

-rvb

 

[CarmelHP]

I don't like to store with anything in the chamber because of safety but I wouldn't worry about hurting anything.

 

[dnurk]

Put it in a little Baggie and zip tie it to the trigger guard.

 

[Sanguine Samurai]

If you are worried about the spent round corroding in the chamber why not just load it, or a live round for that matter, in the magazine? Better yet, fully load the rifle. That way it is ready to go in an emergency, and you have a few rounds to go before you have to worry about remembering the caliber. If keeping a loaded gun is not your thing you could also write the caliber/ cartridge description on a piece or paper and rubber band it around the barrel or cleaning rod.

 

[homer12]

also, what if you cleaned up the spent casing from carbon so it was clean brass? I would think if things were clean and oiled then no big deal.

 

[Manatee]

1) Obtain 3 pieces of paper
2) write the cartrige type/dimensions on each piece of paper
3) Put one piece of paper in the buttstock
4) Put one piece of paper in the safe
5) Put one piece of paper in dad's wallet. If he is very forgetful (which says maybe it's time he put up the guns for good) tape it to the back of his drivers license (if they haven't pulled it yet).

 

[Bunnykid68]

Buy him a 1000 round case depending on how much he shoots when he goes.

 

[85t5mcss]

Myself, don't leave it. What happens when they look in and see it and think its empty when it's not?

Myself, if its loaded, it's live. Period. I agree with several notes or a Baggie with a spent case tied to it.

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

How about a buttstock sleve with cartridges in it?

 

[The Bubba Effect]

I would not for one main reason: Safety

I do not want to encourage people to see a round in the chamber and think it's a spent round. It's a long shot, but I would not want my father to find himself in a situation where the gun went bang and he is crying saying that he thought it was just a spent round in the chamber because sometimes his son leaves a spent round in the chamber and now someone we love is shot.

 

[Mgderf]

I would not do it for safety reasons. That aside, there is another concern.

Most any two dissimilar (not the same) metals in constant contact will result in galvanic corrosion. It will basically corrode your chamber.

This may take many, many years to do any lasting damage, but then again it may not take that long.
Time, temperature, relative humidity, vapors in the air, salt in the air (depending on your location) all can have negative effects.

Short story, don't do it.

 

[lonehand]

ould not worry about it ,.guns are left loaded

 

[BogWalker]

How about a buttstock sleve with cartridges in it?

This sounds like a pretty good idea to me.

 

[karl77]

snap cap, will have the caliber on it and be BLUE and brass for quick id

 

[sloughfoot]

It won't hurt a thing. A galvanic reaction between brass and steel is not even close to being a possibilty. It is totally safe because it is a fired case and because it is a k98 Mauser, it will come out with the bolt when the bolt is manipulated.

 

[JettaKnight]

There's two new inventions: paper and pen.

They're useful for keeping notes for stuff like this.


Also, let me guess - if the gun is stolen he'd never be able to file a report with the serial number.