Did I make a mistake? Silver Bear 45acp ammo

[spacemanspiff]

I was scrambling last week to buy some ammo in anticipation of doing some shooting over the weekend. Went to 4 shops, one was closed, two had no range ammo, and the last stop had Silver Bear in stock.
We didnt shoot as much as I thought we would over the weekend, didnt even open up any of the boxes of ammo I bought last week. Then my buddy tells me the stuff is corrossive.

So I do some searches on the reliable internet, and everything seems to say the stuff is NOT corrosive. And most of the reports of it being crappy ammo date back several years.

Should I be worried about running it thru my Colt 1911?

 

[wnycollector]

Silver Bear 45 is ok for plinking ammo. I have used it in my SIG P250, P220 and my convertible 45 Ruger Blackhawk. It went bang every time I pulled the trigger, but accuracy was not good due to a large number flyers ruining groups.

Personally I prefer WPA if I am going to shoot inexpensive Russian steel case ammo. It seems to be loaded a little hotter and it is much more consistent.

 

[Axelwik]

If you're concerned, then simply clean your gun after you use it.

 

[Stukaman]

No it's not corrosive just dirty pay your buddy no mind and rock on.

 

[SHE3PDOG]

The vast majority (I hesitate to say all) of modern ammo is non-corrosive, including Silver Bear.

 

[Shadi Khalil]

Another case of a buddy and bad info. It's not the cleanest ammo to shoot but certainly not corrosive. My semi autos have shot hundreds of Wolf and silver bear with no problems at all.

 

[passtime]

It is non corrosive. I use it for plinking and it shoots fine in my SR45.

 

[qwiksdraw]

I will volunteer to test that ammo for you!

 

[chris in va]

Even if it were ( and its not) all you'd have to do is spray some Windex down the barrel and run a paper towel through.

They haven't used mercuric salts in 50-60 years.