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Gunplummer · June 26, 2012, 08:20 AM

I was at a gun show and a Dealer in front of me was trying to sell a new Mauser Broomhandel owner a couple boxes of 7.62x25 ammo. This was back quite a few years before the big Russian imports. I had a "Bring back" Chinese pistol and knew something about the ammo. I informed the dealer that he was wrong and the two bullets did not even have the same dimensions and firing that ammo in a Mauser or Mauser copy could be dangerous. The Dealer was quite upset when the Mauser guy did not buy the ammo. It was a dangerous situation and I spoke up, but other than that, let the buyer be ware.

June 26, 2012, 08:20 AM	#12
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 3,364	I was at a gun show and a Dealer in front of me was trying to sell a new Mauser Broomhandel owner a couple boxes of 7.62x25 ammo. This was back quite a few years before the big Russian imports. I had a "Bring back" Chinese pistol and knew something about the ammo. I informed the dealer that he was wrong and the two bullets did not even have the same dimensions and firing that ammo in a Mauser or Mauser copy could be dangerous. The Dealer was quite upset when the Mauser guy did not buy the ammo. It was a dangerous situation and I spoke up, but other than that, let the buyer be ware.