Yellow Bullet Tips?

Arquebus · November 6, 2008, 01:08 PM

I have come into some salvaged (ie. pulled) mil-surp projectiles. They are .311" diameter, weigh 174gns, FMJ boat-tail with exposed lead on base, there is a crimping groove & the tips are painted yellow. I'm pretty sure they're from .303 British, what does the yellow tip signify?

scottishpiper · November 6, 2008, 01:13 PM

Armor piercing

Arquebus · November 6, 2008, 01:15 PM

I just intend using them for target shooting. being AP shouldn't have any adverse effects should it? Do they still have a regular copper jacket?

fbrown333@suddenlink · November 6, 2008, 01:35 PM

From what I understand they may be a little harder on the bore than regular full metal jackets but don't quote me on that one JMO. Work great on gators though

SDC · November 6, 2008, 01:44 PM

They may actually be pulled 7.62x54R Type "D" (Heavy) ball bullets, originally loaded for the East Bloc PK/PKM machine guns; these have a full lead core and a yellow tip code, but if there's a nose filler of wood, paper or aluminium, they should be .303. I can't remember any Western manufacturers using that colour as an identifier in .30-cal ammo.

johnwilliamson062 · November 6, 2008, 02:31 PM

as a 03 FFL it seems I can not sell or transfer to another these rounds, but it does seem I can purchase them.

Arquebus · November 6, 2008, 02:35 PM

Thanks for the replies, guys. From further information it does seem that they're from the 'heavy' 7.62x54R ammo. I just bought 860 of them for a little over $5/100 shipped.

johnwilliamson062 · November 6, 2008, 02:52 PM

Well once I figure out if I can legally purchase and own them or not for sure as a C&R FFL I would be interested in buying a few off of you. Not sure I would want 860, but I would be willing to pay more than $5/100 also.

AFshooter · December 18, 2008, 09:55 PM

Armor piercing rifle ammo is not restricted, unless your state has some wacky rules.
They are most likely Bulgarian 7.62x54 bullets. I bought two cases of this ammo two years ago. $44 for a spam can of 440 rounds. I still have some in fact.
The bullets are exactly as you describe.

the rifleer · December 20, 2008, 11:46 AM

sounds exactly like Bulgarian heavy ball 7.62x54r.

James K · March 16, 2010, 04:34 PM

They are Russian (East bloc) heavy ball. FWIW, I have no record of any British .303 bullets with a yellow tip. British AP has a green primer annulus; the tip is unmarked.

Jim

November 6, 2008, 01:08 PM	#1
Arquebus Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2008 Location: Inland NW Posts: 116	Yellow Bullet Tips? I have come into some salvaged (ie. pulled) mil-surp projectiles. They are .311" diameter, weigh 174gns, FMJ boat-tail with exposed lead on base, there is a crimping groove & the tips are painted yellow. I'm pretty sure they're from .303 British, what does the yellow tip signify? __________________ "For a man, be he ever so much resolved to do his duty as a parent, can't be flogging his children all day....." The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. (William Thackeray).

November 6, 2008, 01:13 PM	#2
scottishpiper Member Join Date: February 15, 2008 Posts: 26	Armor piercing __________________ DON'T TREAD ON ME "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -Thomas Jefferson "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it." -Thomas Paine

November 6, 2008, 01:15 PM	#3
Arquebus Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2008 Location: Inland NW Posts: 116	I just intend using them for target shooting. being AP shouldn't have any adverse effects should it? Do they still have a regular copper jacket? __________________ "For a man, be he ever so much resolved to do his duty as a parent, can't be flogging his children all day....." The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. (William Thackeray).

November 6, 2008, 01:35 PM	#4
fbrown333@suddenlink Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 240	yellow tip From what I understand they may be a little harder on the bore than regular full metal jackets but don't quote me on that one JMO. Work great on gators though __________________ Accuracy over volume

November 6, 2008, 01:44 PM	#5
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,652	They may actually be pulled 7.62x54R Type "D" (Heavy) ball bullets, originally loaded for the East Bloc PK/PKM machine guns; these have a full lead core and a yellow tip code, but if there's a nose filler of wood, paper or aluminium, they should be .303. I can't remember any Western manufacturers using that colour as an identifier in .30-cal ammo. __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.

November 6, 2008, 02:31 PM	#6
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	as a 03 FFL it seems I can not sell or transfer to another these rounds, but it does seem I can purchase them.

November 6, 2008, 02:35 PM	#7
Arquebus Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2008 Location: Inland NW Posts: 116	Thanks for the replies, guys. From further information it does seem that they're from the 'heavy' 7.62x54R ammo. I just bought 860 of them for a little over $5/100 shipped. __________________ "For a man, be he ever so much resolved to do his duty as a parent, can't be flogging his children all day....." The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. (William Thackeray).

November 6, 2008, 02:52 PM	#8
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	Well once I figure out if I can legally purchase and own them or not for sure as a C&R FFL I would be interested in buying a few off of you. Not sure I would want 860, but I would be willing to pay more than $5/100 also.

December 18, 2008, 09:55 PM	#9
AFshooter Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2006 Location: Eastern Nebraska Posts: 375	Armor piercing rifle ammo is not restricted, unless your state has some wacky rules. They are most likely Bulgarian 7.62x54 bullets. I bought two cases of this ammo two years ago. $44 for a spam can of 440 rounds. I still have some in fact. The bullets are exactly as you describe. __________________ 03 FFL, Certified Glock Armorer, Nebraska Concealed Carry

December 20, 2008, 11:46 AM	#10
the rifleer Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2008 Location: Sunny California Posts: 1,281	sounds exactly like Bulgarian heavy ball 7.62x54r.

March 16, 2010, 04:34 PM	#11
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	They are Russian (East bloc) heavy ball. FWIW, I have no record of any British .303 bullets with a yellow tip. British AP has a green primer annulus; the tip is unmarked. Jim

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