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July 25, 2015, 09:15 AM | #1 |
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Long lost can of heavy ball 7.62x54r
Digging through my safe today, in an attempt to organize it, and I found an unopened spam can of the surplus 180gr Mosin/Nagant ammo. Has that amber paint stripe on it. I think it's 300 rounds. Is that stuff still available? I only see (and shoot) the 147gr surplus ammo these days. Can't remember exactly when I picked this stuff up. Scratching my head...
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July 25, 2015, 06:17 PM | #2 |
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Picture?
Most spam cans are 440 rounds (880 per crate). The heavy ball (I believe most is 182 grain) hasn't been seen much of late.
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July 25, 2015, 08:32 PM | #3 |
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Pretty sure it's a 300 rnd can.
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July 25, 2015, 09:11 PM | #4 |
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Looks like Bulgarian lead core heavy ball. 300rnds a can.
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmo016.htm |
July 26, 2015, 09:23 AM | #5 |
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Interesting. The cases are actually brass.
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August 4, 2015, 01:17 AM | #6 |
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How did one open a sealed lead case? Bayonet?
Or is that brass.....same question.
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August 4, 2015, 06:54 AM | #7 |
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The same we opened c-ration cans back in the old days.
They all came packed with a can opener in the crate, most people kept one on them. If I remember correctly, they open easily, the steel ring winds a "band" around it to break the seal. Some of them you could pull the ring by hand to break the solder seal and open the top. |
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