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Another user told me it was Ecuadorian military. 1945-1955 except the mixed in s&b 8 x 57 which looks like newer productionHey super interested in your 8mm, where was it made/ what is the vintage?
I just pulled it out and it appears I was misinformed by my source. I have one box of Ecuadorian from 1955 so only 15 rounds. The rest is Turkish from 1945. Attached is a picture of the headstamp. I have not shot any of ithmmm I've heard pretty poor reviews of the Ecuadorian stuff, have you fired any of it?
Interesting you say that. The info I found online breaking down about 10 different kinds of ammo said the Turkish stuff works every time.Ah darn thanks for the info but from what I hear Turk ain't great either, high propensity for hangfires. Thanks for the info though!
Oh really can you send me that? I found a bunch of forum posts saying the opposite.id love to buy it if I can be pretty sure it's good.Interesting you say that. The info I found online breaking down about 10 different kinds of ammo said the Turkish stuff works every time.
This is the video I found after you mentioned issues with Ecuadorian. It's an older video but the guy breaks down tons of different surplus ammunition. Good bad and ugly. He gets to the Turkish ammo at 6:45 if you want to fast forward. He is pretty detailed on his breakdowns of the different surplus ammo available.Oh really can you send me that? I found a bunch of forum posts saying the opposite.id love to buy it if I can be pretty sure it's good.
Turkish ammo is just fine to shoot in bolt action Mausers. It is a no-go in semi-automatics. The 1947 batch has a reputation for split cases but otherwise good stuff. I've shot hundreds of rounds of it and had no hang fires. It is light weight (147gr) and hot (near 3000 fps), the same a wartime German production. If I wasn't getting out of the caliber I would snap this up. GLWS