WTS OR Mauser Ammo

[jp092]

I have 270 rounds of 7.92 , and 40 rounds of 8.57 JS.
$ 110 for all of it and the 50 cal ammo can.

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[NoobTubes]

Hey super interested in your 8mm, where was it made/ what is the vintage?

 

[jp092]

Hey super interested in your 8mm, where was it made/ what is the vintage?

Another user told me it was Ecuadorian military. 1945-1955 except the mixed in s&b 8 x 57 which looks like newer production

 

[NoobTubes]

hmmm I've heard pretty poor reviews of the Ecuadorian stuff, have you fired any of it?

 

[jp092]

hmmm I've heard pretty poor reviews of the Ecuadorian stuff, have you fired any of it?

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 it

 

[NoobTubes]

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!

 

[mitchellb3]

Turk Mauser ammo is just fine. I've fired thousands of rounds of the stuff from various crates and lots.

 

[jp092]

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!

Interesting you say that. The info I found online breaking down about 10 different kinds of ammo said the Turkish stuff works every time.

 

[NoobTubes]

Interesting you say that. The info I found online breaking down about 10 different kinds of ammo said the Turkish stuff works every time.

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.

 

[jp092]

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.

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.

 

[NoobTubes]

Cool man I will check that out once I get off shift.

 

[Jim Colvill]

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

 

[NoobTubes]

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

You're getting out? you wouldn't happen to be selling any 8mm bolt actions would you?

 

[Gunnerboy]

Turk ammo is fine ive personally shot over 3k in my vz24s and had 4 bad rounds.