Surplus ammo what kind?

[JackFrost]

Just picked up some of this 7.62x39 and it has no marking on the spam cans. It's steel cased with with a steel bullet, but all copper color? I haven't seen it before, wondering if somebody smarter than myself can help identify it.

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[helimech206]

I think the 351 headstamp indicates Chinese production.

 

[Certaindeaf]

china is asshoe so giver a sniff

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Chinese surplus ammo.
Andy

 

[Koda]

steel bullets?

 

[RVTECH]

steel bullets?

Hopefully they are conventionally jacketed with gilding metal or copper!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

steel bullets?

These usually have a steel core....kinda like some other surplus ammo...
Some 8mm Mauser....some 7.62x54R , etc....
Andy

 

[Certaindeaf]

steel bullets?

Likely sintered iron.

 

[JackFrost]

I think the 351 headstamp indicates Chinese production.

You are correct, @MTpockets sent me a link. It is Chinese surplus ball with a copper spray coating... I'd never heard of that before. Based on the link he sent me looks to be 70's vintage and when I turned the can over I can see some type of writing on the bottom, it's really hard to make out but it does look like Chinese characters.

 

[JackFrost]

china is asshoe so giver a sniff

Smells like cream of sum Yung guy!

 

[RVTECH]

Smells like cream of sum Yung guy!

Better Sum Yung Chik.

 

[JackFrost]

Ist time I've ever seen/heard of a "copper wash". Will be interesting to see how it feeds through the Zpap M70.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Ist time I've ever seen/heard of a "copper wash". Will be interesting to see how it feeds through the Zpap M70.

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Not a problem but I'd assume it to be corrosively primed and would clean it as such shortly after firing.

 

[titsonritz]

As stated, Chinese copper case. I had a bunch of it that I ran through my M1A and every once in awhile the extractor would tear the rim off necessitating the cleaning rod to remove from the chamber.

 

[ar man]

Chinese Norinco on stripper clips from a spam can guarantee you 100% corrosive later dated stuff less likely corrosive but as stated above treat it as it is. Also probably steel core.

 

[quneur]

steel bullets?

Can it be made? Perhaps really really soft steel?

Harden steel + rifled steel barrel = kaboom. Unless its a smooth bore.

 

[Koda]

Can it be made? Perhaps really really soft steel?

Harden steel + rifled steel barrel = kaboom. Unless its a smooth bore.

I think the others above are correct its probably steel core with a lead bullet and a copper jacket.

 

[Staccato]

Yep, imported Norinco 762x39 from the 1970s. Good stuff. If you have an SKS or the AK mag guide for stripper clips, the Norinco stripper clips are a nice bonus with the ammo.

 

[ar man]

I assume he was meaning steel core.

 

[MTpockets]

About 15 minutes after firing 30 rounds of Chinese 7.62x39mm...

...you feel like you haven't fired a round...
(leaving you with an empty magazine feeling)

...dim sum bad joke a bao Chinese food...