Not familiar with this ammo

S.M.I.B · Jul 21, 2020

What do I have here? Buddy gave me a couple of boxes. Good AR-10 food?

Alea Jacta Est · Jul 21, 2020

S.M.I.B said:
What do I have here? Buddy gave me a couple of boxes. Good AR-10 food?

I’ve shot a fair amount in all my AR10s. It’s reasonably accurate out of all of them. I had zero FTF ...fire or feed. My one buddy chastised me when I started to put it in my Remington 700. I stopped.

I’m happy with it

Can’t recollect where I got mine but I got a lot. German I think...not sure

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Jul 21, 2020

It's got the NATO mark...should be good to go. I'm guessing M80 equivalent.

S.M.I.B · Jul 21, 2020

No problems with whatever jacket is on the bullet? Sounds like free food! Good trade for some range time.

Alea Jacta Est · Jul 21, 2020

I want to say it’s nickle... I’m unsure if it’s steel core but a magnet will give you a clue...

Mine came in shrink wrapped packs of maybe six or eight hundred with some cloth “handles” to pick it up by

Art3 · Jul 21, 2020

The ammo I have that looks like that is supposedly South African. It has worked fine in M1A and AR10. The bullet does attract a magnet, so probably not good for shooting steel.

It came in a green vinyl-ish "battle pack." The boxes don't hold up well once they are opened

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Jul 21, 2020

What's the headstamp? Does the rim have the NATO cross in a circle? If it does it has to have been supplied by a NATO country...at least that's my understanding. It could be NATO equivalent but the NATO stamp can't be used if it didn't come from a NATO nation.

Mule · Jul 21, 2020

Hey, S.M.I.B. It was nice being your neighbor, last weekend, sir.

I don't have any experience with that ammo. But, here's a couple of links which appear to have more info:

https://forum.cartridgecollectors.org/t/1990s-german-dag-men-7-62mm-nato-ab22-cartridges/7522

http://staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk/?page_id=662

https://fnforum.net/forums/fn-scar-17s/41146-german-dag-7-62-x-51-ammo-questions.html#/topics/41146

The unusual jacket seems to be cupronickel coated steel.

herkybird72 · Jul 21, 2020

German surplus. I’ve used it in both my M1A and M&P 10. Worked great. As others have said it can’t be used on steel.

gre24ene · Jul 21, 2020

give me 3 or 4 boxes to shoot out of a Scar and I will give you a range report.

Art3 · Jul 21, 2020

TheOriginalMexicanBob said:
What's the headstamp? Does the rim have the NATO cross in a circle? If it does it has to have been supplied by a NATO country...at least that's my understanding. It could be NATO equivalent but the NATO stamp can't be used if it didn't come from a NATO nation.

Mine has the cross. The rest of the stamp is the same as the lot number on the box.

I couldn't find any empties laying around to confirm whether they are boxer or berdan primed. I haven't tried reloading any.

SKIP · Jul 21, 2020

Four Battle Packs left.
My FN/Fal loves it.

MaxVO2 · Jul 21, 2020

*****That's pretty cool stuff. I thought they were Austrian. I have several boxes as well, and do not shoot steel with them as they attract a magnet (steel core?). It's fairly accurate, and I've had zero problems with FTF, etc.. Mine came in a thick vinyl waterproof cover with the regular cardboard boxes inside. Mine have the NATO cross. I assume the brass is safe to reload as I've dumped the brass into our collective brass bucket...

John from MD · Jul 21, 2020

German surplus. I have put literally thousands of rounds through M1919 and M60. Good stuff.

S.M.I.B · Jul 21, 2020

Mule said:
Hey, S.M.I.B. It was nice being your neighbor, last weekend, sir.

I don't have any experience with that ammo. But, here's a couple of links which appear to have more info:

https://forum.cartridgecollectors.org/t/1990s-german-dag-men-7-62mm-nato-ab22-cartridges/7522

http://staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk/?page_id=662

https://fnforum.net/forums/fn-scar-17s/41146-german-dag-7-62-x-51-ammo-questions.html#/topics/41146

The unusual jacket seems to be cupronickel coated steel.

It was a good weekend. You and the others in the group are what make it such a great experience. Had my new build out yesterday. Rang some steel at 200 which is better than I thought my eyes would allow anymore. I will sit down next week and see what kind of accuracy I can get from it.

SKIP · Jul 21, 2020

MaxVO2 said:
*****That's pretty cool stuff. I thought they were Austrian. I have several boxes as well, and do not shoot steel with them as they attract a magnet (steel core?). It's fairly accurate, and I've had zero problems with FTF, etc.. Mine came in a thick vinyl waterproof cover with the regular cardboard boxes inside. Mine have the NATO cross. I assume the brass is safe to reload as I've dumped the brass into our collective brass bucket...

Austrian is Hertinberger and reloadable.
German ammo is Berdan Primed.

rob · Jul 21, 2020

The silver bullets are for hunting werewolves, right?

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SKIP · Jul 21, 2020

rob said:
The silver bullets are for hunting werewolves, right?

Sent from my SM-T380 using Tapatalk

Not silver but copper cuprinol.

Not familiar with this ammo

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