What is this?

[ASM80]

Has 7.9 marked on it along with 7.9/FS/1944

I have about 200 rounds or so of it. Found it on a side job.

What kind of rifle do I have to buy to shoot it? LOL

 

[Allium]

quick google "Its technically 8mm Mauser, aka 7.9mm (7.92x57 military or 8mmx57 sporting)
" corrosive

 

[Threeband]

I think it's 8mm Mauser (aka 7.92 mm).

Others, feel free to correct me.

 

[ASM80]

the 7.92 threw me off. Thanks guys.

 

[Caeb75]

It's Turkish. Decent stuff. A friend used to run it through his 1919 when it was less than 5 cents a round.

 

[aquaman]

Has 7.9 marked on it along with 7.9/FS/1944

I have about 200 rounds or so of it. Found it on a side job.

What kind of rifle do I have to buy to shoot it? LOL

If you sell it let me know

 

[Threeband]

No, the OP is now obligated to buy one of these:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=282180234

 

[wilcam47]

yep it shoots decent for surplus ammo...it is corrosive though...

 

[lee2]

No, the OP is now obligated to buy one of these:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=282180234

wouldnt shoot turk ammo thru any semi...

 

[E.Shell]

yep it shoots decent for surplus ammo...it is corrosive though...

Fixed that for you.

I had a few thousand rounds of this too, but mine was in a light bluish colored bandoleer. Shot OK in bolt guns.

 

[Scott7891]

wouldnt shoot turk ammo thru any semi...

A 1919 as stated by a poster above would be fine since machine guns are used to hot rounds.

A Hakim would be definitely a huge no-no and will cause the gun to explode.
I only shoot this ammo in my Mauser.

 

[hvymax]

A 1919 as stated by a poster above would be fine since machine guns are used to hot rounds.

A Hakim would be definitely a huge no-no and will cause the gun to explode.
I only shoot this ammo in my Mauser.

I believe the issue is firing corrosive ammo through a semi where there are so many more nooks and crannies to hold the corrosive salts and ruin the gun.

 

[Scott7891]

I believe the issue is firing corrosive ammo through a semi where there are so many more nooks and crannies to hold the corrosive salts and ruin the gun.

Nope I looked up stories about the hakim+Turkish ammo. The consensus is the ammo is loaded way too hot and inconsistent to work reliably in the hakim which will cause the gun to eventually explode from the constant pressure wearing down the gun. Besides unless the ammo is domestic or Prvi Partizan in the blue/white box all 8mm. will be corrosive.

I had a hakim and shot nothing but corrosive ammo in it. Cleaning was a breeze essentially since:

A) being a direct impingement design no need to worry about a piston just squirt cleaning solvent down the gas tube that will push out the salts and other buildup

B) Has an open breach that exposes the gas when fired where most of it ends up on your face rather than the gun It gave my friend pimples he never had before

 

[Lou45]

yep it shoots decent for surplus ammo...it is corrosive though...

wouldnt shoot turk ammo thru any semi...

Fixed that for you.

I had a few thousand rounds of this too, but mine was in a light bluish colored bandoleer. Shot OK in bolt guns.

All the above.

Nope I looked up stories about the hakim+Turkish ammo. The consensus is the ammo is loaded way too hot and inconsistent to work reliably in the hakim which will cause the gun to eventually explode from the constant pressure wearing down the gun. Besides unless the ammo is domestic or Prvi Partizan in the blue/white box all 8mm. will be corrosive.

I had a hakim and shot nothing but corrosive ammo in it. Cleaning was a breeze essentially since:

A) being a direct impingement design no need to worry about a piston just squirt cleaning solvent down the gas tube that will push out the salts and other buildup

B) Has an open breach that exposes the gas when fired where most of it ends up on your face rather than the gun



It gave my friend pimples he never had before

The same thing gave a friend of mine venerial warts all over his junk.