Weird Czech m43? (entirely grey?!)

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So I opened a crate of ammo and to my surprise the boxes were a bluish colour. Kind of weird I thought but whatever. When I opened the boxes I noticed the rounds are entirely a greyish-silver colour, wtf? So i checked the headstamps.

My regular ammo is marked what appears to be "bxn 68" however the grey ammo is marked "aym 68". I have no idea what to think since I've never seen ammo like this before.

Any idea why this ammo would be completely grey? Is it safe to shoot? I am completely puzzled. Kinda sucks because I ordered this ammo for a range day with some friends but I have no idea if I should shoot it or not :p

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Yeah, I am curious as well but my main concern was the weird colour of the ammo. Any idea what was done differently to make the ammo such an odd colour?

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DaveMachine said:
Yeah, I am curious as well but my main concern was the weird colour of the ammo. Any idea what was done differently to make the ammo such an odd colour?
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Hi

Sure looks like a tin wash / tin plate. Zinc would be the other option, but it should look a little different.

Of course they *could* be silver bullets designed for Central European vampire hunting ... :D

Bob
 
I believe it is zinc phosphate. Done to try to reduce costs. See the other thread for variations. AYM is PS in Slovakia (Ex-Czechoslovakia). I have never seen the AYM headstamp, was it from us?
 
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