7.62 NATO ammo with CBC headstamp

[Light Infantry]

I recall many years ago that there was soem 7.62 NATO ammo that had an issue with its powder. I believe it was loaded with fast burning pistol ammo?, that tended to severely damage a few firearms when fired.

Was it CBC ammo, or some other brand?

 

[CanAm]

Yes, CBC Brazil. CBC 75 Headstamp

 

[B]

YIKES! A .308 filled with pistol powder. Makes for a pretty nasty bomb I'd guess.

 

[Colin]

For a second there I thought CBC as in....

 

[Vimy Ridge]

Stay away, stay well away!

 

[Boltgun]

Yes, CBC Brazil. CBC 75 Headstamp

There is an acception to this. Gold Cross Ammunition was "re-manufacturing" this ammuntion for TR matches. If it is packed in Gold Cross Ammunition cases it is GTG.

Boltgun

 

[fishy]

For a second there I thought CBC as in....

I also envisioned a liberally biased corporation making 7.62 that shoots love instead of evil lead.

 

[sunray]

"...liberally biased corporation making 7.62..." That's full of flakes and nuts.

 

[tootall]

I remember reading the recall warnings about that stuff.
Apparently, it blew up a few guns including a Remington 700, which is a pretty strong action.
Lab pressure tests showed it to be making about 130,000 psi.

 

[IDPACONVERT]

YIKES! A .308 filled with pistol powder. Makes for a pretty nasty bomb I'd guess.

Oh yeah, very nasty

 

[woodchopper]

I remember reading the recall warnings about that stuff.
Apparently, it blew up a few guns including a Remington 700, which is a pretty strong action.
Lab pressure tests showed it to be making about 130,000 psi.

+P++++++++++

 

[Light Infantry]

Headstamp on these is "76".

 

[Vimy Ridge]

I actually have a few that were mixed in with other 7.62 x 51, point being, always check your headstamps!!! I'm just going to keep the bullet and casing for reloading - not worth the risk of firing these.

 

[BattleRife]

I remember reading the recall warnings about that stuff.
Apparently, it blew up a few guns including a Remington 700, which is a pretty strong action.
Lab pressure tests showed it to be making about 130,000 psi.

Much sadder is that it blew up a FN MAG-58, one of only a handful of them in civilian hands in the U.S.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

The story about 'some' CBC 75 is the Brazillean Army bought a quantity of linked ball, but they had seating depth problems. So they sold the whole shipment to Chile. The bullets were pulled on all of it and the powder dumped into a hopper. Some one some how mixed in some identical looking pistol powder. The Chileans found that problem and quaranteened it all. It was sold as scrap, but boys will be boys and it ended up on the US surplus market. A full auto collector had a catastrophic blowup. There was a class action lawsuit and a recall and everyone looked for the guilty parties. If the ammo is in square cardboard boxes with an inked label from Century, it is part of the suspect loading.

There is a brighter ending than you might think. Gold Cross pulled the FMJ bullets and loaded a pretty decent run of 155gr Sierra Palma target ammo with those primed cases. I bought a case from a CGN'er but my reloader pulled the bullets and recharged with 4041. The reloads are packaged in different boxes with the recipe and dates. It shot just fine in my Norinco. So not everything about CBC is bad, just when it is left as is.