7.62 surplus identification and palma 7.62 ammo

[RidingHood]

Hey guys,
We've got a bunch of 7.62x51 surplus here and was wondering if anyone could shine a light on the origin or reputation on quality. The headstamps are:

MAL 7.62 4-82
I know its 7.62 made in 4th month of 82. origin? any good?

second
7.62x51 0.F.N.19.70
any ideas?

Thanks nato nutz.

 

[Missing Something]

Without pictures.. its most likely...

The MAL ammo is Malaysian 7.62
OFN is most likely Nigerian 7.62

 

[Silverback]

Here is a good web site for headstamps: http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm and according to which "Missing Something" is correct.

 

[RidingHood]

Thanks for that link, thats pretty cool.

Found this palma 7.62 ammo at a gun show and it looked pretty cool so I grabbed it. Anyone ever see this stuff before? Is it pretty common?

This first one is an FMJ bullet and no weight written on the box.

This one clearly says 155gr and its a hollow point match bullet.

 

[Silverback]

I've been to quite a few gun shows and I haven't seen any Palma Match ammo before, I would imagine that it would be collectible to a cartridge collector.
IIRC Sierra developed the 155 grain Matchking specifically for the Palma Match ammunition.
I think that is pretty cool too, the boxes look to be in excellent condition, nice find.