7.62x54R Non-Corrosive FMJ/Expanding?
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Frank
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About the only non-military surplus, non-corrisive stuff I've found is the Sellier & Bellot and Igman stuff, both of which works well out of my 91/30 sniper.
As for where to find it, I imagine most gun shop would have it, or at least be able to get it.
As for where to find it, I imagine most gun shop would have it, or at least be able to get it.
I know Winchester makes some of the stuff but I can't get a hold of any through the local hunting store.
I'll have a look at the Sellier and Bellot stuff. Is it sold on those websites?
I don't trust districorp. They claim their 7.62x54R light hungarian ball to be non corrosive, but it is.
Thanks,
-Rohann
I'll have a look at the Sellier and Bellot stuff. Is it sold on those websites?
I don't trust districorp. They claim their 7.62x54R light hungarian ball to be non corrosive, but it is.
Thanks,
-Rohann
I have asked many gun stores about the win 7.62x54r ammo & new brass. I got blank stares at a few & one said the u.s .would not let it out of the country. I don't know who to believe as I got some brass out of buffalo arms, no problems.
Rohann,
The Winchester ammo is made by S&B, and is not available in Canada (or wasn't when I e-mailed Winchester a while ago, anyway). There is no such thing as milsurp 7.62x54 that isn't corrosive, regardless of what the advertisements say. Either use the civvy stuff, or just use hot water to clean your bore after shooting milsurp. The S&B is probably your best bet, as it's fairly cheap, truly non-corrosive, and reloadable (if that applies to you). I think you should be able to find S&B in any halfway-decent milsurp-type shop in your area.
Cheers,
Michael in Edmonton
The Winchester ammo is made by S&B, and is not available in Canada (or wasn't when I e-mailed Winchester a while ago, anyway). There is no such thing as milsurp 7.62x54 that isn't corrosive, regardless of what the advertisements say. Either use the civvy stuff, or just use hot water to clean your bore after shooting milsurp. The S&B is probably your best bet, as it's fairly cheap, truly non-corrosive, and reloadable (if that applies to you). I think you should be able to find S&B in any halfway-decent milsurp-type shop in your area.
Cheers,
Michael in Edmonton
S&B sounds like a good deal, as long as it isn't corrosive. The problem is, we don't have any halfway-decent milsurp-type shops in my area. I'll take a look around though and see if the hunting shop can order it in.
Oh and why wouldn't the US let it out of the country?
Thanks,
-Rohann
Oh and why wouldn't the US let it out of the country?
Thanks,
-Rohann
MiG25,
I've never seen the Winchester-branded stuff, but I've seen posts on some Yank gun forums saying that the cases are different. I would assume they meant other than the headstamp.
I don't think it would be economical for S&B to have two separate types of brass for the same calibre, so they likely are the same aside from markings.
Cheers,
Michael in Edmonton
I've never seen the Winchester-branded stuff, but I've seen posts on some Yank gun forums saying that the cases are different. I would assume they meant other than the headstamp.
I don't think it would be economical for S&B to have two separate types of brass for the same calibre, so they likely are the same aside from markings.
Cheers,
Michael in Edmonton
I think I found something...what about this?
http://sirmailorder.com/show_prod.php?product_id=159180&cat_id=10&subcat_id=100&PHPSESSID=0019ac6f79f29978c94d2f6f4d7b9ed6
-Rohann
http://sirmailorder.com/show_prod.php?product_id=159180&cat_id=10&subcat_id=100&PHPSESSID=0019ac6f79f29978c94d2f6f4d7b9ed6
-Rohann
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Rohann said:
I have steel plate tested this stuff and it is NOT CORROSIVE, I have also fired it through several Mosins including a 91/30 Sniper that I left un-cleaned for 3 weeks and there was NO EVIDENCE of it being corrosive. It is the ammo Districorp is selling.
The 7.62x54R boxes contained rounds with all the same headstamps 21 52. No evidence of primer sealant visible.
Powder weight averages 50.92g with a standard deviation of 0.363.
OACL averages 3.016" with a SD of .005.
Based on the numbers for powder weight and OACL it appears that the ammo is made on different machines but they appear to be fairly consistent. These numbers also represent a sample size of 20 rounds.
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Well when I first got my Nagant the bolt and bore looked nearly brand new. I went out, shot it, and two days later cleaned it. The bolt face had a lot of rust on it and the bore wasn't exactly spotless either.
Any comments on the SIR stuff? Looks to be Winchester.
-Rohann
Any comments on the SIR stuff? Looks to be Winchester.
-Rohann
Rohann said:
What was the headstamp on the stuff you fired?
You can get rust forming on bare metal pretty easily when you live close to a large body of salt water!
Can't comment on the Winchester stuff, I reload for the Mosin but it is factory Win, so it should be pretty good stuff.
