8mm surplus. Where?

Chopperhead

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Where to find 8mm surplus ammo in Canada?? looked online but I couldnt find any in canada only US supply. so if anyone knows of a good source for the stuff let me know. (NO ROMANIAN) preferably yugo but im not picky.

also looking for some surplus 7mm mauser so if anyone knows where some of that is let me know as well.

on another note, how well does factory hunting rounds of 8mm mauser fair in old milsurp rifles?


Thanks
Kyle.
 
It doesn't exist in significant quantaties. What do you have against the Romanian? It shoots very nicely out of my FN-49.
 
never personally shot it but some folks I know have and it caused jams and misfired alot and was just generally ####y. and this is more then one person so i dunno. they tried several diffrent kinds and the Romanian caused lots of problems while the yugo performed flawlessley and gave the best groups out of the lots. (i don't rember what other coutrys surplus they used but there was a few diffrent kinds)
 
As far as hunting loads, you might want to try the Igman stuff from Districorp. It is dirty but fairly accurate and a cheap plinking round. You might want to check out the reloading route for it as well. (As a lot of the guys who shoot 8mm do)
Canam was hinting that he might have some surplus 8mm coming in, we'll have to wait and see.
 
Chopperhead said:
never personally shot it but some folks I know have and it caused jams and misfired alot and was just generally s**ty. and this is more then one person so i dunno. they tried several diffrent kinds and the Romanian caused lots of problems while the yugo performed flawlessley and gave the best groups out of the lots. (i don't rember what other coutrys surplus they used but there was a few diffrent kinds)
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I think you may be confusing your ammo types. Romanian has never been commercially imported into Canada. I've only seen 2 cases of Romanian in Canada, and it was all sealed in tins and is top quality. Romanian light ball is a lacquered steel case, with red sealant on the neck and primer.

Turk 8mm has lousy reputation and it was imported in quantity.
 
Stevo said:
I think you may be confusing your ammo types. Romanian has never been commercially imported into Canada. I've only seen 2 cases of Romanian in Canada, and it was all sealed in tins and is top quality. Romanian light ball is a lacquered steel case, with red sealant on the neck and primer.

Turk 8mm has lousy reputation and it was imported in quantity.
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well thats very possible. and probably likely then if there is that little of the romanian stuff in Canada.
 
I use Winchester grey box ammo and reload the brass. It's the only 8mm I've ever used, so my opinion is somewhat limited. But then again, I've never felt the need to use anything else.
For reloading I use Speer 170gr. hot-cor's, they make a 200gr which is cheaper, which I'm going to try.
I've also heard Turkish surplus is pretty filthy. "Made by the cheapest bidder and stored in dubious conditions"
I belive Marstar has some cheap factory 8mm
We are talking 7.92x57JS right? Not any of the weird old 8mm calibres?
Good luck in your quest. You shooting a k98?
 
8mm is very hard to get in any amount in canada so the only way is to reload it. i have about 3000 rds in belts ready to go. buy the cheap junk 8mm and take it apart and reload it into boxer brass. sell the brass for scrap. i have been doing this for years and works out good for me.
 
ya that sounds like a good plan except for the small little fact that I don't reload nor do I really have any desire to do it.

too much math and work involved witch I have no desire to dable in. I'll end up blowing my gun apart or damaging it at least.
 
sounds like Chopperhead needs to make friends with mg34 in order that they can both benifit from reduced price ammo!

CH - invests in some good reloading gear for MG34 to use, then he gets discount prices on 8mm ammo?

team work..s
 
Chopperhead, reloading Has little math, and wile it is a bit of work, the QC of the ammo is set by you, and I would say that handloads would be better for you gun, compared to say questionalble surpluss ammo.
 
maybe but Ive seen some of the results of bad handloads some even on this board where their guns have litterally exploded. seen alot of others where the guns only get damaged but it still kinda scares me abit not so much for my own safety im more concerned about recking my guns. :eek:

paying alittle less for ammo doesnt really add up if you blow ur gun apart.
 
Only idiots and dumbasses, and the verry unlucky blow up there guns with there bad handloads. My simple self has loaded thousands and thousands of handloads without one dud, or kb, or other issue.
 
Been reloading for over 40 years. Must have loaded for 150 different rifles, maybe more. No kabooms. One has to exercise reason & common sense, but it is NOT a dangerous hobby. Regards, Eagleye.
 
There is also the amount of time involved with reloading. I'm in the same boat as Chopperhead. I'd like to get a large quantity of 8mm ammo, and I don't want to reload. It's too time consuming.
 
ilovepotatos said:
There is also the amount of time involved with reloading. I'm in the same boat as Chopperhead. I'd like to get a large quantity of 8mm ammo, and I don't want to reload. It's too time consuming.
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You're too late, I bought it all already.
 
Stevo said:
You're too late, I bought it all already.
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Not all of it baby! In the "golden days of surplus ammo", the early to mid 90's, i bought many thousands of 8x57mm and .303. I still have lots, wish I had more:cool:
 
Chopperhead said:
ya that sounds like a good plan except for the small little fact that I don't reload nor do I really have any desire to do it.

too much math and work involved witch I have no desire to dable in. I'll end up blowing my gun apart or damaging it at least.
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Hi

I reload, I enjoy it. It is very satisfying to win a match with your own reloads.

Having said that, I like being able to buy a case of ammo every now and then. Reloading does take time.

I know a doctor or two that shoot. Their free time is precious and when the family is not taking up their free time, they don't want to be stuck in front of a reloading bench. They make more money in an hour then they could ever save reloading for that same amount of time.
I've said it before, reloading is a bandaid solution to the ammo supply problems in this country.
 
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