Did I buy the wrong ammo for my SKS?

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ArchiePerry

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Hello!

I just bought an SKS through CGN and its in the mail.

In excited anticipation I went down to a local shop and bought up a case of 1120 sks ammo. I am worried though because I just asked the guy in the shop and he told me this is what i want. Being completely new to SKS's though I am concerned that I might have in fact have gotten the wrong stuff.

I haven't opened the box yet because I want to be able to return it if it is the wrong stuff.

The writing on the side says:

1120 104/74-bxn
7,62-43
27 kg
Kctp 0,9x0,3/1.1-f nma 13/61

can anybody translate? What do these numbers mean?

SKS is supposed to be 7.62 x 39 , not 43?


THANKS!
 
That's the right stuff, the round was developed in 1943. It's Czech surplus, I'm looking at a crate right now. Open that puppy up and go nuts. Yes, there are threads here on how to open the crate.
 
It was made by Sellier & Bellot (bxn) on contract for the Czechoslovakian military in 1974.

The crate weighs 57 kg (or 125-1/2 pounds) and contains 1120 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition Model 43.

Model 43 is the Soviet (and other East Bloc) designation for the 7.62x39 cartridge. It was adopted in 1943, hence the designation.

You got the right stuff, tovarich.

BTW, there are a lot of warnings going around regarding this ammo being corrosive, but I'm not at all sure how reliable they are. I know the old stuff from back in the '60s will rust the daylights out of your rifle, but I ran a bunch through an SKS last Fall and still haven't cleaned it and....... no rust. Anywhere. I was shooting the same make as yours, just 1973, and your ammo is newer.

Can anyone tell us when (if) this ammunition went from corrosive to noncorrosive priming?
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I have 70s Czech ammo for mine. It will not rust the bore but the area outside the chamber and on the bolt face will blacken and rust over a little bit if you haven't cleaned it in a few days (atleast for me it did).

I disassemble my SKS (not completely) and rinse the parts that were exposed to the corrosive blow back under hot water, wipe off with a shop towel, and oil up again. I'm testing that theory out right now after coming from the range so we will see how it holds out.
 
You have the right ammo.

ArchiePerry said:
Hello!

I just bought an SKS through CGN and its in the mail.

In excited anticipation I went down to a local shop and bought up a case of 1120 sks ammo. I am worried though because I just asked the guy in the shop and he told me this is what i want. Being completely new to SKS's though I am concerned that I might have in fact have gotten the wrong stuff.

I haven't opened the box yet because I want to be able to return it if it is the wrong stuff.

The writing on the side says:

1120 104/74-bxn
7,62-43
27 kg
Kctp 0,9x0,3/1.1-f nma 13/61

can anybody translate? What do these numbers mean?

SKS is supposed to be 7.62 x 39 , not 43?


THANKS!
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.30/06 FTW said:
Glad to see you finally got an SKS man!
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It wasn't even on my RADAR except you kept pushing me to get one. So now I'm pretty excited, like Monday / Tuesday is Christmas and not because of the election.

irkedtadpole; said:
You got the right stuff, man. Now for the important question:
How much $$??
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$225 for the crate or 20.45 cents / round. Not bad?

Better than some of the 1$ / round stuff I saw advertised on various internet places.
I wonder if it is any less accurate than the expensive stuff.
 
ArchiePerry said:
...I wonder if it is any less accurate than the expensive stuff.
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I did accuracy testing with some commercial and surplus 7.62x39mm last Fall and the Czech M43 grouped the tightest of all the brands I compared.

Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised.........so I bought six more crates.:D

P.S. Make sure you keep your stripper clips, those Soviet Bloc ones are the absolute best.:cool:

I hate it when guys throw them out.:mad:
 
smellie said:
It was made by Sellier & Bellot (bxn) on contract for the Czechoslovakian military in 1974.

The crate weighs 57 kg (or 125-1/2 pounds) and contains 1120 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition Model 43.

Model 43 is the Soviet (and other East Bloc) designation for the 7.62x39 cartridge. It was adopted in 1943, hence the designation.

You got the right stuff, tovarich.

BTW, there are a lot of warnings going around regarding this ammo being corrosive, but I'm not at all sure how reliable they are. I know the old stuff from back in the '60s will rust the daylights out of your rifle, but I ran a bunch through an SKS last Fall and still haven't cleaned it and....... no rust. Anywhere. I was shooting the same make as yours, just 1973, and your ammo is newer.

Can anyone tell us when (if) this ammunition went from corrosive to noncorrosive priming?
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Your ammo is corrosive. The bore of you SKS is more than likely chrome lined so it will not rust. Your gas system on the other hand may be a different story. If you live in a dry climate or have a well dehumidified safe it may not be an issue. It's not the priming compund itself that is corrosive, it simply attracts water that corrodes the gun.
 
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