FNM Portugese Ammunition

[Light Infantry]

Is there a cut-ff date when this ammo moved from corrosive to non-corrosive.
Also, if so, is that an across the board date regardless of calibre?

 

[can14]

I do know that it was made for the mauser 98k and mg42 machine guns

 

[kjohn]

I can't help there, but I do know it is nice, nice ammo.

 

[peterdobson]

We used a bunch and it was supplied at our NSRA .303 British shoot. Higher quality and non-corrosive.

Peter

 

[Webley No.5]

I believe for 8mm the FNM ammo was non corrosive sometime in the 70s. I know they did boxer primed in like late 80s stuff that was definitely non corrosive (on a side note is there such a thing as corrosive boxer primers). I have some on strippers that I shot in a Chinese mauser and it didn’t rust. I’d have to check it for the date though. If you have some you want to ship let me know I like it haha

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

There was a batch of British NRA match issue 7.62x51 made by John Carmichael using FNM brass. Mid 90s during the period when 155gr Sierras were suddenly the only ammo worth firing at paper targets. He lives in Ottawa now after selling the business but it is not on-line so I wonder if it survived.