Hungarian Heavy Ball

[D-Rock]

I picked up half a crate of the Hungarian heavy ball 7.62X54 ammo from districorp and noticed that all of the bullets were yellow tipped. After shooting off several rounds it is definitely not tracer. Does anybody know what it is?

 

[muh-muh-muh-mauser]

You already stated what it is-Heavy Ball. Here is a little history lesson. It was designated the M1930 Heavy Bullet Type D load for use in M1910 Maxim MGs (the "D" stands for Dal'noboinaya=Long Range). It is a 182gr and in the Maxim has an max range of 4,500-5,000m. It was colour coded to differentiate it from the normal "light" ball round which was a 148gr bullet. The light ball had a silver stripe (like the czech milsurp you can buy) while the heavy ball had a yellow one. After WWII when the Maxims were phased out of service the heavy ball round meant for them was as well and production ceased in the 1970's. As a result, there was no longer a need to colour code the rounds since only light ball was being used. That is why standard 54 ball ammo today has no colour code.

 

[D-Rock]

Cool, I sure like the fireball that it sends out of my mosin.

 

[ilovepotatos]

Cool, I sure like the fireball that it sends out of my mosin.

20 bucks says M44.

 

[OneBarfly]

I picked up half a crate of the Hungarian heavy ball 7.62X54 ammo from districorp and noticed that all of the bullets were yellow tipped. After shooting off several rounds it is definitely not tracer. Does anybody know what it is?

I thought they were sold out?

 

[D-Rock]

Actually it is an M91 and I picked the stuff up a few months ago from Things Military in Calgary.