Surplus 7.62x39 - Russia vs. China vs. Czech vs. Yugo vs. what have you

[Stevo]

Is the Czech 1200 on strippers?
I thought only the 1120 was on strippers.

Yep. In the 1200 round cases the strippers are individually packaged in a cardboard sleeve inside a sealed plastic envelope.

 

[tootall]

When I crack open my 3 sealed cases, I'll watch for them!

 

[antiqueguy]

Is the Czech 1200 on strippers?
I thought only the 1120 was on strippers.

i thought it was 1120 too

 

[Stevo]

i thought it was 1120 too

If the Czech ammo isn't on strippers, like the tracer that came into Canada, the cases hold 1520 rounds.

 

[tootall]

So for Czech x39, its:

1120 ON strippers
1200 WITH strippers
1520 NO strippers

???
(and I can confirm the 1st and 3rd versions!)


Sorry for the thread-jack, BeaverMeat!

 

[Stevo]

That's correct, Tootall. I've not seen or heard of Czech 7.62x39 packaged any other way.

FWIW, the 1200 cases are packed 30 wrapped strippers to a 300 round bag x 4, if they haven't been individually re-labelled. No galvanized tin can in the 1200 cases.

 

[BeaverMeat]

Sorry for the thread-jack, BeaverMeat!

huh? oh yeah... I hear by reclaim my bits in cyberspace!

So get a case of 1200 Czech surplus if you want the stripper clips. I always laugh when you see a someone trying to sell them for $2 a piece. These are not rare bud!

 

[biker_boy]

Shot Russian ,Czech, Chinese, all worked fine have some of each still around no real preference. Surplus ammo I buy it when I find it price is what makes my decision.

 

[C18cz858]

After buy a 1440 case of Chinese surplus
The Czech stuff is like gold to me, whenever I find
A package under one of my truck seats I get really excited
I have had about 5 misfires with the chinese stuff out of about
600 rounds, so that's not bad. It has problems feeding in my 858
I chipped my bolt when it jammed. I recommend the Czech surplus

 

[saskcop]

I have gone through cases of the Czech stuff. I have also taken apart a lot of the different brands and I have been quite surprised at how nicely the Czech stuff seems to have been made. MFS looks good too.

 

[Ganderite]

If you are wondering how the various offerings shoot in various rifles, this might be of interest:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?776009-Range-Report-8-different-7-62x39