Yugo 1953 8mm Surplus Ammo

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Hello..

A number of years ago I bought a large quantity of 8mm surplus with the thought of using it in my K98's. I realize now that I simply don't have the time to do much high powered rifle shooting and I'm trying to decide what I should do with what I have.

Is there any market for this ammo? I've fired some of it and it works and seems to be fairly consistent accuracy wise. It is of course corrosive and requires careful cleaning of the rifle shortly after each session of shooting.

Please advise.

Thank-you.
Jim.

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Dirty, reasonably accurate, good plinking fodder. I bought a case in the fall, paid $0.50/round didn’t feel ripped off.

Lacquered cases make for sticky bolt issues in one of my RC rifles, something that never happens with brass.

How much is a “large quantity?” There are a few MG owners who would be interested I’m sure
 
Looks like brass cases to me, but what do I know. Well, I do know that I have shot off plenty of that older 52/53 Yugo stuff. The odd dud, but lots of poop! I pull the bullets and reuse them and the powder in boxer primed brass. Some got ratty on me because of poor storage, so I pulled a bunch and got good use from the powder and bullets.

I wish I would have bought a box car full years ago when they were trying to get rid of it. I did buy plenty and am still shooting stuff I bought thirty years ago. :)
 
It's good accurate ammo, I have shot a bit of it.
Harder to find now however. Definitely valuable, last I saw this stuff for sale the crate was open and it was 10 bucks for a box of 15 rounds.
If you still have the rifles your best bet is to hold on to the ammo. It won't go bad and it isn't getting easier or cheaper to find.
 
Good ammo for milsurp. Shot lots of it. Out of about 1400 rounds had one bad box, usually not many duds.

sidvicious, from what I've heard Romanian is lighter. Correct me if I'm wrong but it's 150 grain vs 196 grain for Yugo. 196 was standard during WW2.
 
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Hi Gents..

I'm reading all the replies just so that you know. A couple of you have PM'd me but I'm going to wait until I hear from more people in this thread. In the meantime the ammo isn't going anywhere. I keep it on pallets out in the barn high and dry.

Shipping this stuff would be prohibitively expensive I think.

Jim.
 
lanshoka said:
Hi Gents..

I'm reading all the replies just so that you know. A couple of you have PM'd me but I'm going to wait until I hear from more people in this thread. In the meantime the ammo isn't going anywhere. I keep it on pallets out in the barn high and dry.

Shipping this stuff would be prohibitively expensive I think.

Jim.
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Where are you located?
 
1950s Yugo 8mm is notorious for its reputation for having case failures which can be catastrophic in semi-autos. I have personally experienced split necks, case head separations, and blown primers. Mauser actions can safely contain these problems but they can do serious damage to semi-autos.
 
Captmidnite said:
Selling for $825. Grate (900rds)....Lever Arms Vancouver, BC
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That's quite a bit more than what I paid back in 2012. I still have the invoice from Frontier Firearms in a shoebox somewhere. Same 900 rounds per crate with NO stripper clips.

I'm thinking I should keep mine for my nephews who are just a couple of years into shooting. I still have 3 K98's and a VZ-24 to feed.
 
sidvicious said:
How does this compare with the steel cased Romanian 8mm?
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More recoil but more accurate (198gr vs 150 gr), not as reliable as the Romanian 8mm. From my experience

- Few cracked necks, minor case splits, popped primers.

Its 70 year old ammo and I suspect the brass quality was pretty poor. Its good blasting fodder and reasonably reliable unlike the turkish or iranian 8mm.
 
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