Portugese NATO .308 'dud'

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dude
August 31, 2003, 02:05 AM
Just an FYI

I had a dud primer today, after happliy shooting a few cases of the Portugese stuff over the past year or so.

I re-loaded it back into my Garand to see if it was just a lite f-pin strike but no joy. For the pure pursiut of science I loaded it into my Mauser but again no joy.............dud primer.




(yes, thay are both .308 barrelled rifles!)
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CWL
August 31, 2003, 04:41 AM
That's still not too bad for cheap surplus ammo. One dud every few thousand rounds'll keep you on your toes for FTF/FTE drills.
dude
August 31, 2003, 06:33 AM
FTF/FTE drills are a thing of the past for me...........now they are a pleasant suprise (as I long time revolver/P7 man)
FireInTheHole
August 31, 2003, 08:51 AM
what's the headstamp?
C.R.Sam
August 31, 2003, 01:03 PM
I have had failure to fire, rarely, with fresh issue U.S. Military ammo.

Sam
dude
August 31, 2003, 04:06 PM
headstamp: BF 79 68
FireInTheHole
August 31, 2003, 09:29 PM
thx
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