.308 military surplus ammo today

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Found some at a local shop on my lunch break. They wanted $9.50/ box (of 20) and the guy couldn't tell me anything about it with regard to bullet grain, charge, accuracy, or where they came from. They are obviously military surplus. I took a pic of the box with my cameraphone (sorry for quality) and sketched what the headstamp looks like.
Anyone know any details about this ammo and can I assume the brass is reloadable?

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Without a country code, I am lost. The 82 is the year. There should be more character(s) on the base.
If not, I would say to leave them at the store. Just my two cents.
 
I got a box of that stuff thrown in when i bought a rifle a while back; I think i was told it was Greek, but it sure looks like the stuff in the link above. Bluish box, IIRC, more so than the OP's picture looks.

It shot mediocre.
 
I called the gunshop and asked if i could return it, not being happy with how it wasn't advertised as corrosive. If they declined to refund me, I was prepared to talk about bad business, and that I might just give it back anyway. But they said they'd refund me if I brought it back. Thats good business.
 
Yes that was Corrosive S&B ammo.

While Berdan primed ammo is re loadable...
Finding primers is another story.
No primers, not re loadable.

I just scrap it now days.
 
berdan primed IS reloadable. It's a PITA, but it can be done.
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There are several methods to remove berdan primers, including hydraulic and the RCBS decapper that's available.

The problem is that berdan primers come in several sizes and their availability is next to zero, with no one that I know distributing them, and the prices are quite high from what I have heard.

The simple solution is to sell the fired brass for scrap, and buy boxer primed ammo or cases for reloading.



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