I ordered 600 rounds of the Russian post WW2 (1946-1953) milsurp ammo in 5 round stripper clips for 150 bucks +shipping. (I have since found other vendors selling it cheaper yet) With the current price of the stripper clips, was almost like buying the clips and getting the ammo for free. The 1946 ammo came in sealed galvanized spam cans and when cans were pierced, got a vacuum release hiss. All ammo and stripper clips were bright and clean as if put in can yesterday, not 66 years ago.
I was a bit leery about ammo being that old, but after reading the great sure fire results others were having, I gave it a try. I checked bullet diameters and found them without exception to be .308”. 1 pulled couple bullets, they have a lead core with a hollow base almost like a minnie ball and weighed 148 grains. At first was puzzled about that, as all my other Russian milsurp ammo is .310” and .311” diameter, but deduced the hollow base .308” will expand out to fill the rifling in larger bores.
Has anyone else encountered such with the 7.62x54 milsurp ammo?
I was a bit leery about ammo being that old, but after reading the great sure fire results others were having, I gave it a try. I checked bullet diameters and found them without exception to be .308”. 1 pulled couple bullets, they have a lead core with a hollow base almost like a minnie ball and weighed 148 grains. At first was puzzled about that, as all my other Russian milsurp ammo is .310” and .311” diameter, but deduced the hollow base .308” will expand out to fill the rifling in larger bores.
Has anyone else encountered such with the 7.62x54 milsurp ammo?
