7.62x54R .... Olympic?
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most that claim to have used report a poor quality product.
i've never tried it.
http://www.7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmo035.htm
i've never tried it.
http://www.7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmo035.htm
Read elsewhere that it was wildly inaccurate as it is loaded with .308 diameter bullets rather than .311 which is supposed to be the correct size for the 7.62x54r round.
A local shop had it for $5 a box and figured it was probably worth picking up at that price and sure enough I measured a few bullets and it's .308 and some Yugo surplus I measured was .311.
My guess would be that it might shoot fine in some rifles but even if it shoots lousy there isn't any other noncorrosive 54r available as cheap.
A local shop had it for $5 a box and figured it was probably worth picking up at that price and sure enough I measured a few bullets and it's .308 and some Yugo surplus I measured was .311.
My guess would be that it might shoot fine in some rifles but even if it shoots lousy there isn't any other noncorrosive 54r available as cheap.
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I've heard some bad things on Olympic, however, I couldn't give you any credible evidence as it was all word of mouth. Which could be credible or completely false, but... I won't ever buy it.
Here's someone who actually performed tests on it.
http://www.7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmo035.htm
It developed its reputation when surplus 7.62x54R was dirt cheap. Olympic was priced higher yet still berdan primed. Word of mouth says that the primers weren't all that great, but the link above says the bullet is the right size. For people who couldn't use steel core/jacketed bullets, it was sometimes the only thing they could use. At least you could sell the brass for recycling scrap.
I didn't even know it was still available. I haven't seen anybody but Ammoman list it for some time, and he's out of stock.
jm
http://www.7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmo035.htm
It developed its reputation when surplus 7.62x54R was dirt cheap. Olympic was priced higher yet still berdan primed. Word of mouth says that the primers weren't all that great, but the link above says the bullet is the right size. For people who couldn't use steel core/jacketed bullets, it was sometimes the only thing they could use. At least you could sell the brass for recycling scrap.
I didn't even know it was still available. I haven't seen anybody but Ammoman list it for some time, and he's out of stock.
jm
rangerruck
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it's allright, i would do it for hunting purposes.
fastbike
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I've had a large percentage (~40) of split necks from Olympic. Tried two boxes, quit using it. Also very inaccurate. Much better surplus available for similar price.
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