Argentine 7.62x51 Question

[shotgunjoel]

I went to the gun show today and was looking for 7.62 NATO. There was some Argentine for $0.40/rd. I've seen Argentine surplus in a couple of area gun shops and hadn't heard anything either way on quality. I picked up 200 rounds of it for $80. It's from 1982, berdan primed, and has a green sealant around the primer. Brass case, copper jacketed bullet. It is headstamped "7.62x51" across the top and "##FLB82" across the bottom. The '##' is a number anywhere from 10-16. There was some slight tarnish on about 15-20 rounds and black-green tarnish/oxidation on 5 rounds that I set aside. This is my first time buying 7.62 surplus. What can you tell me about this ammo? Thanks.

 

[Ian]

It should be good stuff. I've shot a couple thousand rounds of it with no complaints.

 

[FSJeeper]

I bought a bunch of this back when it was very cheap. No complaints functionwise other than the accuracy is not very good.

 

[marktx]

loose Argentine 7.62x51 surplus is selling for .29 a round down here in the south. I'm thining of buying some but it seemed a little too cheap and I'm wondering what the catch is.

 

[shotgunjoel]

I bought a bunch of this back when it was very cheap. No complaints functionwise other than the accuracy is not very good.

Shoot, I'm not too concerned about function, it's for a bolt gun. I was hoping more for accuracy. Still good for shooting around.

 

[unwise11]

Boltguns like match grade or at least the ones I have been around do.

 

[shotgunjoel]

Boltguns like match grade

This is for an old mil-surp Mauser, not a new Remington.

 

[shotgunjoel]

Does anybody know what the 2 digit before 'FLB' represents or tells us? Is it the machine that made the case, or some other kind of code? It doesn't appear to be a month from the number range.