Cheap NON-CORROSIVE 8mm Mauser Ammo?

[Lone_Gunman]

All I can seem to find is stuff that is either corrosive, or seems questionable. Any idea where I can get some non-corrosive 8mm Mauser ammo?

I found some Yugoslavian 8mm made in the 70's, but it didnt say if it was corrosive or not. Would the Yugos have still been making corrosive ammo in the 70s?

 

[jagdpanzer347]

Lone Gunman, the 70's Yugo is corrosive. It is also very, very good ammo. I kick myself for not buying more when it was readily available. Are you shooting it thru a bolt action rifle? If so, clean up is very simple. Run a few water-soaked patches down the bore, wipe down the bolt face with same, and clean as normal. Do not fear corrosive ammo, especially thru a bolt gun.
How much can you get it for, if you don't mind me asking.

-jagd

 

[Lone_Gunman]

380 round can for $32.95 from AIM Surplus

 

[jagdpanzer347]

Gunman, I wish AIM still had the Yugo 8mm. The ammo you are referring to is Romanian. IIRC correctly it is steel-cased 154-gr. ball ammo. The Yugo is brass-cased 196-gr. ball. I have some Romanian but haven't shot any yet. If you can find some 70's Yugo jump on it. Regards,

-jagd

 

[evan price]

Century has 8mm Yugo, 900 rounds/case packed in 15 rds/box. The sale is $45 per case, and shipping is $12.50 per order, regardless of how many you buy. Spend $500 and S&H is free. Spend $75 a get a free bayonet. You have to call to get this, it's not on the web site, ask for Deanna, her # is 5 on the auto answer system.
It's corrosive, but who really cares since 90% of 8mm mausers only ever had corrosive through it, and if you carry a little Windex to pour down the barrel when done shooting, who cares anyway?

When it's gone, it's gone.

 

[Koobuh]

Century apparently only has the '50s manufacture Yugo surplus. Stay away from that stuff.

For what it's worth, the Romanian shoots about as accurately and to roughly the same POI as the Yugo does from my dad's mausers (a Turk and a Yugo M24/47). It's quality stuff, '80s manufacture, but corrossive.

Lone_Gunman, about the cheapest new-manufacture 8mm you'll find is the Wolf Gold and the S&B product. You'll have to go hunting for it, though.

 

[dfaugh]

Lone_Gunman, about the cheapest new-manufacture 8mm you'll find is the Wolf Gold and the S&B product.

I gave up on most of the milsurp stuff, not becuse it was corrosive, but because none of it was very accurate. I bought a few boxes of S&B, and found it to be very accurate. And, of course, its non-corrosive. Haven't tried the Wolf yet, but I've used their 7.62x39 (not very accurate), 9mm (adequate, especially for cheap plinking ammo), and .22 Match Target (GREAT stuff in all my .22s for the money.) If I can get some 8mm at the next gun show, I'll probably try it.

 

[Koobuh]

Wolf is now marketing their 'Wolf Gold' line, which is essentially reboxed Prvi Partisan. Brass cased, boxer primed, supposedly pretty good stuff. My mosins didn't like the Wolf Gold x54r light ball, but I haven't tried any of their other stuff yet.

 

[TheTodd]

KOOBUH, what is wrong with the 50's Yugo ammo? Is it really that bad? I have some with the headstamp 11 over 56 with a star on each side. I haven't shot any of it yet, now I scared to try it out. What gives?

 

[EvisceratorSrB]

KOOBUH, what is wrong with the 50's Yugo ammo? Is it really that bad? I have some with the headstamp 11 over 56 with a star on each side. I haven't shot any of it yet, now I scared to try it out. What gives?

With my M48, I have no problems with accuracy. I have boxes of that exact ammo (headstamp 11 over 56). The only problems with the Yugo stuff I have is that the primers are extremely hard, and probably require a new striker spring for a near 100% successful fire (which I myself have not invested in). Are your rounds steel or copper? The steel are NOT good accuracy, which doubles up on the other negative: can't take many of the steel rounds to ranges (at least out here). Also, what rifle are you throwing these rounds with?

 

[America_without_liberals]

jagdpanzer347

The Yugo 8 that Century has is $34.87 for 600 rd case.

 

[Ohen Cepel]

I was told by an ammo dealer that I really trust that all the surplus 8mm is corrosive. It's all old and non-US.

I don't think you'll find any that isn't corrosive, and even then I would still clean it like it was just to be safe.

You can always go with the new production stuff but it's a lot more $$.

 

[cbsbyte]

I have yet to see any 8mm Mauser surplus ammo that was not corrosive. If you don't want to shoot corrosive ammo the only options is to buy new ammo, S&B is priced competively or reload.

On the side there are a few countries in Western europe that did not issue corrosive ammo to their troops. WWII dated Swedish and 1970s Swiss surplus military ammo are not corrosive, both are berden primed. All US WWII dated and Korean war ammo IS corrosive.

 

[Lone_Gunman]

All US WWII dated and Korean war ammo IS corrosive.

Are you sure about that? I have heard that no corrosive .30 Carbine ammo was ever made.