Mark_from_Iowa
Member
I am relatively new to the milsurp rifle game, and I have been trying to find the best ammo for my 1948 Izhevsk Mosin Nagant M44. I have some Polish light ball with a 1984 headstamp, which works fine, but about 1 in 10 cases split vertically down the neck. So I have been looking for some others to try.
I recently stopped by a local gunshop that stocks 7.62x54R, and the guy sold me a few boxes of what he called "Sellier & Bellot non-corrosive 7.62x54R". He really played up the whole non-corrosive angle, he said it was "modern", and I figured I was getting a heck of a deal at only $5 a box.
I got suspicious when I got home and the only place I could find "Sellier & Bellot" on the boxes was his in-store pricetag. I did some digging and I think I've identified it as Czech Silvertip. The headstamp has "bxn" and "64" on it, and here is a picture:
Is there any way that this stuff is really:
a) non-corrosive?
b) Sellier & Bellot? (I know they're Czech)
c) modern?
I feel like an idiot , and I am thinking about letting this shop owner know what I think of him and his ethics . Could this have been an honest mistake? I'd like some guidance here. To clarify, I don't care if it is corrosive. But I bought it that day because I was told that it was "good ammo" by someone who presumably knew their stuff. I guess it is more of an ethics question than an ammo question.
Note to self: Do research before spending $$.
I recently stopped by a local gunshop that stocks 7.62x54R, and the guy sold me a few boxes of what he called "Sellier & Bellot non-corrosive 7.62x54R". He really played up the whole non-corrosive angle, he said it was "modern", and I figured I was getting a heck of a deal at only $5 a box.
I got suspicious when I got home and the only place I could find "Sellier & Bellot" on the boxes was his in-store pricetag. I did some digging and I think I've identified it as Czech Silvertip. The headstamp has "bxn" and "64" on it, and here is a picture:
Is there any way that this stuff is really:
a) non-corrosive?
b) Sellier & Bellot? (I know they're Czech)
c) modern?
I feel like an idiot , and I am thinking about letting this shop owner know what I think of him and his ethics . Could this have been an honest mistake? I'd like some guidance here. To clarify, I don't care if it is corrosive. But I bought it that day because I was told that it was "good ammo" by someone who presumably knew their stuff. I guess it is more of an ethics question than an ammo question.
Note to self: Do research before spending $$.