Portugese NATO .308 'dud'

[dude]

Just an FYI

I had a dud primer today, after happliy shooting a few cases of the Portugese stuff over the past year or so.

I re-loaded it back into my Garand to see if it was just a lite f-pin strike but no joy. For the pure pursiut of science I loaded it into my Mauser but again no joy.............dud primer.




(yes, thay are both .308 barrelled rifles!)

 

[CWL]

That's still not too bad for cheap surplus ammo. One dud every few thousand rounds'll keep you on your toes for FTF/FTE drills.

 

[dude]

FTF/FTE drills are a thing of the past for me...........now they are a pleasant suprise (as I long time revolver/P7 man)

 

[FireInTheHole]

what's the headstamp?

 

[C.R.Sam]

I have had failure to fire, rarely, with fresh issue U.S. Military ammo.

Sam

 

[dude]

headstamp: BF 79 68

 

[FireInTheHole]

thx