yugo mauser ammo availability

[standingbear]

I've been trying to find some ammo for a yugo m48.I know theres tons of the corrosive ammo out there but the stuff I bought is different.Its the s &b boxer primed and in a plain green box with just the caliber on it.The guy I got it from sells it cheap(8 bucks for 20 rnds) but cant remember where he got it and doesnt have anymore.Secondly...I have seen some ads for 8x57,8x57jr,8x57js-are all these 8mm mauser ammunition and lastly..anyone used the "hotshot" 8x57 soft points advertised in sgn for 20 rnds @6.87 and if so,who is stocking this ammo? thanks

 

[Tropical Z]

I know the "J's" are different power levels and somebody more knowledgeable than me will elaborate.Check out the sites below for good ammo deals.
www.aimsurplus.com

www.natchezss.com

www.ammunitionstore.com

 

[Dave Markowitz]

Your Yugo Mauser is chambered for 8x57JS, which uses a .323" bullet vs. the .318" bullet of the 8x57J. Sellier & Bellot ammo is usually carried by Natchez Shooters Supply, among others.

I haven't tried the Hot Shot ammo.

 

[cfabe]

www.ammunitionstore.com has a bunch of 8mm mauser, turkish I think, for rediculously cheap. It's around $25 / 700 rds. I picked up 700 last time I was down there ( they're about an hour from me) and It's pretty decent stuff for the price. Comes in 70rd bandoliers with 14 5rd stripper clips in each. I can't get the clips to work, they hold the cases too tight. The ammo fires fine though, I've had maybe 1 or 2 failures to fire out of 200 or so rounds. However it is corrosive and it is pretty dirty.

 

[Jim K]

You are not likely to encounter the 8x57jr or 8x57jrs. The "R" stands for rimmed, and the cartridge is a rimmed version of what we call the 8mm Mauser, made for break open 3 or 4 barrel guns and single shots.

The 8mm Mauser ammo sold today is all the larger diameter bullet (.323") and that is what your Yugo Mauser is made to use. Most of the surplus ammo is corrosive. The only non-corrosive I know was some made in Canada for the British in WWII and some made in Israel with Frankford Arsenal tooling.

The S&B is good ammo, non-corrosive and is German GI spec. Which means it is none too gentle at either end.

To add other names, the cartridge is also called the 7.92x57 and 7.9x57. The German army designation was simply "7,9".

Jim

 

[VG]

I've also tried Igman, but S&B is better. Bought it from Natchez.

 

[NEtracker]

I use the Turk 1943 corrosive stuff, and also some 1970's Romanian stuff in my M48. The Turk has more oomph.