Ammo & Kitties

[Elessar]

I found a good deal on some 7.62x54R Polish 1976 surplus ammunition, so I bought... a lot.

Right now I just have two Mosin Nagant bolt actions that fire this ammo but I'm thinking about picking up a 1980's Romanian PSL (Russian SVD copy) or a surplus 50's SVT-40, which are both semiautomatic rifles that fire this type of ammunition and have much more handleable recoil than the Mosins.

1976 is some of the newest 7.62x54R surplus still around:


Imported in 2003:



One Crate (880 rounds)



Jack Playing in the Ammo Box




Two Crates (1760 rounds)




As Promised, More Kitty:

[Distracted]

Who's the kitty?

And...exactly HOW OLD is this ammo? Are you sure it won't blow up in your face if you use it for target practice?

[Elessar]

Who's the kitty?

And...exactly HOW OLD is this ammo? Are you sure it won't blow up in your face if you use it for target practice?

The kitty is Jack He's our younger cat. He's like 3. The older one is Sonic, he's 16:



Oh, it's 1976, says right there. Nah, it's almost perfectly safe . I have a crate of 600 rounds of Bulgarian 1950's stuff I bought several months ago that I've fired ~100 rounds out of and it's been flawless, not even a hangfire. I did some research talking to people who use this stuff before buying it. Usually, there's a general trend to go by. Like, with .303 British, people will advise STRONGLY against buying POF Pakistani/Indian stuff because it hangfires a lot. Polish 1970's came very highly recommended by folks who are obsessed with these Mosin Nagant rifles and the 7.62x54R cartridge.

BTW: Two much cooler pictures of my cats:



(That's me watching Stargate the film for the first time in the background.... like YEARS ago)



(I added the caption, "IM IN UR BOX. PLOTTING UR DEMIZ" and sent it into LOLcats )

[Entilzha]

I think he has more like "are you talking to me" look .

[evcake]

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(I added the caption, "IM IN UR BOX. PLOTTING UR DEMIZ" and sent it into LOLcats )

Jack is adorable

[Elessar]

NICE! YES! YES!

[enterprikayak]

(I added the caption, "IM IN UR BOX. PLOTTING UR DEMIZ")

only i think maybe the the cat should say "I iz in ur AMMO box" cause that's way more bad-ass.

Nah, it's almost perfectly safe

Just wanted to make sure we allllll read that right.

S'ok guys.

It's almost perfectly safe.

So....

[Bether6074]

More guns?

Cute kitties.

[Elessar]

(I added the caption, "IM IN UR BOX. PLOTTING UR DEMIZ")

only i think maybe the the cat should say "I iz in ur AMMO box" cause that's way more bad-ass.

Nah, it's almost perfectly safe

Just wanted to make sure we allllll read that right.

S'ok guys.

It's almost perfectly safe.

So....

Well I didn't wanna LIE and say PERFECTLY safe! There is always the small chance of misfires and hangfires but the biggest rule of thumb is just not to open the chamber until it goes off. A hangfire just means you pull the trigger and there's a delay of a few milliseconds before it goes off, which can be a weird feeling. Misfires are where the round doesn't go off at all. Basically, it doesn't go off. I've never had that happen.... ok LIES, I have had that happen and I didn't think about what I was doing and I removed the round without waiting, but you're supposed to wait like 45 seconds for it to go off. The thing is on MY experience, it wasn't a dead round. This isn't exactly going to inspire confidence but I had incorrectly reassembled my bolt a few range trips ago after a complete disassembly and soak of the parts in cleaning solvent. The firing pin didn't have QUITE enough protrusion to set off the round and instead of igniting the primer in the back of the bullet, it just kinda dented it. That was a frightening sight, to pull a bullet out with a big DENT in the friggin primer. I freaked out and threw it away into the dirt. Another probably bad idea. After a second one did it, I realized the bolt was FUBAR'd and took it apart and fixed it. But that's a misfire.

[evcake]

[Navigator]

Dude,

You better be working on field stripping M-16s while blindfolded and having your three best friends all yell at you simultaneously.

Your time is coming.

If well made and stored properly, ammo can last forever. I fired some WWII surplus not long ago. Just watch out for corrosive priming.

[Elessar]

Dude,

You better be working on field stripping M-16s while blindfolded and having your three best friends all yell at you simultaneously.

Your time is coming.

If well made and stored properly, ammo can last forever. I fired some WWII surplus not long ago. Just watch out for corrosive priming.

Yeah, I'm gonna learn it at OCS.

3 days away. I'll announce a big SO LONG before I leave.

[Aquarius]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!

[enterprikayak]

Well I didn't wanna LIE and say PERFECTLY safe! There is always the small chance of misfires and hangfires but the biggest rule of thumb is just not to open the chamber until it goes off. A hangfire just means you pull the trigger and there's a delay of a few milliseconds before it goes off, which can be a weird feeling. Misfires are where the round doesn't go off at all. Basically, it doesn't go off. I've never had that happen.... ok LIES, I have had that happen and I didn't think about what I was doing and I removed the round without waiting, but you're supposed to wait like 45 seconds for it to go off. The thing is on MY experience, it wasn't a dead round. This isn't exactly going to inspire confidence but I had incorrectly reassembled my bolt a few range trips ago after a complete disassembly and soak of the parts in cleaning solvent. The firing pin didn't have QUITE enough protrusion to set off the round and instead of igniting the primer in the back of the bullet, it just kinda dented it. That was a frightening sight, to pull a bullet out with a big DENT in the friggin primer. I freaked out and threw it away into the dirt. Another probably bad idea. After a second one did it, I realized the bolt was FUBAR'd and took it apart and fixed it. But that's a misfire.

Y'know, I read that story, and you are right....the very first thought I had was: "How almost perfectly safe that sounds!"

[Elessar]

Well I didn't wanna LIE and say PERFECTLY safe! There is always the small chance of misfires and hangfires but the biggest rule of thumb is just not to open the chamber until it goes off. A hangfire just means you pull the trigger and there's a delay of a few milliseconds before it goes off, which can be a weird feeling. Misfires are where the round doesn't go off at all. Basically, it doesn't go off. I've never had that happen.... ok LIES, I have had that happen and I didn't think about what I was doing and I removed the round without waiting, but you're supposed to wait like 45 seconds for it to go off. The thing is on MY experience, it wasn't a dead round. This isn't exactly going to inspire confidence but I had incorrectly reassembled my bolt a few range trips ago after a complete disassembly and soak of the parts in cleaning solvent. The firing pin didn't have QUITE enough protrusion to set off the round and instead of igniting the primer in the back of the bullet, it just kinda dented it. That was a frightening sight, to pull a bullet out with a big DENT in the friggin primer. I freaked out and threw it away into the dirt. Another probably bad idea. After a second one did it, I realized the bolt was FUBAR'd and took it apart and fixed it. But that's a misfire.

Y'know, I read that story, and you are right....the very first thought I had was: "How almost perfectly safe that sounds!"