Lookit the Ammo I Found

Joshua M. Smith · 02-02-2008, 08:57 PM

Hello,

I cleaned some stuff out today and found some trade goods for the gunstore. Ammo I no longer have guns for, a couple choke tube wrenches, nothing important.

I went rooting around in the loose 7.62x54 bin, trying to match up headstamps and years.

I found a couple rounds which obviously didn't belong, and I bought them to avoid someone else mistakenly firing them off.

I didn't look closely at the headstamp until I got home...

I have no idea if this stuff is rare, common, or what. I don't know how comfortable I am with having Nazi ammo, but I figure that if I'm OK having a firearm and a bunch of ammo from the USSR in the house, a couple of these rounds shouldn't bother me.

Interesting stuff I thought.

Josh <><

SilverRun · 02-02-2008, 09:27 PM

Very interesting. I suspect it is worth more than you paid for it.

Zephri · 02-02-2008, 09:43 PM

that is 8x56r for the steyr m95 carbine I've shot a bit of that sutff and it shoots fine. it comes in ten rounds packs on two enbloc like clips. some of the clips are nazi marked some are not.

This rifle is also a straight pull bolt like the swiss k31, and now that you have the ammo you must buy the rifle to go with.

SwedeSteve · 02-03-2008, 06:30 AM

Great pics guys! Thanks for sharing.

just_a_car · 02-03-2008, 04:42 PM

You can purchase k98 8mm mausers from classic arms with the NAZI war eagles still intact. They were Russian-capture rifles. So, you can think of them like an m39 Finnish Mosin... just backwards.

02-02-2008, 08:57 PM	#1
Joshua M. Smith Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wabash IN Posts: 545	Lookit the Ammo I Found Hello, I cleaned some stuff out today and found some trade goods for the gunstore. Ammo I no longer have guns for, a couple choke tube wrenches, nothing important. I went rooting around in the loose 7.62x54 bin, trying to match up headstamps and years. I found a couple rounds which obviously didn't belong, and I bought them to avoid someone else mistakenly firing them off. I didn't look closely at the headstamp until I got home... I have no idea if this stuff is rare, common, or what. I don't know how comfortable I am with having Nazi ammo, but I figure that if I'm OK having a firearm and a bunch of ammo from the USSR in the house, a couple of these rounds shouldn't bother me. Interesting stuff I thought. Josh <>< __________________ Is it better to live by a corrupt society's standards rather than face persecution for not doing the same? This is the dilemma we now face. We must hold fast to our convictions as we confront this dilemma. Knowing one's self goes a long way in the crisis. - Me, Standup Philosopher

02-02-2008, 09:27 PM	#2
SilverRun Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: AL Posts: 1,710	Very interesting. I suspect it is worth more than you paid for it. __________________ "Those who stand for nothing fall for anything." - Alexander Hamilton

02-02-2008, 09:43 PM	#3
Zephri Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN. "The city where nothing happens." Posts: 1,223 Blog Entries: 6	that is 8x56r for the steyr m95 carbine I've shot a bit of that sutff and it shoots fine. it comes in ten rounds packs on two enbloc like clips. some of the clips are nazi marked some are not. This rifle is also a straight pull bolt like the swiss k31, and now that you have the ammo you must buy the rifle to go with. __________________ "All rifles need a sharp pointy object on the end!"

02-03-2008, 06:30 AM	#4
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 26,417	Great pics guys! Thanks for sharing. __________________ In the absence of orders, ATTACK !!

02-03-2008, 04:42 PM	#5
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 4,237	You can purchase k98 8mm mausers from classic arms with the NAZI war eagles still intact. They were Russian-capture rifles. So, you can think of them like an m39 Finnish Mosin... just backwards. __________________ B.S. Chemistry UofWA '09 CETME Owners - Founder AK-47 - Member The Mosin Men - Member KF7GEA