Hello! I just bought some Bulgarian surplus ammo that is still sealed in its original tin can. How do I open this thing correctly? Thanks for any advise!
I bought a can from AIM last year.. what a PIA. Their website offered
1 can or 1 case (2 cans) If you buy the case you got the can opener.
Well after careful review of the can I turned it upside down on a work bench and using a flat tip screw driver worked my way around the outer lip, hitting the screwdriver until it punched through. After I had about 3/4 done I just pryed it back. Wish they still had those case lots for sale!
*hacksaw*. I got a sealed can of Bulgarian light ball from a friend, and after getting detailed instructions on how to use a pair of pliers to work the tab open, I simply used a hacksaw.
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Has anyone tried using a p-38 or P-51 can opener to get the can of ammo open?
I think it should work, but the ammo can seems to be really thick.
Thoughts?
So who has a sealed can handy to try a WWII style experiment? Mosin bayonet tip, meet sealed can of ammo. Meanwhile the Nazis are getting closer, and your political officer is yelling incoherently. What do you do? Work to get the can open as quick as possible, or shoot him with the Luger you picked up yesterday and drag the useless corpse to the front lines?
__________________ In Soviet Russia, bayonet mount you!
KF7GEH
Ive said it before and Ill say it again,, sawzall with bimetal blade takes it no more than 20 seconds to cut that lip band off the top and abra kadabra wala kazam!! its open, Its just that easy, easier than a can opener! and mor fun.
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