Disturbing report on Bulgarian spam can heavy ball ammo

Thepurplem0nkey · 03-19-2008, 03:36 PM

Just like Mike said:
1. I used a pair of vice grips and opened my spam can no problems. Ince three sides of the can were open, the job was done.
2. Once I opened the can, a very nasty smell came out of the box, almost like someone puked in there right before they sealed it up. That smell went away after a day or so.
3. As mentioned, I have had ZERO PROBLEMS firing this ammunition, and I must have put over 100 rounds of that ammo (and another 100 rounds of the hungarian heavy ball) with absolutely NO misfires or problems. In both cases of ammunition, I was absolutely shocked that ammo from the 50's and 70's could look like they just rolled off the assembly line (I am new to military surplus firearms and ammo).
-Thepurplemonkey

R5CYA · 03-19-2008, 03:47 PM

mine smells great! i moved them all to a sealed ammo can so i can sneak down in the middle of the night for a quick fix/inhale! almost as good as cosmoline!

Thepurplem0nkey · 03-19-2008, 03:50 PM

LOL! Why don;t you just fill your pillow casing with ammo so you can drift off to sleep with the sweet sweet smell of surplus ammo?
-TPM

LefthandShooter · 03-19-2008, 04:03 PM

Just got back from the range (25 yrd.). Shot heavy ball surplus in both the M44 & 91/30. Shot good in both with no FTF or bolt problems. More accurate in the 91/30 though.

Geo M44 · 03-19-2008, 05:07 PM

Wasn't the plague going around when those were canned?

LefthandShooter · 03-19-2008, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geo M44

Wasn't the plague going around when those were canned?

Yes, the plaque of Mosinitis!
Symtoms include greasy palms of cosmoline and empty wallets.

marion57 · 03-19-2008, 06:44 PM

Exactly LHS LOL

+1 on the empty wallet

Cyrano · 03-19-2008, 06:45 PM

That's why I sell stuff on eBay - to support my shooting habit without affecting the family budget. Since it's my stuff I'm selling my wife gets no say on what I do with the money.

marion57 · 03-19-2008, 06:58 PM

There was a guy on gun broker a month or so ago selling skids of ammo and I bet thats is where the bad stuff came from

troy2000 · 03-25-2008, 02:55 AM

I've only opened one of my two cans so far. there was no white powder inside, and there was no smell at all except the faint whiff of brass and old paper.

texnmidwest · 03-25-2008, 06:56 AM

When I opened my can a Russian fairy princess popped out and gave me a kiss!

marion57 · 03-25-2008, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texnmidwest

When I opened my can a Russian fairy princess popped out and gave me a kiss!

and of course as in the fairy tail she turned into

a frog???

Mike82 · 03-25-2008, 09:08 AM

a frog? didnt think frogs could survive in russia's climate....maybe a toad tho

thebluesbox · 03-25-2008, 12:29 PM

No Trespassing!
Violators Will Be
Shot! Survivors
Will Be Shot Again!

I like that ! LOL

texnmidwest · 03-25-2008, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marion57

and of course as in the fairy tail she turned into

a frog???

That is what that is?!!! I thought she turned into an ugly mermaid!

Mike82 · 03-25-2008, 02:17 PM

blues, that's the sign at a buddies place, gonna try and find one for mine, someone said they might be being made now for the public, cuz his is custom made with lil red mailbox letters and wide pinstriping for the border.

marion57 · 03-25-2008, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texnmidwest

That is what that is?!!! I thought she turned into an ugly mermaid!

You should be so lucky Tex LOL

Mike82 · 03-25-2008, 02:44 PM

fugly mermaid? least it's not a fugly merman ewww :P

just_a_car · 03-25-2008, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marion57

and of course as in the fairy tail she turned into

a frog???

Sweet... did they then use her to attach their bayonets to their belts. *snicker*

Zephri · 03-25-2008, 04:51 PM

Yay! another thread that's gone weird....

03-19-2008, 04:03 PM	#24
LefthandShooter I LIKE POLKA!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northeastern Ohio Posts: 5,405 Blog Entries: 2	Just got back from the range (25 yrd.). Shot heavy ball surplus in both the M44 & 91/30. Shot good in both with no FTF or bolt problems. More accurate in the 91/30 though. __________________ "God gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into it's nest." J.G. Holland

03-19-2008, 06:44 PM	#27
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,640	Exactly LHS LOL +1 on the empty wallet __________________ You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers Please Mr Custer I dont wanna go

03-19-2008, 06:58 PM	#29
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,640	Info There was a guy on gun broker a month or so ago selling skids of ammo and I bet thats is where the bad stuff came from __________________ You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers Please Mr Custer I dont wanna go

03-25-2008, 06:56 AM	#31
texnmidwest They wonder why I drink.. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 7,922	When I opened my can a Russian fairy princess popped out and gave me a kiss! __________________ The first rule of tinkering is to save all the parts.

03-25-2008, 09:08 AM	#33
Mike82 Mmmmm, I Like PIE!!! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Starkville, Mississippi USA Go BullDAWGS!!! Posts: 2,762	a frog? didnt think frogs could survive in russia's climate....maybe a toad tho __________________ No Trespassing! Violators Will Be Shot! Survivors Will Be Shot Again!

03-19-2008, 03:36 PM	#21
Thepurplem0nkey Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 72	Just like Mike said: 1. I used a pair of vice grips and opened my spam can no problems. Ince three sides of the can were open, the job was done. 2. Once I opened the can, a very nasty smell came out of the box, almost like someone puked in there right before they sealed it up. That smell went away after a day or so. 3. As mentioned, I have had ZERO PROBLEMS firing this ammunition, and I must have put over 100 rounds of that ammo (and another 100 rounds of the hungarian heavy ball) with absolutely NO misfires or problems. In both cases of ammunition, I was absolutely shocked that ammo from the 50's and 70's could look like they just rolled off the assembly line (I am new to military surplus firearms and ammo). -Thepurplemonkey

03-19-2008, 03:47 PM	#22
R5CYA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 2,731	mine smells great! i moved them all to a sealed ammo can so i can sneak down in the middle of the night for a quick fix/inhale! almost as good as cosmoline!

03-19-2008, 03:50 PM	#23
Thepurplem0nkey Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 72	LOL! Why don;t you just fill your pillow casing with ammo so you can drift off to sleep with the sweet sweet smell of surplus ammo? -TPM

03-19-2008, 05:07 PM	#25
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,010	Wasn't the plague going around when those were canned?

03-19-2008, 06:45 PM	#28
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 8,186	That's why I sell stuff on eBay - to support my shooting habit without affecting the family budget. Since it's my stuff I'm selling my wife gets no say on what I do with the money.

03-25-2008, 02:55 AM	#30
troy2000 Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,553	I've only opened one of my two cans so far. there was no white powder inside, and there was no smell at all except the faint whiff of brass and old paper.

03-25-2008, 12:29 PM	#34
thebluesbox Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 96	No Trespassing! Violators Will Be Shot! Survivors Will Be Shot Again! I like that ! LOL

03-25-2008, 02:17 PM	#36
Mike82 Mmmmm, I Like PIE!!! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Starkville, Mississippi USA Go BullDAWGS!!! Posts: 2,762	blues, that's the sign at a buddies place, gonna try and find one for mine, someone said they might be being made now for the public, cuz his is custom made with lil red mailbox letters and wide pinstriping for the border. __________________ No Trespassing! Violators Will Be Shot! Survivors Will Be Shot Again!

03-25-2008, 02:44 PM	#38
Mike82 Mmmmm, I Like PIE!!! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Starkville, Mississippi USA Go BullDAWGS!!! Posts: 2,762	fugly mermaid? least it's not a fugly merman ewww :P __________________ No Trespassing! Violators Will Be Shot! Survivors Will Be Shot Again!

03-25-2008, 04:51 PM	#40
Zephri Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN. "The city where nothing happens." Posts: 1,223 Blog Entries: 6	Yay! another thread that's gone weird.... __________________ "All rifles need a sharp pointy object on the end!"