How to open an ammo can!

marinevet1010 · 06-22-2008, 06:39 PM

...With the Bulgarian Heavy ball stuff..

*not my video*

YouTube - Mosin Nagant 7.62x54r ammo can (how to...

Tulamosin · 06-22-2008, 07:44 PM

If only that were the norm instead of

twist, twist, twist, SNAP..."damn"...stab, pry, peel

Wildman · 06-22-2008, 09:38 PM

Very cool! I've never seen a spam can opened before and was kind of excited to see what this would look like inside. Sure makes me want to get to ammoman or elsewhere and get me some 54R!

TexasT · 06-22-2008, 09:47 PM

We've got a whole thread on that and it's quite funny.

http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mos...-ammo-can.html (How do I correctly open a sealed tin ammo can??)

jmeck · 06-23-2008, 06:48 PM

I bet he could have done it faster if he wasn't holding a camera with one hand

Paper · 06-23-2008, 10:51 PM

His mom's gonna be mad when she sees how much he scratch the coffee table.

Geo M44 · 06-23-2008, 11:18 PM

Did it the hard way. Both of mine just zipped open using the pull tab.

M14man · 06-23-2008, 11:46 PM

I still have 3 unopeded cans of this -500 linked Armor Piercing and Tracer.
1943 I believe. Yes it's corrosive, but good stuff.

jeffsenpai · 06-23-2008, 11:52 PM

I used a flathead screwdriver as a chisel, and with a hammer I punched away the metal from the edges were the pull tab broke off. 1/2 hour later, I was in business!

Mooseman684 · 06-23-2008, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M14man

I still have 3 unopeded cans of this -500 linked Armor Piercing and Tracer.
1943 I believe. Yes it's corrosive, but good stuff.

Oh my would I like to have that stuff !!!
Rich

SwedeSteve · 06-24-2008, 11:51 AM

Me too !!

marinevet1010 · 06-24-2008, 12:07 PM

^+1 !! Where'd you get that stuff?

gandog56 · 06-24-2008, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geo M44

Did it the hard way. Both of mine just zipped open using the pull tab.

I bought one tin of Czech, pull tab would not even budge or break off, had to chisel it open. Bought a tin of Bulgarian, spam can opener worked fine. Opened it up no tools.

M14man · 06-24-2008, 09:01 PM

Back in the 70's ammo like this was readily available. I bought 2 crates, which consisted of 2 cans each, plus a crate of AP non corrosive in Garand Clips, plus a half crate of AP corrosive in boxes. I still have it all. I just saved it and bought other ammo to shoot. I even have a half crate of AP .308 Isreali from the Egyption war.

F1609 · 06-24-2008, 11:31 PM

Please do not start anymore threads that have anything about ammo cans and how to open them

we here seem to get carried off. I finally figured we stopped talking about ammo cans...i guess not.

matt760 · 06-26-2008, 08:04 AM

damn dial up internet! it takes 45 minutes for a 3 minute video to load.

Laufer · 07-09-2008, 01:55 AM

Marinevet 1010:
Was that can's metal strip also soldered over, as with my last two?

Thanks very much for that!

Won't describe the method I used recently and will never use again

. Poked row of tiny holes near the top-don't do this. There is not as much clear space inside the can as you might imagine.

Only my first can had a clean metal strip which could be pulled upward with little trouble.

SwedeSteve · 07-09-2008, 02:42 AM

Why are we revisiting the most spurious thread that ever haunted the Mosin forum !!
Before this joins the previous thread as the all time most embarassing thread at G&G, I would hijack the thread and say let us, one and all, post pics of the cans of ammo we bought. Then identify them, then have moose or myself turn it into a sticky! What say you all ??

ingous · 07-09-2008, 10:48 AM

I vote for that!

killer · 07-09-2008, 11:01 AM

I don't think there is an actual video like this in the stickys. If it is in the archives it didn't jump out at me. The guy that made this video is a genius (although lighting poor but I understand he has part 2 planned with another can and better lighting).

He also has a video "How to gut a bear" apparently some have found funny?

YouTube - How to gut a bear

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06-22-2008, 09:47 PM	#4
TexasT Do you have my stapler? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Everywhere you want to be. Posts: 4,161 Blog Entries: 16	We've got a whole thread on that and it's quite funny. http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mos...-ammo-can.html (How do I correctly open a sealed tin ammo can??) __________________ I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze. Love is a riddle.

06-23-2008, 10:51 PM	#6
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06-23-2008, 11:18 PM	#7
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,178	Did it the hard way. Both of mine just zipped open using the pull tab. __________________ Remember when seconds count... the police are only minutes away.

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07-09-2008, 01:55 AM	#17
Laufer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Down south. Posts: 121	Marinevet 1010: Was that can's metal strip also soldered over, as with my last two? Thanks very much for that! Won't describe the method I used recently and will never use again . Poked row of tiny holes near the top-don't do this. There is not as much clear space inside the can as you might imagine. Only my first can had a clean metal strip which could be pulled upward with little trouble. Last edited by Laufer; 07-09-2008 at 01:58 AM.

06-22-2008, 07:44 PM	#2
Tulamosin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Powder Springs, Georgia Posts: 102	If only that were the norm instead of twist, twist, twist, SNAP..."damn"...stab, pry, peel

06-22-2008, 09:38 PM	#3
Wildman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 117	Very cool! I've never seen a spam can opened before and was kind of excited to see what this would look like inside. Sure makes me want to get to ammoman or elsewhere and get me some 54R!

06-23-2008, 06:48 PM	#5
jmeck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NC Posts: 181	I bet he could have done it faster if he wasn't holding a camera with one hand

06-23-2008, 11:46 PM	#8
M14man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FLA Posts: 430 Images: 10	I still have 3 unopeded cans of this -500 linked Armor Piercing and Tracer. 1943 I believe. Yes it's corrosive, but good stuff.

06-23-2008, 11:52 PM	#9
jeffsenpai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Central California Posts: 122	I used a flathead screwdriver as a chisel, and with a hammer I punched away the metal from the edges were the pull tab broke off. 1/2 hour later, I was in business!

06-24-2008, 12:07 PM	#12
marinevet1010 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Goodrich, Michigan Posts: 314	^+1 !! Where'd you get that stuff?

06-24-2008, 09:01 PM	#14
M14man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FLA Posts: 430 Images: 10	Back in the 70's ammo like this was readily available. I bought 2 crates, which consisted of 2 cans each, plus a crate of AP non corrosive in Garand Clips, plus a half crate of AP corrosive in boxes. I still have it all. I just saved it and bought other ammo to shoot. I even have a half crate of AP .308 Isreali from the Egyption war.

06-24-2008, 11:31 PM	#15
F1609 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Medina, Ohio Posts: 201 Images: 7	Please do not start anymore threads that have anything about ammo cans and how to open them we here seem to get carried off. I finally figured we stopped talking about ammo cans...i guess not.

06-26-2008, 08:04 AM	#16
matt760 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 158	damn dial up internet! it takes 45 minutes for a 3 minute video to load.

07-09-2008, 02:42 AM	#18
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,309 Images: 1	Why are we revisiting the most spurious thread that ever haunted the Mosin forum !! Before this joins the previous thread as the all time most embarassing thread at G&G, I would hijack the thread and say let us, one and all, post pics of the cans of ammo we bought. Then identify them, then have moose or myself turn it into a sticky! What say you all ?? __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-09-2008, 10:48 AM	#19
ingous Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MN Posts: 526	I vote for that! __________________ “An armed society is a polite society.” --Robert Heinlein

07-09-2008, 11:01 AM	#20
killer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the rat race Posts: 905 Images: 6	I don't think there is an actual video like this in the stickys. If it is in the archives it didn't jump out at me. The guy that made this video is a genius (although lighting poor but I understand he has part 2 planned with another can and better lighting). He also has a video "How to gut a bear" apparently some have found funny? YouTube - How to gut a bear . __________________ "Yeee Hawww...I'm a cowboy on an iron horse." Killer's cabin: http://buckmountainchateau.com/