How do I open this tin of 7.62x25??

savage1r · 11-07-2009, 11:52 PM

ok, so I bot a 1260 rnd tin of 7.62x25 that looks like one of the tins in the picture here.
https://www.southernohiogun.com/inde...-70rd-box.html
How do you open this freaking thing?

bigb831 · 11-08-2009, 12:00 AM

CAREFULLY drill a couple holes close together then use a putty knife working it along the edge

pontiac_fiero_g · 11-08-2009, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bigb831

CAREFULLY drill a couple holes close together then use a putty knife working it along the edge

disregard this post please unless you dont want to keep all your fingers

killsnapz · 11-08-2009, 12:32 AM

With the opener that should have come with the spam can. Unfortunately when they split up a case of two spam cans that only leaves one key. If you don't have the specail opener it could be a real pain.

Michael

GlockMeister · 11-08-2009, 12:42 AM

Won't one of these work either on the top or bottom? I mean, don't they have a lip on either the top or the bottom? I've onle gotten the M2 Ball ammo and it peeled from the side. and the opener was with the can, so that did help. lol

But trust me, had it not been, I'd of tried this and then if it hadn't of worked, I'd of found something else to try.

Worse comes to worse, use one of these to start it then use a pair of tin snips?

Or, if you don't have one of those old fashioned can openers, carefully use a flat tip screw driver and a hammer then use the tin snips???

Iron_Colonel · 11-08-2009, 01:25 AM

Well, you don't have to open the tin ALL the way to start removing ammo. I didn't have a tool when I got my first tin, so I used a screw driver, and just pounded it through along the inside edge until I could fold the lid back far enough to start removing ammo and putting it in ammo cans. There is a post floating around here somewhere that is pages and pages long about this very topic. But, the best thing is the tool. But the tool has its shortcomings as it doesn't like the corners very much. I think I saw somewhere a guy used a small electric can opener and made a few passes before the lid came off.

Ballbearing · 11-08-2009, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Iron_Colonel

Well, you don't have to open the tin ALL the way to start removing ammo. I didn't have a tool when I got my first tin, so I used a screw driver, and just pounded it through along the inside edge until I could fold the lid back far enough to start removing ammo and putting it in ammo cans. There is a post floating around here somewhere that is pages and pages long about this very topic. But, the best thing is the tool. But the tool has its shortcomings as it doesn't like the corners very much. I think I saw somewhere a guy used a small electric can opener and made a few passes before the lid came off.

7.62X25? Are you lucky enough to own a PPSH by any chance? You're one lucky bastard if you do.

Big Dog · 11-08-2009, 05:35 AM

Hammer & chisel to open a hole, then use tinsnips - worked great on my two tins of 7.62X54 - THEN I found the can opener in the crate..... DOH!

texnmidwest · 11-08-2009, 07:08 AM

Pace picante sauce infused by a DC current. Should rust out the metal in a couple days.

gandog56 · 11-08-2009, 08:43 AM

First, wrong place for this question. Second, there is already a 74 page topic on opening spam cans here.

Though most of the suggestions are quite facetious.

http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mosin-nagant/47039-how-do-i-correctly-open-sealed-tin-ammo-can.html

savage1r · 11-08-2009, 10:55 AM

Appreciate it, and Ballbearing, I have a Tok, but there's always this that just came out.
https://www.southernohiogun.com/inde...al-pistol.html
Discuss, lol.

jmp8927 · 11-08-2009, 01:59 PM

Get a STRONG pair of pliers and grab the tab. Then, start rolling it up on the pliers. That's the best and fastest way.

I STALIN I · 11-08-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by savage1r

Appreciate it, and Ballbearing, I have a Tok, but there's always this that just came out.
https://www.southernohiogun.com/inde...al-pistol.html
Discuss, lol.

I cant get it its not for sale in California. MY STATE SUCKS.

11-07-2009, 11:52 PM	#1
savage1r Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 49	How do I open this tin of 7.62x25?? ok, so I bot a 1260 rnd tin of 7.62x25 that looks like one of the tins in the picture here. https://www.southernohiogun.com/inde...-70rd-box.html How do you open this freaking thing?

11-08-2009, 12:42 AM	#5
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 10,783	Won't one of these work either on the top or bottom? I mean, don't they have a lip on either the top or the bottom? I've onle gotten the M2 Ball ammo and it peeled from the side. and the opener was with the can, so that did help. lol But trust me, had it not been, I'd of tried this and then if it hadn't of worked, I'd of found something else to try. Worse comes to worse, use one of these to start it then use a pair of tin snips? Or, if you don't have one of those old fashioned can openers, carefully use a flat tip screw driver and a hammer then use the tin snips??? __________________ "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." "Edmond Burke" Last edited by GlockMeister; 11-08-2009 at 12:48 AM.

11-08-2009, 01:25 AM	#6
Iron_Colonel Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington St. Posts: 3,772	Well, you don't have to open the tin ALL the way to start removing ammo. I didn't have a tool when I got my first tin, so I used a screw driver, and just pounded it through along the inside edge until I could fold the lid back far enough to start removing ammo and putting it in ammo cans. There is a post floating around here somewhere that is pages and pages long about this very topic. But, the best thing is the tool. But the tool has its shortcomings as it doesn't like the corners very much. I think I saw somewhere a guy used a small electric can opener and made a few passes before the lid came off. __________________ Mosin Nagant evangelist on a mission to convert YOU!

11-08-2009, 05:35 AM	#8
Big Dog Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 14,104	Hammer & chisel to open a hole, then use tinsnips - worked great on my two tins of 7.62X54 - THEN I found the can opener in the crate..... DOH! __________________ "A bold spirit embiggens the smallest man!" Jebediah Springfield

11-08-2009, 07:08 AM	#9
texnmidwest They wonder why I drink.. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 7,924	Pace picante sauce infused by a DC current. Should rust out the metal in a couple days. __________________ Handle every stressful situation like a dog, sniff it, wee on it and walk away.

11-08-2009, 12:00 AM	#2
bigb831 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 92	CAREFULLY drill a couple holes close together then use a putty knife working it along the edge

11-08-2009, 12:32 AM	#4
killsnapz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norwalk CT Posts: 496	With the opener that should have come with the spam can. Unfortunately when they split up a case of two spam cans that only leaves one key. If you don't have the specail opener it could be a real pain. Michael

11-08-2009, 08:43 AM	#10
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 13,910	First, wrong place for this question. Second, there is already a 74 page topic on opening spam cans here. Though most of the suggestions are quite facetious. http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mosin-nagant/47039-how-do-i-correctly-open-sealed-tin-ammo-can.html __________________ People think I'm paranoid because I own guns. If I own guns, what do I have to be paranoid about?

11-08-2009, 10:55 AM	#11
savage1r Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 49	Thanks guys Appreciate it, and Ballbearing, I have a Tok, but there's always this that just came out. https://www.southernohiogun.com/inde...al-pistol.html Discuss, lol.

11-08-2009, 01:59 PM	#12
jmp8927 Hermit Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 2,821	Get a STRONG pair of pliers and grab the tab. Then, start rolling it up on the pliers. That's the best and fastest way. __________________ Fear not, for I am with you; Be not discouraged, for I am your God.