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SKIP · May 10, 2015

Last week a regular Sunday morning shooter said he had some surplus 8MM next week. I was shocked on what I received. It was not several rounds but a can of 500 8MM on brass chargers in an ammo can that was unfamiliar to me. I offered some cash but he refused anything in return. The head stamp is 21RPR and 55 Boxer primed.

Uncle Duke · May 10, 2015

Can I be his friend too?

Wow!

BigCity · May 10, 2015

Is this a karma?

engineerbrian · May 10, 2015

Awesome! Love the ammo can too

ToBeFree · May 10, 2015

very nice

That is a great and giving person. Maybe buy them a steak dinner.

Lou45 · May 10, 2015

Well, who is the manufacturer of the ammo and ammo can??? I guess it was made in 1955.

Sharp · May 10, 2015

Wow, awesome guy. Definitely take him out to lunch next Sunday.

I would also be interested in where the ammo and can came from. Looks interesting.

Combloc · May 10, 2015

I'm pretty sure the can is Yugoslavian. The ammo is Romanian.

zoostation · May 10, 2015

Looks like the Yugo bimetal casings to me. Hard to say without seeing a head stamp though.

Lou45 · May 10, 2015

zoostation said:
Looks like the Yugo bimetal casings to me. Hard to say without seeing a head stamp though.

Bimetal casings??? I know brass casings is an alloy but I've never heard it termed as a bimetal casings.

BlackBart · May 10, 2015

Terrific! Dozen crabs or box of soft crabs is in order! :thumbsup:

MikeTF · May 10, 2015

Wow, you got lucky! What a generous friend!

BossmanPJ · May 10, 2015

That's awesome. Great ammo can.

Drmsparks · May 10, 2015

Romanian, berdan primed, corrosive....

zoostation · May 10, 2015

Lou45 said:
Bimetal casings??? I know brass casings is an alloy but I've never heard it termed as a bimetal casings.

I think you're right. I think I was getting it mixed up with some of the old 7.62x54R out there. That's what happens when you're a repository of knowledge like me, sometimes things get confused.

Been so long since I've been to the range with either I'm actually starting to think about selling some of the 18 Mosins and ten or so Mausers in storage just so they can see some use again.

Now I have heard though, that there was something funky about the older Yugo 8mm brass and you need to be careful with it, keep it away from semi-autos and such. I shot a bunch and never had any problems with it in bolt guns but I have heard it isn't the strongest stuff around.

SKIP · May 10, 2015

Lou45 said:
Well, who is the manufacturer of the ammo and ammo can??? I guess it was made in 1955.

Hoping someone comes forward. 1955 for sure.

Drmsparks · May 10, 2015

SKIP said:
Hoping someone comes forward. 1955 for sure.

ammo can appears to be yugo, designed for the mg34/mg 42

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/field-equipment-accessories-third-reich/another-mg34-42-ammo-can-296868/

The ammo is romanian, berdan primed and corrosive.

Teh way the welds are on the front of the can implys yugo copy of the german can, picture just not 100% clear.

SKIP · May 10, 2015

Drmsparks said:
Romanian, berdan primed, corrosive....

I just looked it up and it is Romanian.

SKIP · May 10, 2015

Drmsparks said:
Romanian, berdan primed, corrosive....

I broke one round down and it is lead core 150 grains in weight. It does attract a magnet.

SKIP · May 10, 2015

Notice the carrying handle is off center. I bet it was designed that way in order to carry 2 cans in each hand. A lot of weight for an ammo bearer.

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