Mossberg Kid
Active Member
Hey, everyone. I need some advice.
A few months back, I made a bulk purchase of some 762X54R ammo for my Mosin-Nagant from one of our Industry Partners here, and now I've discovered a problem with it.
I was all psyched because it was marked as NON-CORROSIVE ammo, so I thought it won't be as much of a problem as the corrosive stuff. But it turns out it's ABSOLUTE CRAP for my gun -- far worse to shoot that the corrosive ammo.
I've only been able to get through a few 20-round boxes so far because every time I try to fire it, my bolt locks up entirely on me.
The last time I took my Mosin-Nagant out shooting, I went through some other ammo just fine. Then I gave my Mosin a quick cleaning before switching to this other ammo. And I couldn't get through 10 rounds before the bolt locked up. I wrestled with it, on and off, for the next hour-plus before I was finally able to get my bolt to open back up.
I've shot two other kinds of ammo just fine, but this stuff is just UTTER CRAP.
The issue for me now is, what to do with this ammo? I don't have the receipt. I'd like to take it all back to the IP I purchased it from and see if he'll exchange it for some other ammo in another caliber maybe, but I feel dumb for having misplaced or lost my receipt.
But this ammo does me absolutely no good as is.
I suppose I could carefully mix it in with the good stuff, maybe on a 1-to-4 or 1-to-5 ratio, and see how that works.
I'd really rather just get rid of it; its a few hundred rounds that will take me forever to go through otherwise.
One other consideration: I haven't named the IP because he's a highly respected partner here and I'm not trying to criticize him. And it wouldn't be fair to identify him without giving him a chance to work with me on this. But I've done very little actual business with him, so even though he knows I'm a Maryland Shooters member, it's not like I have a long-standing relationship with him -- although I'd like to, and in fact, that's one reason why I made that bulk purchase to begin with.
Any suggestions?
A few months back, I made a bulk purchase of some 762X54R ammo for my Mosin-Nagant from one of our Industry Partners here, and now I've discovered a problem with it.
I was all psyched because it was marked as NON-CORROSIVE ammo, so I thought it won't be as much of a problem as the corrosive stuff. But it turns out it's ABSOLUTE CRAP for my gun -- far worse to shoot that the corrosive ammo.
I've only been able to get through a few 20-round boxes so far because every time I try to fire it, my bolt locks up entirely on me.
The last time I took my Mosin-Nagant out shooting, I went through some other ammo just fine. Then I gave my Mosin a quick cleaning before switching to this other ammo. And I couldn't get through 10 rounds before the bolt locked up. I wrestled with it, on and off, for the next hour-plus before I was finally able to get my bolt to open back up.
I've shot two other kinds of ammo just fine, but this stuff is just UTTER CRAP.
The issue for me now is, what to do with this ammo? I don't have the receipt. I'd like to take it all back to the IP I purchased it from and see if he'll exchange it for some other ammo in another caliber maybe, but I feel dumb for having misplaced or lost my receipt.
But this ammo does me absolutely no good as is.
I suppose I could carefully mix it in with the good stuff, maybe on a 1-to-4 or 1-to-5 ratio, and see how that works.
I'd really rather just get rid of it; its a few hundred rounds that will take me forever to go through otherwise.
One other consideration: I haven't named the IP because he's a highly respected partner here and I'm not trying to criticize him. And it wouldn't be fair to identify him without giving him a chance to work with me on this. But I've done very little actual business with him, so even though he knows I'm a Maryland Shooters member, it's not like I have a long-standing relationship with him -- although I'd like to, and in fact, that's one reason why I made that bulk purchase to begin with.
Any suggestions?
