What's in the can?
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Bertfish
Throw bread on me
All I know is the 440wt is the cartridge count
This site, if you haven't gotten to it, can be very helpful: http://7.62x54r.net/
It may have the "tuna can" marking somewhere in it - it's a very comprehensive site.
It may have the "tuna can" marking somewhere in it - it's a very comprehensive site.
This. Everything Mosin.
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmoID.htm
Click the country, and click packaging, or scroll down the page to the packaging section. Should have the data you need.
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ken792
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Ш is pronounced as “sh.” That’s an abbreviation for “shtuck”
Л an L, not A
Bertfish
Throw bread on me
All that stuff is old. And it all shoots fine. Those cans seal well.
ken792
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Those clips are worth $2-3 each now. I used to buy that ammo at $150 shipped a crate and then immediately pull the 120 clips off and sell them for $120.
Unfortunately, the ammo itself shot like trash. Out of the 2k or so rounds of 1946-1948 production stuff I burned through, it would group like 8” at 100yd through rifles that would do 3” or better with the good surplus. I don’t recall ever having a dud, but there were a few cases split at the neck (not dangerous). A few of the cans had compromised seals with the ammo slightly tarnished, but no issues firing.
I did break down a few hundred rounds to use the powder to reload .30/06 for M1 Garands. It was quite dirty and had lots of flash. I was using trash projectiles, so can’t really speak to the accuracy and consistency. After that, I sold off the remaining few thousand rounds
The friggin' stripper clips are actually worth something to people?!? Huh. I have new ones and sure, they seem a bit flimsy but what's the allure of WWII era stripper clips?
I'm going to shoot modern, non-corrosive rounds to get the rifle sighted in. Then I'll try this old stuff just to see how it performs.
I'm going to shoot modern, non-corrosive rounds to get the rifle sighted in. Then I'll try this old stuff just to see how it performs.
ken792
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The old military clips actually worth smoothly, unlike the repros.
I have a batch of 60s blued Soviet and Bulgarian clips that I used for my Mosins back when I shot them. They’re well broken in and I can thumb the rounds in with one smooth motion rather than having to lift the top round and lever them in like with the repro clips.
Another key is to have a functioning interrupter on the rifle. If the interrupter works, it’s physically impossible to jam the rifle by rim lock.
I was born before '73, so I'm ancient
I've also shot plenty of early 70's Bulgarian and Russian Ammo. Corrosive but shoots better than PPU ammo when sealed up like that.
I used to have a spray bottle of amonia/water mix in my range bag to spray down the bore then swab out before leaving.
I'll take it your learning the term when cleaning your bore : "There is clean, then there is Mosin Clean"
Peeing down the barrel at the range for some reason was discouraged.
I was born before '73, so I'm ancient
I've also shot plenty of early 70's Bulgarian and Russian Ammo. Corrosive but shoots better than PPU ammo when sealed up like that.
I used to have a spray bottle of amonia/water mix in my range bag to spray down the bore then swab out before leaving.
I'll take it your learning the term when cleaning your bore : "There is clean, then there is Mosin Clean"
Peeing down the barrel at the range for some reason was discouraged.
But accepted battlefield practice by the comrades
Bullfrog
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The picture posted earlier probably has all the info you need, but if you care to know what the letters are I posted something about that a few years ago:
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