308 Help

[markc]

Help,

I just bought a bunch of .308 ammo on the Classifieds. It was sold as M80 ammo but upon googling the head stamp "OFV 95", I've only seen bad things about it. Lots of quality control issues. Too little powder, too much powder, etc

It seems that most people have been breaking them down for components.

Does anyone want to help me with this endeavor? It's like 400+ rounds that I don't know what to do with.

Is it worth taking them all down to re-do?

Thank you,
MarkC

 

[DaemonAssassin]

Where are you located?

 

[jpo183]

I might be interested in helping with daemon if you are close.

 

[airsporter]

Your stuff is from India. If you are a reloader, breaking them down would be the safest route. Seems most of the problems have been related to lack of quality control with powder charges.

 

[markc]

I'm located in Olney. I'm definitely willing to make the drive out to Frederick for help.

Thank you guys so much. Turning a terrible purchase into something of a learning experience.

 

[jpo183]

I'm located in Olney. I'm definitely willing to make the drive out to Frederick for help.

Thank you guys so much. Turning a terrible purchase into something of a learning experience.

If daemon is willing to host it I am willing to help break it down.

 

[Shamr0ck]

I'll help too - live 5 minutes from DA


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Shamr0ck

 

[Bertfish]

Does the OP have any option for recourse if it was sold as M80 but isn't M80?

 

[tony b]

markc did you get a good deal at least? Was it in our classifieds?

 

[markc]

Does the OP have any option for recourse if it was sold as M80 but isn't M80?

He said NATO M80, but it's not NATO. Whether he "meant" NATO spec or NATO, I guess I got suckered. Nothing else to it. It does not have the NATO cross on the headstamp.

markc did you get a good deal at least? Was it in our classifieds?

No. Not at all. I paid $.60 a round.

I've PMed the seller afterwards and he's all but ignored me. I guess he knows he screwed me and doesn't feel like righting a wrong. Oh well. I'm still hopeful that it's just Thanksgiving, but I know he's logged on and seen my PM. So that's that.

 

[tony b]

good luck hope it works out for you

 

[Infantry23]

I'd be willing to help too if I can. Who screwed you?

 

[markc]

I'd be willing to help too if I can. Who screwed you?

The feedback is placed in the classified. Even now, I think that's as far as I'll go. I've been pretty mad about it for about two days, but life is too short to stay angry over small things. It's time to fix it.

I appreciate all the help people have offered. Thank you all.

 

[tony b]

life is to short best way to handle it. there are way more good folks on here than bad.

 

[IndispensableDestiny]

I presume you have a press. Get a collet type puller with a .30 cal collet. You should be able to pull those bullets in no time.

 

[Infantry23]

I can appreciate not wanting to take it further. However, I wouldn't want soemone else to get taken for a ride either. Good luck pulling bullets. Hopefully it will be easy work.

 

[midnightSGT]

Hey guys, just for the rest of us new reloaders, what is the best thing to do here? Pull all the bullets, neck size, then recharge with measured loads? Thanks is advance.

 

[byf43]

Hey guys, just for the rest of us new reloaders, what is the best thing to do here? Pull all the bullets, neck size, then recharge with measured loads? Thanks is advance.

That's what I'd do.

Indian .308/7.62x51 is (historically) some bad/junky stuff.

Personally, I wouldn't use a collet type boolit puller. Inertia pullers won't mark up the boolit.


Lastly.... when neck sizing, don't forget to remove the decapping pin!!

 

[armed ferret]

That's what I'd do.

Indian .308/7.62x51 is (historically) some bad/junky stuff.

Personally, I wouldn't use a collet type boolit puller. Inertia pullers won't mark up the boolit.


Lastly.... when neck sizing, don't forget to remove the decapping pin!!

Depends on the time of day.....our neighbors have 2 toddlers, so if it's after 7 I won't use the inertia puller. My hornady collet puller doesn't seem to leave marks most of the time, and the few times it does, they're extremely faint.

Hasn't affected anything accuracy-wise to 300 up till this point.

 

[Pinecone]

Pulling 400+ with an inertial puller is a PAIN.

There is a plier type puller, that doesn't mark the bullets and is even faster than a collet.

But if you are careful, the collet puller doesn't make big marks. I had to pull a bunch of .223, and most are find, but a few I over tightened the collet.

http://www.rwhart.com/store/proddetail.asp?prod=RWH-F-H93

http://www.sinclairintl.com/reloadi...son-plier-style-bullet-pullers-prod34463.aspx

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/965871/r-w-hart-plier-type-bullet-puller-22-24-30-caliber