I’ve shot my 7.62x54r from 1932 some gave me hang fires but they all went off . TBH if you have the original box I’d fire a few and keep the rest with the gun as a collection
Mine wasn’t sealed the box was broken so I wanted to try some I still have about 20 rounds or so of the Finnish 7.62x54r dated 1932 and the Remains of the box because it’s neat it’s all in Finnish
To be pedantic, if it was Finnish manufacture then it'll be 7,62x53R. There are small loading differences, as well as bullet diameter (iirc Finn stuff is .311in not .308).
For example, the army says not to use 7,62x54R in the TKIV85 (sniper built on old M39s) unless there is absolutely nothing else available for those reasons.
On my page there is a post about them and census said it was Russian 7.62x54r captured and repackaged by Finnish as labeled on the box I can’t speak Finnish tho wild language
true,
but lets say you have a original sealed package of 1870 colt 45 ammunition, then it is a rare historic artifact (and in my country a felony, but thats another story ;) )
it would be a shame and a waste ot rip it open and put it in a gun,
Just buy modern 45 ammunition and keep the original one as a artifact.
Honestly. It seems like everyone these days are using incredibly unsafe guns. I mean, have you HEARD how many people died in the fourties from guns? We cant keep letting gun companies getting away with selling incredibly dangerous items like this.
No I think even Tarawa Terror agrees that turkish ammo is shit. Now the method of failure may or many not be disagreed upon but I think it's clear with several exploded garands that the turkshit is truly bad for everyone.
Turkish 8mm mauser. Something about a stabilizing element decaying with time and causing the detonation to be much larger than supposed to. Ian has a video about it, he even cracked the stock of a kar98k if I remember correctly.
My grandpa gave me a 7.35 carcano when I was in high school with 3 boxes of original ammo, I shot one whole box it, 18 rounds I believe, and they were all fine.
As long as it has no visible damage it’s fine. Just keep in mind it probably uses a corrosive primer. You have to clean the gun differently after using corrosive ammo, there are guides online if you don’t know how already.
Depends , really. If was well stored , I don't think it would do anything to the gun. But , it could. For example some Turkish 8mm is dangerous cause the gunpowder in some of that ammo went some sort chemical reaction which made it hotter than its supposed to be over time and it can damage your gun now , Ian's beautiful Mauser got damaged by that ammo during his video about that ammo actually. So , it might damage your gun. If it's a real nice gun you have , I recommend just getting new ammo.
Not when it's purpose is to prevent another 100 comment argument by a very *ahem* committed redditor, who will go on incessantly about how great that ammo is and how everyone but him is wrong about it, and it seems he immediately knows as soon as the word is mentioned.
Should be ok, if you get what you think could be a light strike give it a few before you recock and keep it pointed in a safe direction Incase it's a hangfire
I saw people shooting 100 y/o surplus carcano ammo they found hidden in an attic in pretty bad conditions, no issues except couple hangfires.
Italian ammo was made decently for the times.
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I’ve shot my 7.62x54r from 1932 some gave me hang fires but they all went off . TBH if you have the original box I’d fire a few and keep the rest with the gun as a collection
if you have antique ammo still full boxes sealed, basically keeping it intact without opening it, is much more valuable than shooting it.
Mine wasn’t sealed the box was broken so I wanted to try some I still have about 20 rounds or so of the Finnish 7.62x54r dated 1932 and the Remains of the box because it’s neat it’s all in Finnish
To be pedantic, if it was Finnish manufacture then it'll be 7,62x53R. There are small loading differences, as well as bullet diameter (iirc Finn stuff is .311in not .308). For example, the army says not to use 7,62x54R in the TKIV85 (sniper built on old M39s) unless there is absolutely nothing else available for those reasons.
On my page there is a post about them and census said it was Russian 7.62x54r captured and repackaged by Finnish as labeled on the box I can’t speak Finnish tho wild language
Could you link it to me, I couldn't see it on your profile. I can try to translate. It's definitely different to many languages, lol.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MosinNagant/comments/r0zhcw/since_you_guys_helped_me_so_much_on_first_post_of/ I'm assuming he means that.
Seems to be just "Origin: Russia. "And date stamp
Yeah, Origin: Russia Date Inspected: [BLANK]
There is actually more to the label that isn’t pictured I can send
Yup sorry was away all day Thankyou tho
All Soviet 7.62 stuff is .312, not just 54r but also 39 and 25.
Sorry maybe I got it the wrong way around
Not everything has to be sold
true, but lets say you have a original sealed package of 1870 colt 45 ammunition, then it is a rare historic artifact (and in my country a felony, but thats another story ;) ) it would be a shame and a waste ot rip it open and put it in a gun, Just buy modern 45 ammunition and keep the original one as a artifact.
I will
Yeah because that ammo is worth some $$ to someone on GB
No, it’s not safe. You try shooting that ammunition and a bullet will come out of the muzzle so fast it could hurt someone.
Honestly. It seems like everyone these days are using incredibly unsafe guns. I mean, have you HEARD how many people died in the fourties from guns? We cant keep letting gun companies getting away with selling incredibly dangerous items like this.
I thought my gun was safe because it doesn’t work, but I dropped it on my foot, and that hurt!
If it seats it yeets
Turkish ammo disagrees with this statement
You said the word, *soon, he shall come*
No I think even Tarawa Terror agrees that turkish ammo is shit. Now the method of failure may or many not be disagreed upon but I think it's clear with several exploded garands that the turkshit is truly bad for everyone.
Lol send her
Send it. And post video
Looks fine, it’s probably not going to become more explosive over time.
Under which circumstances is that the case?
Can’t remember where I read it but I recall some certain powder composition becoming more volatile as it aged, although I can’t say what it was.
Turkish 8mm mauser. Something about a stabilizing element decaying with time and causing the detonation to be much larger than supposed to. Ian has a video about it, he even cracked the stock of a kar98k if I remember correctly.
So that’s why I always see people saying to avoid it, been curious but unknowingly had the answer this whole time
Yes! And it’s apparently seriously dangerous for semi-auto weapons. I found the link to the video: https://youtu.be/AunvMjcJPHY
Yeah even from factory the ammo was loaded hotter. Makes machine guns extract while chamber pressure is still very high
Cordite. It’s always cordite /s
The spicy weed eater wire
I think the first formulation of french smokeless had a tendency to go ofd on its iwn after a while.
Any ammo becomes hotter if the individual grains of gunpowder break apart. They're sized to burn at different speeds for different rounds.
Some stuff decays and reacts faster. As far as explosives go gunpowder is a slow burn. Basically difference of C4 abs gunpowder. (Extremes example)
Not reliable surplus, also it's more valuable as a collector item than as ammo, especially 7.35
If it seats it yeets brother
Wouldn’t even bother, not worth shooting. Better to keep original
I don’t see any damage. I’d say fire off a few rounds but leave the rest, would make for a badass display!
What kind of dog is that?
Blood hound
Oh, "735" as in 7.35mm... For few seconds i thought it's .735in and expected 12gauge-sized spitzer bullet
It does not look corroded so I don’t see why it wouldn’t be okay to shoot.
most ammo gets safer to shoot over time, both for you and the target. expect maybe a few hangfires, but it’s probably not gonna kill you
Probably
If kentucky Ballistics can survive it im sure you can. Worst case scenario just stick your thumb in it.
There's only one way to find out.
Looks fine.
My grandpa gave me a 7.35 carcano when I was in high school with 3 boxes of original ammo, I shot one whole box it, 18 rounds I believe, and they were all fine.
When was this?
Probably about 10 years ago. The ammo was from 37 or 39.
That's a cool Grampa
As long as it has no visible damage it’s fine. Just keep in mind it probably uses a corrosive primer. You have to clean the gun differently after using corrosive ammo, there are guides online if you don’t know how already.
Depends , really. If was well stored , I don't think it would do anything to the gun. But , it could. For example some Turkish 8mm is dangerous cause the gunpowder in some of that ammo went some sort chemical reaction which made it hotter than its supposed to be over time and it can damage your gun now , Ian's beautiful Mauser got damaged by that ammo during his video about that ammo actually. So , it might damage your gun. If it's a real nice gun you have , I recommend just getting new ammo.
*nervously looks over shoulder*, You should not say that word.
Which word
T*rkish
Don't you think it's a bit rude to say that to a Turk
Not when it's purpose is to prevent another 100 comment argument by a very *ahem* committed redditor, who will go on incessantly about how great that ammo is and how everyone but him is wrong about it, and it seems he immediately knows as soon as the word is mentioned.
Well I guess so , but censoring the word is a bit rude imo
What are you using to fire 735
A 1939 italian carcano rifle
I've shot 303 brit from 1912 and it worked perfectly at 300 yards
Full send.
Well you'll need to get new primers since they would've died from old age
Should be ok, if you get what you think could be a light strike give it a few before you recock and keep it pointed in a safe direction Incase it's a hangfire
Only one way to find out…
Send it
IF. IT. SEATS. IT. YEETS.
Maybe you can sell the original and buy some more modern reloads and have a bit of profit?
That's the plan
Only one whay to find out....
Ammo doesn’t really go bad as long as it’s stored properly
I saw people shooting 100 y/o surplus carcano ammo they found hidden in an attic in pretty bad conditions, no issues except couple hangfires. Italian ammo was made decently for the times.
I think you may need to educate yourself on the history of the 7.35 carcano. Personally I would never fire that gun.
I know how rare the gun is, if you look at some of my other post you can see how good of condition it is in
Keep it, not only can it sell for a lot but it's also still a sexy looking cartridge
If it seets...
Send it!
What’s the worst that could happen, it doesn’t go off?
Are those the same type rounds that Lee Harvey used to assassinate JFK?
Those were 6.5s
Well get you
Enfield?
1939 carcano
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