180gr mosin ammo

[akapjr]

I bought a mosin at the Bloomsburg show today.I found 180gr hard ball non-corrosive match ammo.Is this ok to use?The other russian corrosive ammo was 147gr soft ball which I did not buy.

[Dextrimental]

Shoot away!! Nagants seem to shoot better with heavy bullets. What are the headstamps on this ammo?



Brad

[akapjr]

uuy 1989 the u's are upside down

[matty70]

DO NOT...I REPEAT DO NOT USE that ammo send it directly to me and I will dispose of it properly for a nominal cost.

[ROCK-IT3]

I agree with dextrimental, shoot away. I was at the show, I think the headstamp was 10 and 60. Probably 182 gr. heavy ball, but the sign said 180. I don't see any 180 on http://www.7.62x54r.net/. (BTW akapjr, check out that sight for plenty of great Mosin-Nagant info.) Does that ammo have a colored tip? Yellow or silver?

[ROCK-IT3]

uuy 1989 the u's are upside down

That's Yugoslavian (Prvi) heavy ball made in 1989. To clarify my previous post, those headstamp numbers were probably on the other ammo, and I may not be remembering the numbers right. (in other words, I may be pretty useless. Sorry)

[akapjr]

No colored tip...The bullet is a solid copper color...I bought it from the guy just to the left of the entrance of the show.

[akapjr]

It cost 24.99 for a bag of 50....I put it in my car & came back in..The price was 29.99 when I came back in.

[fingers80002]

No colored tip...The bullet is a solid copper color...I bought it from the guy just to the left of the entrance of the show.

If the tip is not colored, it is not mil-surp
or it is light lead...

[ROCK-IT3]

If the tip is not colored, it is not mil-surp
or it is light lead...

That's not correct Fingers. Check out this link.

http://www.7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmoID.htm