"Bulgarian" 7.62x25 Ammo
Just opened a "tin" of Bulgarian 7.62x25 ammo. The price tempted me in spite of some comments that I have heard.This batch has a 10 in the twelve-o-clock position and 53 in the six-o-clock position no...
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its ZINC, I THINK. Commonly used in that part of the world for mundane purposes because it's non-rusting. The Russians used zinc coffins to ship home officer bodies from their Afghan war in the...
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Cannonballs.grog101.forumco.com/active.aspwww.GBOCannons.comwww.homegunsmith.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi
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Thanks for the comments. I think zinc is a good call. You are right - they would make good trap tags. I used to trap and they would have been handy.Has anyone made a serious effort to cast zinc and...
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Zinc cannonballs don't harm cannon barrels. They are becoming more popular because they are cheaper and lighter then lead. Also they can't be cast in the same mold as lead...
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An up-date on the above Bulgarian ammo. I "pulled" some, (only the gray wrapped so far), of it to see what it looked like inside. Bullet: ave 84.5 grain, .307 mm dia, .543 mm in length, copper jacket,...
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More misc. stuff on the Bulgarian surplus (10 over 53) out of a 800 round "tin". Ammo is wrapped in three different colors of paper: gray, green, and pink. I haven't had time to shoot much of it yet -...
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