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Houston, We Have a Problem
Bullzeye
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I've just realized that I do not know the manufacturer, or consequentially the cartridge composition of, two bricks of 7.62x39 I just bought.
I was planning on shooting this ammo tomorrow in my SAR-1. My SAR-1 has a chrome lined barrel.
Here is a picture of the same type cartridge head I found online. It is identified on the page only as being produced by the "Klimovsk Stamping Plant (Plant 711)".
Note the logo which looks like a teardrop with a dot in the middle, inside a square. That logo is also prominently featured on the box, next to a "P inside of a large C, next to a T" logo, and a logo with some letters of what I believe to be Cyrillic. These letters appear to be a lowercase "r", a backwards uppercase "N", and a "c" composed of straight lines with no curves. These letters are inside a horizontal diamond.
(Mine is exactly the same except it says 99 instead of 97. That is the year of production.)
The box is plain white and marked: "Centerfire ammunition, non-corrosive. CAL. 7.62x39 HP L.C.B. 123 GR. BALL. Made to hunting specifications. Made in Russia."
I'm fairly sure it's not Barnaul produced, because my Barnaul 7.62x54 rounds have the distinctive Barnaul headstamp.
Questions:
1) Are these cases made of copper, steel, or some other sort of amalgam?
2) If it turns out to be something other than copper, will it harm the chrome barrel lining of my SAR-1, and if so, how badly?
Edited by - Bullzeye on 05/17/2002 22:32:54
I was planning on shooting this ammo tomorrow in my SAR-1. My SAR-1 has a chrome lined barrel.
Here is a picture of the same type cartridge head I found online. It is identified on the page only as being produced by the "Klimovsk Stamping Plant (Plant 711)".
Note the logo which looks like a teardrop with a dot in the middle, inside a square. That logo is also prominently featured on the box, next to a "P inside of a large C, next to a T" logo, and a logo with some letters of what I believe to be Cyrillic. These letters appear to be a lowercase "r", a backwards uppercase "N", and a "c" composed of straight lines with no curves. These letters are inside a horizontal diamond.
(Mine is exactly the same except it says 99 instead of 97. That is the year of production.)
The box is plain white and marked: "Centerfire ammunition, non-corrosive. CAL. 7.62x39 HP L.C.B. 123 GR. BALL. Made to hunting specifications. Made in Russia."
I'm fairly sure it's not Barnaul produced, because my Barnaul 7.62x54 rounds have the distinctive Barnaul headstamp.
Questions:
1) Are these cases made of copper, steel, or some other sort of amalgam?
2) If it turns out to be something other than copper, will it harm the chrome barrel lining of my SAR-1, and if so, how badly?
Edited by - Bullzeye on 05/17/2002 22:32:54
Comments
GOT GUNS?
Not knowing is an irritating sensation.
I met a very wise individual named FuzzyBunny in a gun chat room, who explained that since they were most of the time literally making the ammo in one room and loading it into the AK-47s in the next room, he highly doubted Russian ammo would damage my SAR-1.
Kind of a dumb attack on my part. In any case, the magnet test proves it is a steel case. But it is a copper-coated steel case, so as not to harm the barrel liner.
Huzzah! Crisis solved! Bump fire beckons!
God-DANG I love that rifle!
It just blows my mind how rifle can be 100% reliable AND 100% fun.
I really wish I could meet ol' Mikhail Timofevich. As I understand it, he's still alive at 83, and lives in Tula, Russia.
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
Remember...Terrorist are attacking Civilians; Not the Government. Protect Yourself!
Edited by - RugerNiner on 05/20/2002 20:58:52
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Did the bump fire thing with my M1 the other day, it was a blast(pun intended) until one of the clips hit me in the face.
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
I purposely omitted his last name on as a joke. Same thing with ol' Sergei Gavrilovich. (bet you cant even guess that one)
Do you really think I knew his first and middle name, but not his last????
Some people never pass up a chance to patronize.....often falsely.
Good movie though.
Give you a clue: He's of the same ilk as Kalashikov.
Clouder..
As for Timofevich vs. Timofeevich, they're both American adaptations. In Russia it's most often spelled Timof?vich.
No offence meant.
I would have added the ^ in there over the e, but I didnt bother to go to the Character Map and copy one over.