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Turkish 8x57 ammo

DonldDonld Member Posts: 741 ✭✭✭✭
edited September 2001 in General Discussion
What kind of powder is in that cheap 1940's Turkish ammo, or what is it roughly equivalent to? It's in square flakes, and must be a compressed load at about 47.5 grains. The ammo is advertised as only the primers being corrosive, so am I correct in assuming that the bullets and powder can be reloaded in new cases with modern primers with no ill effects? These reloaded rounds are a heck of a lot more reliable than the original stuff. Also, does anyone know the exact weight of the bullet in these cartridges?
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  • Mark IIMark II Member Posts: 247 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Can't help you, but if you want some, I've got a few hundred for a rifle I no longer have. "Cheep, Cheep"
    "To meet with ill fortune is to meet with good fortune. To meet with submission is to meet an enemy."
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  • lrarmsxlrarmsx Member Posts: 791 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The Turkish ammo is berdan primed, not easily reloaded. S&B makes reasonably priced boxer primed 8mm ammo. It is reasonable,but not cheap like the Turkish or Yugoslavian 8mm available out there.
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Whoa there . . . *not* a good idea to start mix & matching components like that. The square flakes are typical of Continental European powders and as such are comparable to our powders. But to take powder & bullets from one loading & put into different cases w/ different primers in the absence of tested loading data is prescription for trouble. Now if you plan to work up a load using this unknown propellant, taking it slow & easy, you probably will get away w/ it, but like the man said, you can get Boxer primed ammo for a little more . . . thus avoiding the time and hassles. Unless you have access to a huge amount of the stuff for practically no cost & have plenty of time on your hands, I'd suggest going w/ the S&B & then working up a handload w/ modern components you can buy off the shelf.
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  • YankeeClipperYankeeClipper Member Posts: 669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    MARK II Let me know what you have and how much you want for you 8mm ammo. rubenj@imine.net
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    Aw heck, just fire the darn stuff! I get sick of people pussyfooting arond corrosive ammo. If you got a pre-war Mauser sporter worth like $2000, yeah, go with the good stuff; if you have a Yugo or Turk rifle though, just shoot whatever's cheapest. I have shot thousands of rounds of corrossive ammo with no ill effects; just clean well after shooting (if you spray the bore with oil you can stretch this to about a day) and you'll have no trouble. I've only had 3 of the Turks misfire.Yes, only the primer is corrossive.If you really want to reuse the components and have access to a scale, measure the case capacity of the military case using water; do the same with a boxer primed case. If they are comprable, that is withing a grain or two, use a standard primer and go for it. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother; I know for instance that a reforemed 30-06 case won't hold the whole powder charge of one of these turk shells.I think the bullet weight is in the 190 gr. range, though haven't weighed them; I think I just heard that.
    Wenn alles richtig ist, dann stimmt 'was nicht. -Nena (When everything is going right, something is bound to be wrong.)
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