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308 Hirtenburger

DENWADENWA Member Posts: 390 ✭✭✭
edited November 2001 in General Discussion
I bought 200 of this today and it sticks to the magnet and sticks very well. So I pulled 20 or so and found that the ammount of powder ranged from 46.7 to 48.8gr of ball powder. Most averaged nearly 48gr.All bullets weight within +-.5grCases are berdan primed and look very poor. After some very hard scrubbing they looked half way decent.I aint gonna shoot this stuff cause it is steel jacketed, but is it corrosive? Head stamp is HP 78 were they still using corrosive primers then?I was going to recharge the cases and put my own bullets in. But I wanted to know if this crap is corrosive. 45 bucks down the drain, I'll probably just give it to my brother and uncle to shoot in those crap rifles.
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hirt is not corrosive.It is good ammo.I have NEVER seen Hirt with a Berdan primer.Wonder what you have gotten?What is the Headstamp?Hird does have a mild steel copper washed jacket that will not harm a barrel at all.Let us know the headstamp.cpermd
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  • semiwadsemiwad Member Posts: 14 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    For what it's worth ... i remember hearing ...... long ago ... that the Hirt' stuff tends to be high pressure.If used in a good condition gun then I doubt any probs at all .... but been wary since i heard this.Can't give a source ... sorry.
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hirt is loaded to NATO specs and pressure.Just like USGI 7.62.No hotter.
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  • DENWADENWA Member Posts: 390 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Head stamp is "HP" on left and "78" on right with the 7.62x51 on the bottom.Crimped primer with Green sealant.The packages are green plastic battle packs of 200rnds. and Indiv. cardboard boxes of 20 Label on box isHP in a circle and 20 cartuchos cal 7,62mm x 51 NATOBALA NORMALthats it., tell me if this hirtenburger, cause I thought that all hirt was boxer that is why I bought it Sight unseen.thanks
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  • DENWADENWA Member Posts: 390 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    cpermd? do ya know anything about this head stamp?
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am at work right now.I think it is a Hirt contract that was made under their name in South America and sold here as Hirt by CAI or SOG.I have the info at home.cpermd
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Argentinian,made for the military there in a state factory is the rumor.No one knows why it is marked Hirt.Supposed to be NC and Berdan.SOG was the seller in the US.cpermd
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