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7.62x54 case splitting
mossberg500man
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Was at the range today and trying out some communist surplus and had a lot of cases split at the neck is this common or? I've shot brown bear and wolf through my rifle no problem before
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I was disassembling some of the "Heavy Ball", machine gun ammo for the components, awhile back. The powder in the cases was so deteriorated it was almost in a solid mass, not individual grains.
There is a LOT of 7.62x54R still floating around out there from most of the Commie-bloc countries, and its not all good. (Its typically steel cased, by the way, with "brass" being copper washed steel).
But its not all bad.
I've recently tried some of the Bulgarian surplus, in SPAM type cans from the 1970s, and the ammo was absolutely pristine, looking like it came out of the factory yesterday. I mean perfect gleaming cases, bullets, and lacquered primers. I even cracked one open and the powder looked perfect.
Split running AROUND the case- rifle.
What's the head stamp on your ammo, and is it brass or steel case?
The older brass case Bulgarian surplus is notorious for neck and shoulder splits. Some of it was re-packaged Chinese surplus.In my SVT-40 the cases would separate below the shoulder on extraction.
What's the head stamp on your ammo, and is it brass or steel case?
copper washed steel I'm pretty sure and I don't know check when I get home