I was given these 308 rounds several years ago along with a shitload of brass by a cousin that lost his right to own firearms , at the time I didn't own a 308 cal rifle , so just stored them away , just built my 1st AR10 and getting ready to start reloading for the round and came across these loaded rounds , they appear to be factory , with sealed primers , but I've never seen this headstamp , anyone familiar with this headstamp , I'll probably pull a bullet and weight it and the powder charge , just for reference.
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Unknown 308 round
- Thread starter ironman56
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- Nov 3, 2010
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Better/clearer pic of the headstamp marking might help with faster answer
Looks like MFS Hungarian/Silver Bear based on the silver color zinc plated case and the exposed cannelure.
The headstamp marking is too unclear to tell anything though.
ETA:
It will likely be a 145 grain bullet.
The headstamp marking is too unclear to tell anything though.
ETA:
It will likely be a 145 grain bullet.
If they have Berdan primers, the likelihood of it being reloaded is fairly low. The next question would be if they're corrosive.
I got some hornady 168 amax Blackbox in today , so I probably won't even mess with these unknown rounds , my dies and other reloading supplies came today too so I'm good to go .
Yes, test the case with a magnet. Pretty sure those are plated steel cases. I also vote they are Silver Bear ammo.
Because it's sealed I'm going to guess it's M80 steel case equivalent. 147gr-150gr FMJ. Steel case or aluminum. Nickel plated would have a more polished appearance.
Like said above it's a steel cased berdan primed ammo.
It's blasting ammo. Likely corrosive, which isn't bad as long as you clean well after.
It's blasting ammo. Likely corrosive, which isn't bad as long as you clean well after.
