Norinco China Sports .223 ammo ??

TWalker

February 14, 2010 05:31

I recently bought a case of China Sports .223 ammo and am wondering if it is OK to shoot in my Ruger stainless M77 or should I fire it only in my Saiga? It is labeled as," Boxer Primed, Brass Case,Non-Corrosive, and Reloadable." A strong magnet is not attracted to the FMJ bullet. Thanks for your suggestions.

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  dbain99

  February 14, 2010 05:59

  Shoot it, just dont expect to hit a baseball at a hundred.

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  BHAVIN

  February 14, 2010 09:11

  I shot quite a bit of this ammo in the late 90's. It actually was pretty accurate and I never had any duds. The muzzle flash from the powder they use is impresive! The downside is it was a little dirty.

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  TooBig

  February 14, 2010 09:33

  Before the United St[:D][V]ates banned it from China I use to shoot alot of it, not bad and it was cheap back then

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  Laredo Lefty

  February 14, 2010 10:04

  I have shot a lot of Norinco .223 from my mini-14. Not sure what powder is used in it but it produces about 12" flames from the muzzle. It should shoot fine in your 77.

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  iwannausername

  February 14, 2010 10:52

  Decent stuff, *Very* strong ammonia smell when you shoot it

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  lcdrdanr

  February 14, 2010 11:04

  I bought a bunch of China Sports ammo by Norinco, white/black diagonal boxes in .223 and 7.62x39 back in '99, I remember a gunshop having a sale of either one for $1.00 a box of 20. I bought quite a bit back then, shot most of it with naver a problem.
  
  Steel case, lead core, berdan primed non-corrosive, never had an issue but I cleaned the guns after each range session.
  
  Dan R

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