ROMANIAN AMMO
I WAS OUT SHOOTING MY ROMANIAN TT33 YESTERDAY AND NOTICED THE EMPTY CASES WERE ALL SPLIT HALF WAY DOWN THE LENGTH OF THR CASE. THIS IS ROMANIAN WITH 22,84 HEAD STAMP. ANY THOUGHTS? THANKS.
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Some of the old east block ammo is really crappy quality, or the brass alloy they used for the cartridge cases was deficient. Also possibly the chamber of your barrel was machined oversize. Get hold of some modern made commercial ammo like S & B. See if their cases also split, on firing. If they are, best to be getting another barrel. 0 -
Is that the 8mm ammo?
I have had the necks split on some of that ammo, but never a rupture as bad as you are describing.
All in all I have been happy with this stuff, it smells funky and is a little dirtier than other ammo but fairly accurate.0 -
I HAVE SHOT HUNDREDS OF ROUNDS OF THE POLISH 7.62X25 AMMO THROUGH THIS GUN AND NO RUPTURES.I HAVE SHOT ROMANIAN BEFORE OUT OF THE SAME CAN AND DIDNT NOTICE THE RUPTURES, MAYBE BECAUSE I DIDNT LOOK FOR THE BRASS. THE POLISH I LOOKED FOR LOOKED GOOD. I ALSO INSPECTED THE CHAMBER AND IT LOOKED GOOD. THINK I WILL TAKE OUT BOTH BRANDS OF AMMO AND COMPARE. SHOULD TELL ME IF I HAVE A AMMO PROBLEM. 0 -
IM BACK AND I THINK THE MYSTERY IS SOLVED.I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE ROMANIAN SHELLS AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE A CRACK I CAN SEE AND FEEL WITH A THUMB NAIL. I HAVE READ THESE ARE STILL SAFE TO SHOOT. BUT IF YOU PICK ONE OF THESE OFF THE GROUND AND SEE THAT BIG POWDER BURN RUPTURE GOT TO GO WITH THE HAIRS STANDING ON MY NECK. I KNOW THOSE HOT GASES AND EXTREAM PRESSURES ARE UP AGAINST THE CHAMBER WALLS UNTILL THE BULLET CLEARS THE BARREL. I HAVE SEEN THIS ROMANIAN AMMO WITH THE SAME HEAD STAMP 22,84 ON THE INTERNET FOR SALE. NOW WE KNOW TO AVOID IT. 0
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