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Ammo identification help please
« on: February 21, 2022, 08:54:30 PM »
Can somebody tell me what kind of ammo this is please?  The owner does not want to bust open the cans, and has memory problems and does not remember what they are.
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2022, 08:48:53 AM »
Those cans lead?
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2022, 09:31:57 AM »
My best guess would be old russian, 7.62 X 54
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2022, 09:54:09 AM »
It’ll either be 7.62 x 54 as chief has said or could be 7.62 x 39.

If I were to guess.
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb.  I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2022, 01:16:18 PM »
Yes the cans look like those, but there is no other identifying marks to indicate they are russian
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2022, 02:01:11 PM »
Yes the cans look like those, but there is no other identifying marks to indicate they are russian
Here are examples of British, US Army and German army ammo cans.

You have russian ammo cans
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2022, 02:01:56 PM »
I actually own three 1080 round cases of russian ammo that are soldered metal cans
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2022, 10:08:15 PM »
Don't ammo cans have the caliber markings? Maybe those are warheads!
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2022, 10:47:15 PM »
7.62 x 54  steel core most likely, pretty sure I have some like that which are pre wwii ( berdan primer and as of 12 years ago still fired )

I bought it because it was cheap and steel core at the time

Nate, for what it’s worth none of my 7.62 x 39 is packaged like that and I have a considerable amount of yugo and Russian mil surplus in x 39. Almost all of my x 54 is of a similar packaging to picture although only oldest stuff looks like those pics. I bought most of my mil surplus over 15 years ago too.
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2022, 07:19:13 AM »
I’ve got 7.62 x 39 and 5.56 in soldered cans.
Both have ‘some’ marks to indicate. 
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb.  I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2022, 02:11:17 PM »
I’ve got 7.62 x 39 and 5.56 in soldered cans.
Both have ‘some’ marks to indicate. 
5.56 in soldered cans? Or 5.54mm?
You very well may have some NATO, it just that I have never seen it in rusky tin/solder cans
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« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2022, 07:09:06 PM »
Oh it’s Chinese 5.56. Not rusky stuff.
Should have said that. Lol.
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« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2022, 08:59:10 PM »
Oh it’s Chinese 5.56. Not rusky stuff.
Should have said that. Lol.
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2022, 09:13:26 PM »
The closest i have been shown is that it is Hungarian 7.62x54r heavy corrosive made some time in the 50's

But i have yet to have anybody show me actual proof in one direction or another.
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Re: Ammo identification help please
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2022, 10:01:39 PM »
The closest i have been shown is that it is Hungarian 7.62x54r heavy corrosive made some time in the 50's

But i have yet to have anybody show me actual proof in one direction or another.

Sorry Nate, it literally would take me an hour to dig it out. It’s buried atm, it’s 54r though and next time you stop by you can help me dig it out!
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