I just got this box of ammo yesterday, and I was wandering what these markings mean and where the ammo was produced. Thanks
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I just got this box of ammo yesterday, and I was wandering what these markings mean and where the ammo was produced. Thanks
What markings? What ammo?
Pakistan
Yep, Pakistan Ordnance Factory (Hence "POF")
Standard Mk7 ball - 174gn FMJ flat base, cordite loaded, Berdan corrosive primers.
The "CIA (P)" does refer to an an official government body, but NOT the same one over in Langley (although THEY will probably would have had people over there too!)
"CIA (P)" is Chief Inspector of Armaments (Pakistan).
Regards
TonyE
Cool, thanks guys, was the box of 32 worth $40?
It will be one day.Quote:
Originally Posted by mosinaddict
Many people have found that POF stands for "percentage of failures", it is often click..bang, and in some cases click ...............................bang and even click .................................................. ............................
It has a double tape seal that hasn't been cut or opened, and the guy at the surplus place advised me not to open the box, but once again thanks to all
Was it worth $40 for 32rds? Not hardly. Aside from being real Mk.7 ammo theres nothing particularly special about it. Sportsmans Guide was selling this P.O.F. stuff 4-5 years ago for $60/160rds, IIRC. That works out to $12/32rds. A friend and I bought 25 boxes, all dated 8 Nov. 1967. Horrible stuff, expect 6-7 hangfires and duds out of every magazine full. I don't even try to shoot it anymore. Last deer season I dismantled a couple boxes of it and reloaded the cordite/bullets into new cases with good primers(tedious chore!) to shoot in a No.4T just to experience what it was like to fire one with the correct ammo. It's quite accurate accurate when it goes off like it's supposed to and those Mk.7 bullets are very effective on deer.
I bought my two 760 round cases for $175.00 each about three years ago. It was dated 1966, but was essentially the same thing. All the rounds were in the same 32 round boxes. I've gone though about three boxes of one case and have given away one box to a buddy. Only had one "click--boom" so far. It's really accurate and when the politicians back off and the trade routes between here and Pakistan open up again, I plan on buying several more cases. Obama's election *****ed the deal on cheap surplus ammo. It went from $175.00 a case to about twice that and then the supplyer quit importing it. It'll go down again. Go ahead and shoot that $40.00 box up. By the way, it sounds to me like that surplus dealer convinced you the box was rare and thus desirable, than offered you a chance to own an unopened box. The ammo exists in the countless thousands of cases and will one day be imported again. I've got about 45 to 50 boxes of it and will sell you all for $38.00 per box!
Then should I open the box or let it sit and hope it'll be worth it in a few years?
Put it on the shelf and call it lesson learned. Go to ammoman.com and get yourself 200 rounds of Prvi Partisan .303 British in 150 or 174 grain, Boxer Primed, reloadable brass & non-corrosive. Some folks have an issue with ammoman.com so feel free to excercise your right to shop around. cheaperthan dirt, sportsmansguide, samco, use an ammo search engine like ammoengine.com
Quick note chaps,This berdan primed military ammunition will eat your barrel like acid so if you do use it CLEAN well!! boiling water is the best but I suppose commercial solvents work too. Cheers Ross