Old 8 MM Ammunition

[Wooden Cowboy]

I've been lurking for a while and need some information on some 8 MM ammunition I was given when I purchased a Mauser Rifle. It has marking that look like nny and a date code of 1979. Around the primer it has Red sealing agent. The bullets have a little corrosion on them but not on the brass itself. When you shake them you can hear the powder inside. I checked with a magnet and the magnet does not stick.
Are these safe to shoot?

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[Parashooter]

Cyrillic - Roman



PPU = Prvi Partizan, Uzice (Serbia)

If properly stored and loaded into a sound firearm chambered for the 7.92mm Mauser cartridge, they should be safe to a responsible marksman who points the muzzle in the right direction. They aren't so benign for whatever's on the other end.

[AFJon]

I've been lurking for a while and need some information on some 8 MM ammunition I was given when I purchased a Mauser Rifle. It has marking that look like nny and a date code of 1979. Around the primer it has Red sealing agent. The bullets have a little corrosion on them but not on the brass itself. When you shake them you can hear the powder inside. I checked with a magnet and the magnet does not stick.
Are these safe to shoot?

You can still pick up some of this type ammo. Treat as corrosive primed ammo.
15 Round Box - 8mm Mauser M75 Sniper 196 Grain Copper FMJ-BT Yugo Surplus Ammo | SGAmmo.com

[Wooden Cowboy]

Thank you for the information. I shoot at a club and the gun is always pointed in the correct direction.
I will shoot them and definitely clean the rifle real well. Again thanks for the information.

Lou

[ak_milsurp]

Red/Orange sealant is Yugo M49 8mm 196gr lead core boattail fmj. Purple sealant is Yugo M75 8mm Sniper ammo

[jonnyc]

No, the primer seal color on Yugo ammo is totally irrelevant; it signifies nothing. You will find lots of purple-sealed Prvi ammo, of many different years and calibers, that is most definitely not M75

[browningautorifle]

A friend of mine took ammo off a sniper over there and it was all AP. New manufacture. This stuff sounds like standard fodder, probably fine to shoot as it'll go bang and out of the barrel safely.