Wooden 8mm Mauser Bullet

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I scrounged the net for info on this matter of the IJA using these things and could find no conclusive evidence to support the statement of the crossfire claim with wooden bullets.
If you have a blue on blue in an ambush well that's just tough should have planned your fields of fire a bit better but the Japs killing themselves I do not think the GI's would have minded one iota.
The forum knows I horde books, my passion is Aust WWI first Ed's in H/C whilst a slow and expensive passtime I assure you the ones that are written in the first person by the ones that were there are not embellished with the journo's wild imagination on how it was, they are graphic in detail of what happened to them and all their trials and camaraderie which I feel makes the complete picture.
I have a S/C called "Strike From The Sky" about their bombing of the factories in WWII Britain by the Luftwaffe and it is rather a surprising book as it is as close to the real thing graphically in words that you can get of women factory workers and men who met their demise at the end of a bomb blast.

I read because I want to try and understand what the people of those generations went through as my father never spoke of his WWII 4 years overseas on land and I am not a blood and guts person either I saw enough blood gushing out of cows necks & handling nice & hot cow hearts when I worked on the slaughter floor of an abattoir then in their offal room.

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This tread title kept popping up with new posts long enough to remind me to find the box of 8mm ammo with wooden projectiles.
Appear to be Egyptian. Photos to follow.

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Photos.

[usabaker]

J&G Sales has Wooden Projectiles 6.5x55 Swedish box and Belted 200rds for





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Photos.

Those Egyptian rounds look cool, Thanks!

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I see the both the above posts rounds support staked primer pockets (#43, #44 pic 2) they used faster burning powder due to the projectiles light weight equating higher operating pressure aiding in cycling a S/A or getting the grenage if used for that purpose to its destination.

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Those Egyptian rounds look cool, Thanks!

Not a cool as the 6.5x55. Might just have to pick a few up. I think I have the "shredder" attachment for the rifle.

[browningautorifle]

Not a cool as the 6.5x55.

Agreed, never seen a belt of them...

[bob q]

A really funny post . If I may add some facts to it . Japanese ammo #1 Blank , a wooden , or later , rolled paper bullet - purpose to make noise upon firing for training . #2 short range target practice , a tin or aluminum cup bullet [ like the swede stuff ] - purpose 7 meter target practice . # 3 Grenade launching blank , NO bullet star crimped neck - purpose to launch rifle grenades . I have a large Japanese ammo collection that includes all of the above . I have a Japanese rifle grenade launcher and have launched grenades . I have fired several types of military ammo with wooden bullets indoors using a few sheets of packing cardboard to stop them at 7 yards and they are always tumbling . I would figure you would have to be within 5 feet to really hurt someone with them . Sorry but a lot of old vets do not remember well . I had one old guy tell me how the Japanese could shoot our 30/06 out of their rifles , and that he himself did it .

[usabaker]

I had one old guy tell me how the Japanese could shoot our 30/06 out of their rifles , and that he himself did it .

Sounds like a rear echelon guy

[rayg]

All this wooden bullet talk reminded me how I used to make wax bullets for shooting in the basement if I recall effective range about 10-15 ft. Primer power only, and if I recall fairly accurate, Ray