I've owned a case of old 1938 vintage 8mm Turk ammo in clips and bandoleers for a few years.
Almost chucked it last week after hearing horror stories. But curiousity got the best of me and I figured I'd give it a try.

Yesterday I shot some of it for the first time out of my Yugoicon M48a.

Wow, this stuff shoots pretty great after 75 years, with a "feel good" kick.
Good accuracy and no duds, which is better than I can say for the Olympic stuff I've been using. Next trip I'll bring a chrono, but I pulled a bullet and its 155 grain, haulin' butt downrange.

Upon completion at the range I ran a patch soaked with windex down the barrel.
Then I poured a thermos-full of boiling water down the barrel, followed by a Hoppe's #9 chaser. I windexed the bolt face and wiped that down. Got home, cleaned all my guns in the usual way using bore brushes, patches soaked with Hoppe's. Just for kicks I took apart the bolt and cleaned it, though everything seemed pretty clean already.

Am I done, or is there some other ritual I need to perform to avoid a rust tragedy?
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