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    Broomhandle mauser ammo

    Could you tell me if this ammo is safe to fire in the C96, which is in excellent condition.
    The box is marked 7.62 mm and what looks like naboje pistoleto, and 70 szt or sxt. some letters ar blured and the number 7107 on the back. It is a brown mil pack with no makers name.
    The cases are brass with 55 and a small circle with very small numbers in it, could be 243.
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    It is Polish mil-surp Tokarev ammo. It will fit in your Broomhandle and go BANG, but many folks suggest not using higher pressure Tokarev ammo in old Mauser pistols. If your pistol is in good nick, with good springs, a small amount probably wouldn't be an issue, but there are plenty of really ratty C96 pistols out there.

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    The question is : DO you reload? I know that 7.62x25 TT brass can be made from .223 empties so, making pet loads for your C-96 should be a doable thing.

    RCBS makes the 7.62x25 dies.

    Taken from this forum: 7.62X25 vs. 9MM penetration. - Gun and Game Forums


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    Posts: 253 It's not hard, and there is no reason to buy the forming die from RCBS at the cost of 190.00. Just use a copper pipe cutter to cut the .223 case down to apx. 25-27mm, anneal the top portion, run it into a 7.62x25 die, trim to 25mm, turn the neck to correct thickness and load. I'd load the first shot at a 10% reduction to get it formed, but after that it will be fine. There are some differences, and really it's meant to be uesd to form up for the 7.63 Mauser. But it will work in the x25.
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    As he said, it was meant for making 7,63mm Mauser (aka .30 Mauser)
    So you should be in business !

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    Thanks very much guys for the quick answers, I think I will stick with the 7.63 ammo.
    Stan.

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    As an owner of a C-96 , For heaven sakes "DO NOT USE 7.62 X 25 Tokarev Ammo",not matter the condition. Unless you want to blow up your gun ,and turn it into a couple hundred dollars worth of spare parts , then by all means go for it. The difference between the the 30 Mauser and the 7.62 x 25 is night and day, and were made at different times. From the stats below you will find major difference in the CUP

    Here are some stats. From Modern Reloading 2nd edition . Richard Lee.

    30 Mauser (7.63 x 25)
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    86 Grain Jacket Bullet

    ACCUR #7 Start:6.9 Never Exceed: 7.7 velocity: 1421 / 24400 CUP: OAL:1.325

    ACCUR #5 Start:5.7 Never Exceed: 6.3 velocity: 1385 / 24600 CUP: OAL:1.325

    93 Grain Jacket Bullet

    ACCUR #7 Start:6.8 Never Exceed: 7.5 velocity: 1361 / 24800 CUP: OAL:1.325


    Bullseye Start:3.2 Never Exceed: 3.6 velocity: 1173 / NA CUP: OAL:1.135

    Wind 231 Start:3.9 Never Exceed: 4.2 velocity: 1085 / 25500 CUP: OAL:1.130
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    7.62mm Tokarev (7.62 x 25)

    85 Grain Jacket Bullet
    ACCUR #7 Start: 11.8 Never Exceed: 13.1 velocity: 1927 / 41000 CUP: OAL:1.316

    86 Grain Jacket Bullet
    ACCUR #7 Start: 12.1 Never Exceed: 13.5 velocity: 1913 / 41800 CUP: OAL:1.316

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    Broomhandle ammo

    Why not buy Privi Partizan .30 Mauser, shoot it and reload the brass? Midway USAicon and Grafs have dies, bullets, etc. I think they and also AIM Surlpus sell Privi P. Ammo. I have run a couple boxes through my C96 without a problem.

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    Grafs has all the items you will need. They carry 30 mauser brass, a Lee set of dies for under $30.00 and you got the fundimentals. There is some commercial ammo out there that is 7.62 x 25 that is made in Portugal. Haven't seen it for awhile but it worked OK in my C96. Since then I have been rolling my own. I have lots of Tokarev but it is way too hot to shot in the old gun. You want to keep velocities down to 1200 FPS where the stuff from the Eastern block runs 1500 or higher.

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    Has anyone taken Tokorov ammo and broken it down and reloaded it for the C96 ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by billdavidmoore View Post
    Why not buy Privi Partizan .30 Mauser, shoot it and reload the brass? Midway USAicon and Grafs have dies, bullets, etc. I think they and also AIM Surlpus sell Privi P. Ammo. I have run a couple boxes through my C96 without a problem.

    I've put around 600 rds through my Mauser m712, without any problems. Great shooting ammo. Prvi's brass is great for reloads too. AIM is probably the best place to get the ammo - at least here in the US

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