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.308 Portugal ammo OK?
Samco has this ammo for sale that they say is non corrosive and berdan primed. Any experience with it? Is this ammo good to shoot? I don't reload so the berdan primed doesn't bother me. THANKS
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05-26-2011 08:09 PM
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It's personal opinion on my part, but if the bullet itself attracts a magnet, I wouldn't want to fire that through my rifle. You do run across steel-jacketed surplus ammo fairly commonly and I feel that it exposes the barrel to excessive wear. Granted, I do keep a little bit around for my 91/30s, but I won't shoot it unless I have to (read that as civilization has collapsed and it's survival time).
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If the head stamp is FNM it's the Portugese ammo I've dealt with and it's great. Accurate and clean enough for no problems. The thing is, I remember it being boxer primed.
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If Portuguese, it's great shooting ammo, non-corrosive Berdan. Steel jackets are a non-issue, they are mild steel and coated with GM. Unless you are firing many thousands of rounds through an MG it is not a problem at all. Shoot happily.
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The HXP ammo that CMP sells has magnetic bullets, too. I read that some steel is added to the lead, to stabilize the bullets--whatever that means. It is a little cheaper, and you could always sell the empties to people who do reload.
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Careful, SAMCO also warns that the ammo has some corrosion. That could relate to how it was stored. Given that potential issue, his price is a little high for me.