8mm Turk ammo dated 1948

[Oscarflytyer]

Was just given 40 rds of Turkish headstamp 8mm ammo dated 1948.

I do not normally collect ammo for collections sake. But the 1948 date is something you don't see every day - or I don't think... Only other ammo I have set aside not to shoot is the 1938 dated 8x56R ammo.

Anybody know anything about this ammo? Worth hanging onto? Is it shootable reliably? Shoot it or keep it?

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[Calif-Steve]

Common ammo. It is a direct copy of the German WWI 8mm round. Very hot and very corrosive. Send it downrange.

[Oscarflytyer]

Common ammo. It is a direct copy of the German WWI 8mm round. Very hot and very corrosive. Send it downrange.

Steve - What I thought/expected. It will most likely be burnt! Prob keep some cases... thanx

[arado]

I find Turkish 8 Mauser ammo excellent. Light ball means less recoil. i don't need recoil, just hitting my target is what I want and I find it accurate. I don't shoot it 900 meters. Corrosive is no issue to the Turk army or me. I prefer it. I shoot 1939 dated, without issue and it's cheap. As you, I know how to clean my guns.

[jmoore]

It was horribly inaccurate in my Hakim, but that might have been due to the violent loading knocking the short bearing length bullets out of line. Or something. But it burned clean and went off every time, IIRC. Still have a big mess of it. Saw bandoleers full of the stuff for US$39 last weekend. Most of mine was obtained at US$5 per bandoleer less than ten years ago, probably closer to five years.

[muffett.2008]

Dug out a heap of it not so long back, some of it dating back to 1936, it's still good, goes bang and keeps the circulation going.

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Not nescessarily all turk though, just use it in them.

[joem]

I bought cases and cases of Turk ammo. The brass is poor quality and charges vary as much as 5 grains. Cupro nickle bullets are excellent.

[Fred G.]

I've got a lot of it in the garage that I bought many years ago for .7 Cents a round. I guess it's time to shoot it up or sell it. It's good to know that it's good ammo.

[WarPig1976]

What does IIRC stand for??

[jmoore]

What does IIRC stand for??

"If I Recall Correctly"