ammo-what to do?

[rifleman]

what should i do with this ammo. it is ofv. hey hold the tomatoes, it was 9 bucks at least three years ago. i bought it for the stripper clips and bandolier. i was thinking of pulling the lead and keeping the powder and selling the brass to a metal guy. or use it as a target.

[turbothis]

i would shoot it out of a bolt gun.:icon_biggrin:

[rifleman]

yeah my only 7.62 is my cetme

[jfowl31]

what year?

If its 70's stuff, I'd shoot it through a bolt gun. If its 90's or later I'd pull bullets and reload. Check the powder for crap when you pull the bullets, and check the bullet weights too. Check cases for cracks at the neck..... you get the idea. But you should have decent components to load your own even if its 90's. 70's stuff should be OK quality, while I wouldn't shoot it through a Cetme or HK, I'd shoot it through a bolt gun and MAYBE an FAL.

[SSwee]

I'd pull the bullets, dump the powder and reload with good powder. I bought an ammo can full before I found out about the dangers of Indian.
SS

[rifleman]

i have no idea what yeat it is?

head says-ofv 75 m80 7.62

[jfowl31]

if it isn't stamped on the case next to "OFV" then it must have been on the package it originally came in...... if you can't verify the year, I'd pull and reload.... better safe than half-faced.

[SSwee]

75 is the year.

[jfowl31]

I didn't even notice you posted the headstamp..... SSWEE is right. 1975. I'd sell it to a bolt gunner if you don't have one yourself. Or reload it and fire away.

[rifleman]

yeah i edited it right away. you'd already posted. i might give it to my neighbor with a warning stamp. he gives me ammo all the time. give-not charged.

[okie shooter]

The guys on the fal board say the early stuff is good, but its up to you.

[jfowl31]

The guys on the fal board say the early stuff is good, but its up to you.

yep, tons of guys swear by the 70's stuff. I personally choose not to shoot it, but that's jmo. Lots of guys love it, and LOVE the fact that everyone hates it. If that's all you got, it might be worth it to shoot and report your findings on groups and such.

[okie shooter]

Ah heck, I will take one for the team, Send it to me, I will demil it for the good of shooters everywhere.(guess the fr-8 and the #2a1, are good for something)

[97th Signalman]

Shooting in a bolt gun or giving it to a guy who will, are both good alternatives. Reloading with good powder is also a possibility. The only suggestion that is UNSAFE is to shoot it in your CETME...Don't do it. Take it from one who knows from experience.

If someone were to give you a case of grenades of which only 10% had short fuses, would you take a chance? Indian ammo may not be quite so lethal but getting maimed and/or ruining your rifle aren't acceptable either.

[aristides]

Have fired slightly in excess of 1000 OFV 02 M80 7.62 . They are not a competition round. The inexact standards makes for rounds containing various amounts of powder. The powder itself does not have that nice ole American smell. The residue from the burn is very dirty and too black. Like soot from a chimney flue. The Cetme does what it does very well. It will fire it. Had 2 serious problems experienced: Ripped off casing during extraction which resulted in a new round being slammed into the hole of the spent cartridge that did not eject. Another round had such little powder that insufficient blow back occurred requiring the case be manually removed with a rod. So 2 mechanical failures. But they could be serious given the potential for a ball to not make it out of the bore and the next round fired into a plugged bore!? It has not happened yet; but the potential has made me shake each round for powder content before loading into the magazine. Of course such crappy powder and inexact measures produced flying bullets scattered around the target. In general this round will always hit a 8 inch plate at 100yrds. Its cheap so YGWYPF. Under dire circumstances, can't find a bullet, stumble upon the indian and you will thank the Lord for your Cetme.

[97th Signalman]

I had a squib load that left a bullet lodged in the bore. I had two things going for me. The bullet did not go far enough up the bore to allow the next round to fully enter the chamber, so it could not go into battery. Also, the wimpy recoil and slight report caused me to stop and look into what had just happened. Later, I was able to dislodge the bullet from the barrel with an aluminum cleaning rod.

What if:

...The bullet had gone far enough up the barrel to allow the next round to chamber and the bolt to go into battery?

...I had been shooting in rapid fire pulling the trigger as fast as I could?

The possibilities were grim enough for me...no more Indian ammo!!! I gave the rest of it back to the shop where I bought it.

[DerMeister]

I shot 70rds of it a while ago. I didnt like the fact that i did not feel safe with it when shooting the ammo.

It is dirty and stinky too. I will not shoot anymore of it.

[jettag]

It is dirty and stinky too. I will not shoot anymore of it.

Solid decision dude.

[deth502]

I had a squib load that left a bullet lodged in the bore. I had two things going for me. The bullet did not go far enough up the bore to allow the next round to fully enter the chamber, so it could not go into battery. Also, the wimpy recoil and slight report caused me to stop and look into what had just happened. Later, I was able to dislodge the bullet from the barrel with an aluminum cleaning rod.

What if:

...The bullet had gone far enough up the barrel to allow the next round to chamber and the bolt to go into battery?

...I had been shooting in rapid fire pulling the trigger as fast as I could?

The possibilities were grim enough for me...no more Indian ammo!!! I gave the rest of it back to the shop where I bought it.

did the action cycle??

if the round wasnt that far down the bore i wouldnt think there would be enough recoil to cycle the gun.

if you were shooting "rapid fire" the gun would stop if the next round wasnt chambered. that would be your clue to stop and check.

if the gun cycled and loaded the nevt round when this happened, then yeah, that could have ended badly. :(