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Re: 223 Old ammunition

Post by Wombat » 28 Jun 2017, 10:56 pm

Just as long as he remembers there are 38/357 lever or revolving rifles if he does get queried.
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Re: 223 Old ammunition

Post by duncan61 » 28 Jun 2017, 11:00 pm

We have some hornet ammo from 1978 and let the Grandchildren plink with it then my reloads are kept for the real deal.I see no reason that WW2 ammo would not just be fine.As a side note Rigby loaded down their 416 game rifle ammo as most of it was shot in a tropical environment for tigers and elephants in India
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Re: 223 Old ammunition

Post by duncan61 » 28 Jun 2017, 11:15 pm

Be interesting to see if the old stuff goes in the same hole as the new factory stuff.I jagged it with my .222,My reloads are the same point off impact as Highland factory ammo which is less expensive than the big name brands.Highland was the importer for PPU .Ammunition factory Prvi Partizan is situated in southwestern part of Serbia, in town Uzice, 200 km away from Belgrade, the capital. Prvi Partizan has been producing ammunition for 89 years now, since 1928, when its founded. Prvi Partizan has supplied Serbian Army and Police, many foreign Armies and it also produces hunting and sporting ammunition, that is being sold all over the world. The factory has three production facilities, employs more than 1000 workers and it takes important part in economy of its region.I copied and pasted that.I found it to be excellent ammo and bought 5 boxes at a time and some I have reloaded 5-8 times.I feel it may get a bad rap because it is or was about 65% the cost of Remington or Winchester
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Re: 223 Old ammunition

Post by Apollo » 28 Jun 2017, 11:15 pm

Not 100% sure what that Headstamp reads. It's certainly 5.56 but the two letters "CH" or "OH" then the single letter. Was just trying to identify exactly who the manufacturer might be a get some better info. I don't see a NATO stamp so guess it's not NATO standard.

The reason I was trying to find this out is to figure out what it may have been designed for use in. I can see a Cannelure in the bullet but not good enough to see if it is crimped. Then it's any guess what weight the bullet might be.

I'd pull one apart and check out the components. Weigh bullet, check powder condition and weight then fire the empty case to see if the primer worked.

Don't think I'd take the risk in firing them in my .223 Rem.
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Re: 223 Old ammunition

Post by Bills Shed » 04 Jul 2017, 9:03 am

That 5.56 ammo looks like it is loaded in the stripper clips that were used in the old M16. The stripper clips were used in conjunction with a magazine adaptor. I could be wrong. It has been a long time since I used one. That could give an indication as to its age as well.

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