8mm surplus ammo.

[HskrVern]

Besides the Romanian stuff like AIM has, what other realitively plentiful, reliable, and inexpensive 8mm surplus is there? I've been hearing some bad reviews on the yugo stuff because of stiff primers.

[7.62x54R]

That I know of only Yugo or Romanian 8mm its the only easily attainable surplus at the moment. I dont have problems with 8mm Yugo my FN49 and K98 shoots fine. Upgrade you firing pin spring if you rifle is having problems.

I have Turkish, Egyptian, Ecuadorian, and Portuguese 8mm as well. Portuguese is the best because its non corrosive. You can find Turkish at gun shows usually in bandoleers and Egyptian in boxes with hajji writing on it. I dont recommend they be used in a Semi autos only in bolt action rifles. I also doubt you will find them cheap as people think they are worth gold when they aren't. You can also buy new production 8mm and reload. I use new ammo when I am too lazy to clean.

[knucklehead0202]

turk ammo is great if you have a turk mauser, or any Gew 98 variant, persian, czech, etc....yugo and czech ammo is great in the semi-autos, very consistent and not likely to blow them up. all depends on what you're firing it out of.

[mievil]

Turkish can be found easily and is very inexpensive on the scale. Check out gunbroker or even gunboards and I guarantee you'll find it there. Along with a lot of other manufacturers.

[reidnez]

I've been shooting the Yugo stuff. It functions perfectly in my 98K, though it is definitely corrosive so make sure you clean appropriately. It's not terribly accurate but I wouldn't expect it to be. For the price, it's great.

[rojocorsa]

Is ALL Yugo stuff 196 grains?

[paul0660]

I have an old Turk 03 that, even with a spring change, won't reliably shoot 50's yugo. My K98 shoots it fine. The great thing about the Yugo is that it is non magnetic.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Is ALL Yugo stuff 196 grains?

Yes, all Yugo surplus 8mm is 196 grains.

[TRAP55]

I've been hearing some bad reviews on the yugo stuff because of stiff primers.

HskrVern, if your rifle won't pop the primers on Yugo surplus, 99% of the time it's an easy fix, and most likely something that needed doing anyhow.

[HskrVern]

Thanks for the replies yall, I'll try a box or two of the yugo stuff and see if it works.

[rojocorsa]

Yes, all Yugo surplus 8mm is 196 grains.

Thank You.

[grossekatz]

Do not use the early 50's stuff in a semi auto. BAD THINGS can happen. http://gk43forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6738

I had a case head inclusion cause a massive failure and from what I was able to gather its much more common in the early stuff.

[m35a2]

I have a mess of '42 Turk for sale. $240.00 per 1K. I'll break up the stuff in lots of whatever size you want. Some are on strippers, some are loose. Price is plus shipping but FTF is preferred. I'll pe putting it up in the ammo for sale forum with pics soon.

[Ishooter]

I've shot Greek 8mm, Turkish, and now shooting Yugo. I never had any problem with any of them. The Yugo shoots a little higher than the others, but it's damn accurate in my K98. I got an adjustable Mojo rear sight to accomodate that.

[7.62x54R]

Do not use the early 50's stuff in a semi auto. BAD THINGS can happen. http://gk43forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6738

I had a case head inclusion cause a massive failure and from what I was able to gather its much more common in the early stuff.

Doesn't surprise me G43's have weak receivers. my FN49 shoots it fine.