54r can marking info

[musick]

Advanced apologies for the noob question and poor image quality.

Got my case from SG today. I know this is boat tail, made in 1970, but what is hidden underneath the silver paint?



Thanks!

[penguinofsleep]

good question. posting here for tracking.

i got a sealed wood box of 2 tins before though from the 70's and even then the middle section was painted off.

[russt]

I'm not sure but the 188 is Russian and the silver means it is light ball ammo. This is what I've been told so I could be wrong.

[musick]

I'm not sure but the 188 is Russian and the silver means it is light ball ammo. This is what I've been told so I could be wrong.

Thanks for the update.

Now if only I could find a fairly priced MN to get rid of this stuff.

[mosinnagantm9130]

The 34/69 means the 34th powder lot of 1969.

The silver stripe is 147 grn steel core.

[musick]

The 34/69 means the 34th powder lot of 1969.

The silver stripe is 147 grn steel core.

Thanks!

After poking around on google, this indeed seems the consensus. I was under the impression that all 54r is steel core, but am only 2 weeks old when it comes to being familiar w/ Mosin/54r.

[mosinnagantm9130]

Thanks!

After poking around on google, this indeed seems the consensus. I was under the impression that all 54r is steel core, but am only 2 weeks old when it comes to being familiar w/ Mosin/54r.

There is a decent amount that wasn't steel core...pre~1960ish stuff, and late (80s-90s) Yugo stuff. Pretty much everything actually available on the market today is steel core though.

Edited to add: I'm sure you've probably heard by now to treat all surplus ammo like it's corrosive and to clean accordingly...that ammo is definitely corrosive.

[mtykim]

you can decode the symbols through here:

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmoID01.htm#Bullets

the silver paint is not covering up anything... it is part of the identification marking and is suppose to be there. silver paint means LPS ammo = steel core light ball. the bullets will have a silver tip on it too.

Yugo, certain Chinese as well as some very early surplus 54R are non-magnetic. Russians made alot of lead core 54R but those have a bi-metal jacket so are magnetic.

[russt]

Wow I just learned more about spam cans than I thought I would ever know.

[kiddreamr]

Looks like you got a can opener, I got mine yesterday from SG as well but no can opener. Oh well.... guess a screwdriver and hammer will do. Good to know what the silver paint means, I was wondering as well.

[musick]

There is a decent amount that wasn't steel core...pre~1960ish stuff, and late (80s-90s) Yugo stuff. Pretty much everything actually available on the market today is steel core though.

Edited to add: I'm sure you've probably heard by now to treat all surplus ammo like it's corrosive and to clean accordingly...that ammo is definitely corrosive.

Good to know.

I know well enough about cleaning corrosive, but thanks for the heads up. I dont even own anything to shoot the stuff so no cleaning in my future.

[rdfact]

Good to know.

I know well enough about cleaning corrosive, but thanks for the heads up. I dont even own anything to shoot the stuff so no cleaning in my future.

Haha, so I guess I am not the only guy who bought ammo for a rifle I do not (yet) own