Anyone heard of this ammo?

[beaster]

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DAG BRAND .308 TRAINING AMMUNITION - 1,000-ROUNDS PLASTIC PROJECTILE
$249.00 $199.00 On Sale!


DAG Brand .308 / 7.62x51mm Training Ammunition. Full case of 1,000-rounds. Plastic projectile, NATO specification. German Army surplus. Short Range Training Ammunition, Accurate up to 300 meters. Non- corrosive. Made in Germany - finest quality. Military surplus from the 1990's. Popular for use as a rifle sighting-in round and for economical target practice. Note, same care must be used as with regular ammunition as these cartridges still produce considerable power and velocity.

I'm thinking about getting an M1A and was looking into ammo prices for it. Came across this and thought, WTF? The picture looks like blue plastic snap caps. Anyone play, er I mean shoot, with these before?

[yelohamr]

FBI used ammo like it for practice in the 70's.

[CSACANNONEER]

It won't cycle in semi autos. There is zero recoil and it's fun to plink with but, that's it.

[Dutch3]

I have thought about trying some in my bolt guns, but not sure I need 1K rounds. SGAmmo sells it in smaller quantities.

[stix213]

How is this ammo useful for sighting in (as the ad says) when it will undoubtedly have a point of impact far from where a real bullet will hit?

[WDE91]

heres another thread on the topic

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?p=6742387#post6742387

[Dutch3]

How is this ammo useful for sighting in (as the ad says) when it will undoubtedly have a point of impact far from where a real bullet will hit?

I am assuming the high velocity (4200fps) is intended to counter the lighter mass of the projectile for a limited distance.

[jimmykan]

Is this stuff lethal? Can we play airsoft with it? Hey, they're both plastic projectiles.

[wilit]

Is this stuff lethal? Can we play airsoft with it? Hey, they're both plastic projectiles.

Considering the ad says "accurate to 300 meters" and "Note, same care must be used as with regular ammunition as these cartridges still produce considerable power and velocity." I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's probably lethal.

[stix213]

Is this stuff lethal? Can we play airsoft with it? Hey, they're both plastic projectiles.

You had me laughing pretty good with that one

[mycrstuff]

Quantity
DAG BRAND .308 TRAINING AMMUNITION - 1,000-ROUNDS PLASTIC PROJECTILE
$249.00 $199.00 On Sale!


Anyone play, er I mean shoot, with these before?

I haven't shot any. I used to find them all the time when I went camping with the Boy Scouts in Germany in the early 70's. At one camp out with another scout troop the guys from the other troop started lighting the tips and throwing them like fire crackers. Since they lived at the base we were camping at (US military training area) this was considered normal for them as blanks were literally everywhere on that base and they did it all the time, not just when camping.

[caldude]

I use these rounds in my FR8. They won't cycle a semi-auto. Even though the ad says 'accurate to 300 yds', I'd take that with a grain of salt. I generally use them at 50yds or less, any more and my 'groups' open up pretty big. Partly that could be because I can't see the target at 100yds with open sights, and partly because the light bullets tend to be affected more at the windy places I shoot.

Also, they don't feed or extract well, but that can be managed in a bolt gun.

[CSACANNONEER]

Also, they don't feed or extract well, but that can be managed in a bolt gun.

Good point. I've had them stick in a lever gun (Savage 99 in .308) to the point I needed to agressively push them out with a cleaning rod.

[smle-man]

They were accurate at 50 yds for me but 100 yds on a windy day the group opened up to a foot. Worked best in a 7.62 Lee Enfield. A few feeding problems in a mauser. Fed great in a manually operated FAL. I read a write up on this ammo where the writer shot one through and through a metal oil drum at close range. Sounds like great short range urban combat ammo! Be careful with this stuff as it will kill at short range.

[smle-man]

BTW Wideners had it for $169 a thousand.