Which 8mm Surplus??

[Calplinker]

Yugo

Thanks for the reply. Since the Yugo seems to be the most readily available Milsurp, how do I tell the difference between M75 and "heavy ball"??

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Thanks for the reply. Since the Yugo seems to be the most readily available Milsurp, how do I tell the difference between M75 and "heavy ball"??

The Yugo M75 sniper ammo has "M75" on the labels instead of "M49" like the regular Yugo heavy ball. They are both heavy ball with the same bullet weight though. You can get M49 ammo from the late 1970's and early 1980's that is more reliable than the 1950's M49 ammo and cheaper than the M75 ammo.

[Riesgo DelFiasco]

I have a FN49 and mine only likes the Yugo M75 and the Romanian 8mm. It does not work with the Turkish or the 50's Yugo. However, my VZ-24 and various K98's eat all of it like candy. YMMV.

P.S.: Do you have an on-line source for the Turkish stuff?

[longhairchris]

Put a Wolff spring in my VZ-24, all types go bang now. Yugo is good stuff, I like it. Turk ammo is hot, lots of split necks. I should have bought more of it back in the day when it was $6-8 a bandolier...