Just found your channel. Love the content. I’ve had a German Mauser 8mm for many years and have always thought about buying surplus military ammo, but was always hesitant. Thanks for covering this in depth.
@8mmmauserman8 ай бұрын
Thanks! I have a whole series on reviewing surplus ammo. If you’re new to surplus ammo, make sure you clean out the corrosive residue properly after firing it!
@timothytietz91942 жыл бұрын
11-55 was notorious for splitting.
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think a lot of people pay that much attention to the ammo that they shoot, but if I can find some, I’ll certainly test it!
@rickbennett1052 жыл бұрын
I love 50’s 8mm Yugo. I’ve shot thousands of rounds of it with mostly excellent results. Had one case split all the way through the rim. Got blasted in the face with some hot gas but not a big deal. Split cases like that have never happened before. Minor splits towards the neck and mouth are more common. Other than Portuguese 8mm, I think Yugo is my favorite. Also, the only newer Yugo I’ve been able to find is M75 from the 80’s and 90’s. Excellent stuff.
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t found any M75 yet, but I’ve heard it’s really good.
@VitoBb19782 жыл бұрын
Again this was very informative, for me I’ve not purchased any surplus 7,92 as of yet but being a hand-loader the brass is very important. The 1970’s ammunition would be a better investment.
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
I’d be interested in your procedure for Berdan primers.
@VitoBb19782 жыл бұрын
I’ve not attempted to hand load any Berdam brass yet .
@topturretgunner2 жыл бұрын
Great review. Informative and well researched as always. Be safe my friend. 👍👍👍
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@captainmayday44312 жыл бұрын
great video again.. Mr. 8mm Mauser Man.. I think the Yugoslavians & especially the Serbians loved 8mm Mauser guns for such a long time, that the ammo just got better and better, quality wise, and it is still great today ( PPU in the blue box ) it's the best for FMJ at least in my opinion, and hopefully soon supply will go up & price down- then I'm A gonna buy literally a Ton of it !! LoL P.S. my fav for hollow points, hunting, with my own M48 8mm Mauser is Hornady Match 8mm Mauser 195 Gr. I got 1 deer just some weeks ago, no scope BTW !! it dropped, yeah it was only 150 Yrds away, but hey, Just so U know !!
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
Good to know. I haven’t tested much hunting ammo, but I was really impressed with the S&B soft point.
@Kpoole352 жыл бұрын
The K98 eats the 50’s mfg ammo up! Some incredibly accurate stuff. I’ve only had primers blow out of their pocket which you only notice once the bolt opens.
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
Good to know! Have you ever had ruptured cases?
@Kpoole352 жыл бұрын
@@8mmmauserman Haven't had any ruptures, cracks or any structure fails yet, i've got a few 900 round tins and 1954 seems to be the better quality thus far.
@BrokenHeart-71122 жыл бұрын
you can see the primer goes out in my shooting with hakim rifle with 50’s ammo kzbin.infobZOv7zhfOo4?feature=share
@kibbeystovall75462 жыл бұрын
"...both cases are annulled...": I'm sure you were looking for "annealed" there.
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
Yep, I misspoke. Thanks!
@rusty77602 жыл бұрын
Just subbed, need stuff like this. Keep em comming
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@guaporeturns94722 жыл бұрын
I have piles of both. Also have a bunch with purple/lavender colored primer sealant
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
Interesting…
@timothytietz9194 Жыл бұрын
purple may??be non corrosive
@guaporeturns9472 Жыл бұрын
@@timothytietz9194 Not sure.. treat it as corrosive anyway
@teammosin99992 жыл бұрын
Nice job! Again, love your detail and thoroughness. I've not shot much milsurp ammo in my '48 Yugo other than a few Turkish rounds. I handload all of the ammo I currently shoot in that rifle with good, not great, results.
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
Some people say these have exceptional accuracy. I have lent done enough testing to see personally. Thanks for the input!
@talgov016 ай бұрын
I found the 1950s ammo not as accurate as the 70s ammo, along with split cases. I have not yet tried the M75 ammo with the purple primer.
@joemorganeatmyshortschannel2 жыл бұрын
you know every split case i had on mosin and ak food it never even dawned on me i just figured it was because it was like 5 cents a round and old and all the guns ran fine with it
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
It’s really not a huge deal in many firearms, especially something that handles excess gas as well as a K98
@junglehunteryautja54902 жыл бұрын
The question is why the 55 ammo has more powder than the 70s ammo? Honestly speaking, I have surprised why yugo put lower velocity ammo for sniper use?
@8mmmauserman2 жыл бұрын
Good question. The 70's ammo is M49. It is just standard ball ammo. Sniper ammo is M75, and I'd like to test it at some point.
@junglehunteryautja54902 жыл бұрын
@@8mmmauserman yeah it is mystery why yugo put less powder in 70s
@steveh496210 ай бұрын
I was thinking about this too. Best I can come up with in my mind is that perhaps the slightly lighter recoil of a lighter load allows the shooter to better concentrate. Just a guess.
@MarioJurjevic11 ай бұрын
I’ve shot thousands of rounds of it with and zero split cases, fired from my m48
@8mmmauserman11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@misterroller-b6p10 ай бұрын
not sure what year mine is but 8 out of 10 split rite around the neck area. also very in-accurate ammo. shoot it in my 43 k-98, great video wosent sure exactly why they were splittting?
@8mmmauserman10 ай бұрын
Interesting. Hopefully this helped
@HuyLe-vo4pg Жыл бұрын
Do ruptured/ split cases damage the rifle? I have a K98k and wondering if I should buy 1950s yugo ammo
@8mmmauserman Жыл бұрын
It shouldn’t. It’ll just Send more gas towards the shooter, and you’ll want to clean the action better due to corrosive primers