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500 round box, mixed
German 8mm ammo. |
The labels aren't
entirely accurate |
Lovingly packed in a
crappy plastic bag |
Typical mix. East German
are the right column.
Normally, one finds very little
steel core (blue seals).
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SOLD OUT
500 rounds of German military 8mm Mauser ammunition (7.92 x 57mm), mixed WWII and East German production with lacquered steel cases and FMJ bullets. All casings have had "8x57 IS FA" etched into them.
Despite the claims of the labels on the box, there is nothing new about this ammunition. Scuttlebutt is that this came from Turkish military stores- they had obtained this from Russia (who of course, picked it up from the Germans), and the bit about "new" casings was due to some sort of shenanigans with import regulations. It's definitely a mix of German WWII (complete with color coded primer seals) and East German production.
Of the 20+ boxes I have sorted, most were primarily WWII ammo, made by about a dozen different makers. However, "hrn 41" (Presswerk GmbH in East Prussia) batches 10, 12, and 14 was by far the most numerous. Other makers were present in much smaller numbers.
Nearly all of the WWII ammo has green primer seals indicating S.s. standard ball (lead core, steel jacket). A few rounds with blue seals for S.m.E. (mild steel core) may be present, but they are usually few and far between.
As for the East German rounds, one either finds next to none, or, occasionally they constitute nearly the entire box.
It's a crapshoot.
The mix of makers varies from box to box. All are sealed and we aren't going to sort it.
Function: I have shot the hell out of this stuff (about 3,000 rounds so far) in my MG's and the only malfunction I had was 1 sheared casing in the MG42. I checked the case and it was not corroded inside- the extraction on the '42 is rather violent and they are known for tearing casings now and then.
I noticed no functional difference between East German and WWII ammo. Compared to Romanian, clean up is easier (less carbon build up) and my MG34 loves this stuff- whereas it's a bit moody with the ammo from Transylvania. The MG42 doesn't care- it likes them both.
Packaging: This was packed by Fedarms into crappy plastic bags, sort of sealed, then placed in heavy cardboard boxes.
Storage: Since the ammo is basically sealed in a glorified garbage bag, we recommend something better for long term storage. Conveniently, 500 rounds of 8mm fits perfectly in a US .50 caliber ammo can. The best prices on those vary from month to month, but I think we used cleanammocans.com to pick up a pallet of them for my ammo.
WARNING! This ammunition is 60-80 years old so there may be some defective rounds. Thus far I have not had any with bad primers nor noticed variation in power- German ammo is not known for having helter-skelter powder loads like Turkish and such. That said, this is not new ammo and has no warranty.
Aside from one case my MG tore, I found a very few with some rust on the casing, but this was very rare, maybe 1-3 in a case. Typically it was zero. I do tend to give them a squirt of REM oil when resealing them in ammo cans or loading them onto belts.
Shipping option UPS Ground only. Please don't check out with economy shipping, they are not allowed to accept this item.
Yes! This is LIVE ammunition and it is NOT for reenactments.
Click here to see this ammo in action.
(The video is on our server and it is secure.)
The price works out to .50 per round.
No, we aren't getting into the ammo business. I simply have far more than I'll ever use so I'm selling some off.
UPS Ground only. NO POST OR FED EX!
US Sales only.
No shipping to California.
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