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#1728579 - 02/14/21 02:37 PM Help Identify ammo
Suti Pea shooter Registered: 01/31/21 Posts: 7 Loc: NoVa City or County: Loudoun	Anyone have an idea what this is? Sardine can contains 440 rounds and I can’t identify what it is for. Help appreciated Attachments Edited by Suti (02/14/21 07:33 PM)
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#1728633 - 02/14/21 04:32 PM Re: Help Identify ammo [Re: Suti]
Verylargeboots Professional FUDD Hater Registered: 10/10/16 Posts: 728 Loc: VA City or County: Lynchburg	Those spam cans with the pull tab that are lead/solder sealed are incredibly satisfying to open. Edited by Verylargeboots (02/15/21 05:42 AM) _________________________ Much like anonymous sex, internet based gun transactions are mildly risky, but almost always worth it. I'm not a surgeon, why? What's a little sepsis between friends? Everyone takes a beating sometimes
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#1728745 - 02/14/21 08:03 PM Re: Help Identify ammo [Re: Suti]
LaserJock B * L * U * E Registered: 11/21/08 Posts: 6286 Loc: NoVA 22192 City or County: NoVA 22192	It is rimmed. My guess 303 British Chinese characters? The British has a long history with
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#1728759 - 02/14/21 08:18 PM Re: Help Identify ammo [Re: Suti]
rromeo Bullseye Registered: 07/06/10 Posts: 1665 Loc: VA City or County: Pulaski	They have similar overall length, but going by the case dimensions and the shoulder, I'd say 7.62x54R over 303 British. Edited by rromeo (02/14/21 08:18 PM) _________________________ Never initiate force against another. But should someone do violence to you, retaliate without hesitation, without reservation, without quarter, until you are sure that he will never wish to harm - or never be capable of harming - you or yours again.
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#1728812 - 02/14/21 10:20 PM Re: Help Identify ammo [Re: Suti]
jlthom Marksman Registered: 11/18/20 Posts: 343 Loc: Virginia City or County: Midlothian	It says 7.62 Steel Type 53 20 Rounds It’s for the Chinese Mosin. Type 53 Carbine.
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#1728814 - 02/14/21 10:21 PM Re: Help Identify ammo [Re: Suti]
jlthom Marksman Registered: 11/18/20 Posts: 343 Loc: Virginia City or County: Midlothian	7.62x54R
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#1749158 - 03/31/21 07:41 PM Re: Help Identify ammo [Re: Suti]
Robert2888 Bolt action Registered: 10/03/18 Posts: 172 Loc: WestMoreland City or County: Colonial Beach	It’s definitely 7.62x54r. If commie spam cans just say 762 on them, then it’s 54r.
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#1749846 - 04/02/21 05:15 PM Re: Help Identify ammo [Re: Suti]
Ali Gun fool Registered: 01/08/12 Posts: 1061 Loc: VA, USA City or County: Fairfax	Here is a pic of 30-06 M2AP on the left, 7.62x54r in the middle (light ball about 150 grain out of the 440 round spam cans) And a 308 Hornady Match cartridge on the right. Attachments Edited by Ali (04/02/21 05:16 PM) _________________________ "Universal truth is not measured in mass appeal." -- Immortal Technique "To conquer a nation you must first disarms the citizens" --Adolf Hitler 1933 "Write it down and remember that we never gave in." - Immortal Technique "Fight fire with water." Me
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#1771658 - 06/06/21 12:59 PM Re: Help Identify ammo [Re: Suti]
Pipelight97 Pea shooter Registered: 05/19/21 Posts: 3 Loc: Virginia City or County: Richmond	7.62x54r from my view
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