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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:01:46 PM EDT
That is assuming that you can even find it. I just saw 170 gr czech 8mm going for $0.85 a round.
 and its selling.Six months ago you could not even give the stuff away. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:07:07 PM EDT
[#1]
Turk is better than the Czech...accuracy wise.
Turk still has the brittle brass issue. However transfer the powder and projo to new brass and it's good to go. Czech has been 100% sure fire but "meh" for accuracy. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:16:31 PM EDT
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I usually use my milsurp stuff to shoot steel targets. 8mm hits like a sledge hammer :-)
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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:39:29 PM EDT
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Crazy prices. Haven't sent any 8mm downrange since my MG-08 went away back in the '90s (had the sled mount and a few extras). That thing ran smooth, but good cloth belts were tough to come by. Ammo costs weren't a concern.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:41:27 PM EDT
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I can remember back in the early 00's thinking long and hard about buying a couple of Mausers just to take advantage of the super-cheap surplus ammo that was out there at the time.
Like an idiot, I didn't do it. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:48:05 PM EDT
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My son just got a Mauser for X-mas. We still don't have any ammo for it because I'm not will to pay the outrageous prices. Hopefully the market will calm down soon.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:55:22 PM EDT
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If I want to dump my Turk and don't feel like wading though the neck-beards to sell it I can get .60 cent a round from my LGS....They will sell it for .85 cents a round.
I always kept some around to clean-up the bores on RC K98s back when they were dirt cheap. The Soviets dip-blued the bores and all and the Turk ammo did a great job of cleaning them out for cheap. 
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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:57:15 PM EDT
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Lol I remember that in the early 2000s....cracked case necks on that late 40s stuff.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:58:44 PM EDT
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I have around 10k of Romanian and yugo 8mm on clips. I was amazed what the clips go for now.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 7:00:02 PM EDT
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I still have a ton of alleged CIA 8mm made in Canada for clandestine operations. Marked 1944 to confuse or so I read. It’s actually pretty awesome ammo out of my k98, very clean and accurate.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 7:02:26 PM EDT
[#10]
 Bought a bunch late 2019. 
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Posted: 2/1/2021 7:09:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I still have a ton of alleged CIA 8mm made in Canada for clandestine operations. Marked 1944 to confuse or so I read. It's actually pretty awesome ammo out of my k98, very clean and accurate. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 7:17:53 PM EDT
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I have something like 4,400 rounds of the Turk 8mm surplus. Original bought it because I thought I was going to get a conversion kit for my M1919 but ended up not after some range reports. I have shot a little bit out of my 8mm Turk ‘54 ATF Mauser but when I shoot that, I usually shoot my hand-loads made from Ecuadorian surplus pull-downs, for accuracy.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 7:21:17 PM EDT
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Quoted: That is assuming that you can even find it. I just saw 170 gr czech 8mm going for $0.85 a round. and its selling.Six months ago you could not even give the stuff away. I don't recall it being cheap 6 months ago. Stuff like 8mm is less effected by the current situation than 9 and 5.56. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 7:22:43 PM EDT
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I never minded the Turk stuff even with some of the bad reports I never had any go wrong on me. I dislike my Yugoslav 50’s the most out all the stuff I have or have shot. I’ve debated about going to one of the shops near me to see if the do consignment ammo as I would probably dump the Yugoslav
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Posted: 2/1/2021 7:23:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I still have a ton of alleged CIA 8mm made in Canada for clandestine operations. Marked 1944 to confuse or so I read. It’s actually pretty awesome ammo out of my k98, very clean and accurate. The had 147gr 9mm made too. I have a few K of that stuff. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 7:27:07 PM EDT
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Quoted: That is assuming that you can even find it. I just saw 170 gr czech 8mm going for $0.85 a round. and its selling.Six months ago you could not even give the stuff away. Some Bulgarian had been recently being sold as Czech by dealers. This confused people as there is a HUGE difference between hang-fire city Bulgarian and Czech....which is good. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 8:06:21 PM EDT
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That stuff was GREAT! $3.50 for 70 rounds in a free bandolier with brass stripper clips. I had thousands of rounds of that stuff. I shot most of it in Yugo Mausers. It kicked pretty good, I called 70 rounds a good recoil therapy session. I still had a ton of it but it was stolen by a family member and his stripper GF. I wish I had it now, it would have been a pretty good return on investment.,
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Posted: 2/1/2021 8:08:02 PM EDT
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Ive got about 10 cans of that linked clickbang shit SG was selling a while back. Ill sell some for $10,000 a can.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 8:12:32 PM EDT
[#19]
Still have a bunch.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 8:18:34 PM EDT
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I like Yugo
I still have a sealed tin in the original box |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 8:27:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I can remember back in the early 00's thinking long and hard about buying a couple of Mausers just to take advantage of the super-cheap surplus ammo that was out there at the time. Like an idiot, I didn't do it. I'm feeling pretty good about now. 
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Posted: 2/1/2021 8:35:23 PM EDT
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I dumped a few thousand rounds of 1953 Yugo stuff a few months ago for .50 cents a round....... and was actually glad to get rid of it....I''m officially out of the 8mm Mauser business....
The same guy who bought it insisted I sell him some French .30 carbine ammo from 1962 I was getting ready to pull down, and scrap...... I told him every round that wasn't a dud would be a hangfire....and would corrode his carbines gas system....he bought it anyway..... I don't even know what is going on anymore.... I'd price Turk on strippers at .75 cents a round..... |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 8:44:12 PM EDT
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I have a lot of 8mm of Turk, Yugo, and Greek, put away. Century had it so cheap it was crazy not buy a bunch. I figured I'd be set for retirement shooting when the day comes.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 8:45:57 PM EDT
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I have some on the EE with some other ammo I'll never use.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 8:59:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have around 10k of Romanian and yugo 8mm on clips. I was amazed what the clips go for now. Quote HistoryQuoted: I have around 10k of Romanian and yugo 8mm on clips. I was amazed what the clips go for now. Those clips have absolutely zero monetary value, and are actually a fire risk when stored in the conditions found in the USA, especially Tennessee. If you send me a few boxes of the clips I'll dispose of them in the correct manner.... Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/29486/20190130_170448-827506.jpg Bought a bunch late 2019. Nice stash of bandoliers & ammo Not got around to making any 8mm bandoliers yet...waiting on some stamped metal buttons |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 9:04:22 PM EDT
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I thought it was expensive before to shoot my Hakim...
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Posted: 2/1/2021 10:06:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I thought it was expensive before to shoot my Hakim... If you're feeding a Hakim a constant diet of Turk 8mm, you won't have to worry about how much it costs to feed it for long.....it's just a matter of time |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 10:16:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you're feeding a Hakim a constant diet of Turk 8mm, you won't have to worry about how much it costs to feed it for long.....it's just a matter of time |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 10:25:00 PM EDT
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There's some random steel case from miwall that I've never heard of for .88/round.
I'm thinking about trying some in my Yugo 1924 |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 10:27:47 PM EDT
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Wow. I have one of those Turk 1700 or 1800 rd crates in the basement. Haven't shot that stuff in a long time.
I have 7 or 8 crates of the Romanian 8mm green steel case stuff for my 2 k89's. Love that stuff. Already on Mauser strippers. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 11:02:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wow. I have one of those Turk 1700 or 1800 rd crates in the basement. Haven't shot that stuff in a long time. I have 7 or 8 crates of the Romanian 8mm green steel case stuff for my 2 k89's. Love that stuff. Already on Mauser strippers. @50cal Aren’t those 1,400 round crates? How would one even ship those? I remember the crates had rope handles and weighed probably 130 pounds. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 11:03:55 PM EDT
[#32]
Quoted: That is assuming that you can even find it. I just saw 170 gr czech 8mm going for $0.85 a round. and its selling.Six months ago you could not even give the stuff away. Saw some at a fun show a couple of weeks back. Dude wanted $80 for two bandoliers
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Posted: 2/1/2021 11:14:06 PM EDT
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Oh, I don't know. I was sittin' on the throne shootin' a squeezer earlier and thumbin' through a magazine and came across this ad......
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Posted: 2/1/2021 11:16:50 PM EDT
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I've got about 1400 rounds of Turk but I rarely shoot it. I usually end up pulling the bullets and loading it and the powder into a new case. If I have other people who want to shoot a bunch, I'll let them shoot the Turk stuff. I just don't like having to clean it after shooting 20 rounds or so. It's got a whallop, though, that's for sure.
I put some of it on a local board at $40/bandolier but no bites. Not surprised around here, though. I have 1939, 1945, 1947 and 1950. Only year I've had issues with is the '47 with split brass even before firing. I for sure download that stuff. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 11:19:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh, I don't know. I was sittin' on the throne shootin' a squeezer earlier and thumbin' through a magazine and came across this ad...... https://i.imgur.com/A31myke.jpg My body hurts and tingles when I see British 7.62 NATO for $134 per K. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:15:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @50cal Aren’t those 1,400 round crates? How would one even ship those? I remember the crates had rope handles and weighed probably 130 pounds. Yeah. Probably 1400 rds. Been a long time since I've laid eyes on that crate. I worked at an importer for some years. Got it and the new production Romanian 8mm really cheap. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 11:36:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Some Bulgarian had been recently being sold as Czech by dealers. This confused people as there is a HUGE difference between hang-fire city Bulgarian and Czech....which is good. I've got some of this crap I shoot through my Hakim. Always fires after about a half second time delay. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:09:30 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @50cal Aren’t those 1,400 round crates? How would one even ship those? I remember the crates had rope handles and weighed probably 130 pounds. Yup sealed in lead foil. Heavy rascals too. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:12:53 PM EDT
[#39]
I have some really clean Turk in bandoliers I bought from a member. Tried to sell some a while back and couldn't give it away. Also listed some old Bulgarian and it went immediately.
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:12:57 PM EDT
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Depends if it has pre split necks or not.
 I've still got a few hundred rounds of it left as my M48 doesn't like the steel cased Romanian. Doesn't really seal the chamber that well and I get a puff of gas in the face every once in a while. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:15:09 PM EDT
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The bandoliers of Turk 7.92 I have are 196gr steel/nickel jacket and loaded HOT......holy crap that stuff punches through stuff. I also got mine for 3cents/round when I had a FFL in the salad days.
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:15:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @50cal Aren’t those 1,400 round crates? How would one even ship those? I remember the crates had rope handles and weighed probably 130 pounds. I used to pick up those 1400 rnd crates off the dock from ammunition store in Canton Ohio. Burned up all of it in a 1919 semi. Those were the good old days. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:30:00 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The bandoliers of Turk 7.92 I have are 196gr steel/nickel jacket and loaded HOT......holy crap that stuff punches through stuff. I also got mine for 3cents/round when I had a FFL in the salad days. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:38:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Check the primer sealant color. The majority of Turk was 154grn. It had a black sealant. Green indicated 196-198...and is considered "rare" for Turk 8mm. I don't recall the sealant color and I'm 300 miles away from it right now. But most of the 1400 rnd crates I bought were 40's vintage with green bandos. I've got some from another source that had the blue bandos. Don't recall what vintage those were, but they looked newer. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:38:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The bandoliers of Turk 7.92 I have are 196gr steel/nickel jacket and loaded HOT......holy crap that stuff punches through stuff. I also got mine for 3cents/round when I had a FFL in the salad days. Are you sure about that? Although there was a little bit of 196 gr. Turk, the vast majority was 154 gr. An easy way to tell is the 196gr. came in 6 pocket 60 round bandoleers and the 154 gr. came in 7 pocket 70 round bandoleers. The 154gr. had a black primer annulus and best I can recall the 196gr. was green. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:39:39 PM EDT
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I really regret not buying more milsurp guns and ammo in the 2000s.
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:43:30 PM EDT
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Evidently, someone is paying $1 a round plus shipping for Yugo.
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:54:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I really regret not buying more milsurp guns and ammo in the 2000s. It was undoubtedly the last "golden age" of surplus guns and ammo. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 1:00:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I still have a ton of alleged CIA 8mm made in Canada for clandestine operations. Marked 1944 to confuse or so I read. It’s actually pretty awesome ammo out of my k98, very clean and accurate. I've heard of that. It's called Project eldest son |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 1:05:00 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I can remember back in the early 00's thinking long and hard about buying a couple of Mausers just to take advantage of the super-cheap surplus ammo that was out there at the time. Like an idiot, I didn't do it. I'm sitting on a crate of Yugo 8mm and shit load of turk. Ecuadorian 8mm was nice to shoot outta my 98/22.. clover leafs all day. |
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