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Posted: 4/9/2007 5:21:25 AM EDT
I just picked up some of this ammo. It is 7.62X39. It has 04 over 87 headstamp. The bullets look somewhat round tipped. They also look to have a funny coating on them. They are in a sealed 10 round package. There is no writing on the back of the package. Are these worth anything?? Any help would be appreciated. thanks. 
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East German! Yours look just like mine, which were plastic core. They are also available in steel core (which is said to penetrate quite well). I have not seen the steel core variety yet, so I don't know if the bullet exterior is large and round like these, or pointed like a normal FMJ style. I can say for certain that you've got East German, and I can say that they are probably plastic core. These are also said to use very corrosive primers, so care should be taken to completely clean your rifle soon after use when firing these rounds. To me, these are not worth much. I wouldn't buy them for my own use, even if they were very cheap, just because I don't want to have to worry about damage to my rifle if I miss a spot while cleaning. If I found the steel core variety, I would test them to verify that the penetrate as well as I've been told. |
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This is East German practice ammunition. It has a 62 gr. plastic cored projectile over a full powder charge. It has high velocity at shorter ranges but the light projectile and poor aerodynamic shape cause it to loose velocity quicker than a regular ball round. It was intended for use out to 300 meters and has a danger range of about 1,000 meters. It is corrosive primed, which is no big deal if you just clean your rifle after using it. It has no real collector value yet as millions of rounds of this stuff were imported and it still turns up all the time. It is great plinking ammunition and if I could buy it cheap and by the case, I would. Devil Dog |
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