is this MG ammo?

Sky Zero · 05-20-2017, 08:54 PM

found this stuff while shopping for 8mm Mauser ammo at a local gun store in Kalamazoo; it was advertised as being 8mm and for mauswds but research has lead me to a site that said not to shoot it in your Mauser. looking to see if anyone else might know more about the writings? says MG in the background. thanks!

Peter S · 05-20-2017, 09:06 PM

It is heavy ball ammo and the box does say for machine guns, but it is perfectly safe to shoot in a K98k. It is not loaded any hotter. The "Für MG" has more to do with the cartridge case prep so that they feed properly in a machine gun.

Sky Zero · 05-20-2017, 09:09 PM

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Sky Zero · 05-20-2017, 09:10 PM

thanks Peter. can you decipher any other info off the label? I'm not very good at reading abbreviated german haha

mrerick · 05-20-2017, 09:29 PM

It's likely a corrosive primer if from 1939, so scrub the barrel with ammonia before cleaning it if you shoot it.

Peter S · 05-20-2017, 10:52 PM

The ammo is made in 1940 and should fairly reliable. Yes, the Zdh88 is definitely a corrosive primer.

Sky Zero · 05-21-2017, 10:25 AM

great! thanks guys. the corrosive stuff is always a pain

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Sky Zero User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 308 Thanks: 134 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	is this MG ammo? found this stuff while shopping for 8mm Mauser ammo at a local gun store in Kalamazoo; it was advertised as being 8mm and for mauswds but research has lead me to a site that said not to shoot it in your Mauser. looking to see if anyone else might know more about the writings? says MG in the background. thanks! Attached Thumbnails

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Peter S User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 37 Thanks: 16 Thanked 37 Times in 16 Posts	It is heavy ball ammo and the box does say for machine guns, but it is perfectly safe to shoot in a K98k. It is not loaded any hotter. The "Für MG" has more to do with the cartridge case prep so that they feed properly in a machine gun. __________________ -Peter

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	It's likely a corrosive primer if from 1939, so scrub the barrel with ammonia before cleaning it if you shoot it. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

05-20-2017, 10:52 PM	#6
Peter S User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 37 Thanks: 16 Thanked 37 Times in 16 Posts	The ammo is made in 1940 and should fairly reliable. Yes, the Zdh88 is definitely a corrosive primer. __________________ -Peter

05-20-2017, 09:10 PM	#4
Sky Zero User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 308 Thanks: 134 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	thanks Peter. can you decipher any other info off the label? I'm not very good at reading abbreviated german haha

05-21-2017, 10:25 AM	#7
Sky Zero User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 308 Thanks: 134 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	great! thanks guys. the corrosive stuff is always a pain