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I have heard of doctored hand grenades in Vietnam, our guys would cut the fuses... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (stantheman1986) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194657 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:49:37 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194617/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194617
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Colin, the article was in the May, 2008 issue, titled "Wreaking Havoc One Round At A Time" authored by Major John L. Plaster. The program was called Project Eldest Son. The article states that the AKM and AK ammo operated at a cp of 45,000 psi and the doctored ammo generated a cp of 250,000 psi. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (VIS35) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194617 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:46:12 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194615/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194615 feeds@yuku.com (Colin) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194615 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:24:45 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194396/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194396 RichieRich3902 wrote:

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This doesn't pertain to small arms ammunition, but I've read in several histories that the NVA/VC units would often use US 81mm Morter rounds in Combloc 82mm tubes.
That was true. Also, size designations were not always accurate. For instance, the US 106mm recoilless rifle actually fired a 105mm projectile. It was designated as 106mm so that the ammunition would not get mixed up... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (EOD E8) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194396 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:37:12 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194306/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194306 feeds@yuku.com (zeebill) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194306 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:16:54 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194291/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194291 RLMbassist wrote:

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My boss tried to tell me that one (he knows everything), I told him he was full of it.

A 5.56x45 won't even chamber in a 7.62x39, because the shoulder to case head distance is so much longer on a 5.56 than a 7.62; what you get is a cartridge that sticks out about 1/4" from the opening of the chamber which wouldn't allow the weapon to go into battery, therefore, no bang. Myth... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bryan 45) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194291 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:30:54 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194257/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194257 feeds@yuku.com (RichieRich3902) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194257 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:04:57 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194235/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194235
A 5.56x45 won't even chamber in a 7.62x39, because the shoulder to case head distance is so much longer on a 5.56 than a 7.62; what you get is a cartridge that sticks out about 1/4" from the opening of the chamber which wouldn't allow the weapon to go into battery, therefore, no bang. Myth dispelled.

Hey guys any ideas about the VC/NVA ammo?? feeds@yuku.com (RLMbassist) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194235 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:05:38 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194227/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194227 Curt ]]> feeds@yuku.com (m1 talker) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194227 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:12:22 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194223/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194223 FLAPJACKHAPPY wrote:

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I have been told by a couple of vets that the VC used U.S. 5.56 ammo in the AK 47 I was told it worked but a good way to kill yourself too. Is that true as well ? Just wondering..
I think that's an old B.S. story. I've heard it before, but I don't see how the AK would ever function.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (JTB1967) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194223 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:28:56 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194220/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194220 FLAPJACKHAPPY wrote:

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I have been told by a couple of vets that the VC used U.S. 5.56 ammo in the AK 47 I was told it worked but a good way to kill yourself too. Is that true as well ? Just wondering.. Don't know how that could be; the 5.56 has a base diameter of .378" and the 7.62x39 has a diameter of .447" not to mention that .224" bullet rattling down that .311" tube. Do recall another rumor... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ed Novak) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194220 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:44:02 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194211/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194211 feeds@yuku.com (FLAPJACKHAPPY) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194211 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:07:21 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194208/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194208 feeds@yuku.com (RLMbassist) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/194208 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:25:16 GMT http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/194199/t/Vietcong-NVA-ammo.html#reply-194199

Tom
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I was watching my old "Tour of Duty" VHS tapes from the 80's last night, and found myself stumped on a question.

During the war, did the VC & NVA use mostly the steel cased 7.62x39, like what has been on the market the last several years, or was there a lot of brass cased, Berdan primed ammo in use? Chinese... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (RLMbassist) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/topic/33377 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:17:59 GMT