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Patriotic1	7.62x25 Polish surplus	Lead	[-]
Posts: 453 (04/18/09 02:05 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None J&G Sales has two varieties of 7.62x25 ammo. They have the Romanian and also Polish. They are both real close in price. I've shot some of the Romanian and really like it. Have any of you tried the Polish? I am trying to decide which to get. I need to stock up while it is still cheap and available.
Alexei	Polish 7.62x25	#1	[-]
Posts: 18 (04/22/09 10:40 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I had some of the Polish ammo (that was repacked in South Africa), and it wasn't just horrible, it wasn't really ammo. I say that because the misfire rate was so high, it was worthless. I think if you look closely in several ads, you will see that the Polish, like the Bulgarian (1950's) mil-surp out there, is substantially older that the Romanian (1980's) that is also available. That alone should help you make your decision.
Patriotic1		#2	[-]
Posts: 454 (04/22/09 10:30 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks for your reply. I guess I will be getting the Romanian.
WVchuck		#3	[-]
Posts: 11955 (04/23/09 07:05 AM) Forum Site Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	A lot of split necks have been found in the Polish Tok ammo I've encountered. Great for components, the bullets are well made....
Ken Shabby		#4	[-]
Posts: 469 (04/24/09 08:00 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Good to know, I was thinking about the Polish myself - but the Romanian has worked well, so I'll stick with that.
WVchuck		#5	[-]
Posts: 11957 (04/24/09 09:28 PM) Forum Site Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I can't afford much more, but I would suggest to any of you to grab some of that 80's dated Yugo tokarev ammo that Wideners has for sale. I snatched up 8-10 boxes of it. The ammo looks like it was made last week, much like the 80's dated x54R and 7.92x57 Yugo surplus. The Polish stuff I have was given to me a few years ago by a very good friend with the condtion that it never be fired, nor traded off to anyone else as shootable ammo. I kept it in a crate, just waiting for Tokarev reloading dies to finally end up here. So last week, I got set up to load Tok ammo (I had saved up a few hundred S&B and NNY 7.62 Tok cases) was using a kinetic puller to remove the Polish bullets and save the powder, when I realized all I had to do was push the bullet over in the Pole cases and they popped right out and split the necks even more. So I just primed the cases, dumped the Polsih powder into the boxer brass, then seated the bullets from the snapped neck Polish stuff. Made it quick and easy to get the first batch of Tok ammo reloads.
grndy27		#6	[-]
Posts: 11 (05/04/09 10:36 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	But I can get 1260rds of the polish stuff for $100 shipped.
WVchuck		#7	[-]
Posts: 11993 (05/05/09 06:48 AM) Forum Site Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	All I can say is check the necks. Out of 6 boxes that were given to me, I managed to save 64 rounds that appear to be crack free & safe to shoot. So your odds are slightly less than 1 in 6.
ballcap57		#8	[-]
Posts: 409 (05/05/09 09:10 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Price the FMJ .309 85 grain bullets from Hornady or whoever sells them. Not a kinetic bullet puller fan per say, but a Hornady cam lock bullet puller is great. Basically, if you reload, the surplus ammo with pulling the bullets is cheaper than buying new bullets without the worry of a split neck, plus you can re-use the powder. As far as surplus 762x25 I have found Chinese the best, Romanian second, Bulgarian and Polish a close third. Many have found split necks after firing. And the result? Bullet still went downrange and what were you going to do with the casing anyways? Last Edited By: ballcap57 05/05/09 09:22 PM. Edited 1 times.
WVchuck		#9	[-]
Posts: 11995 (05/05/09 09:37 PM) Forum Site Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	The Polish ones I've encountered have cracks that run way past the neck/shoulder. IMO, that's just not a good thing to have happening with live ammo. I've had necks split upon firing with very few of the Yugo 1950's dated ammo, but nothing like what these Poles look like before they've even been loaded into a mag. I don't do anything with the brass of the ones I've used for components.

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