[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Help needed identifying ammo

Posted: 11/16/2004 2:10:21 PM EDT

I recently obtained a bunch of 7.62x39 ammo and need help identifying it and if it's corrosive or not. It is FMJ and comes in a box of 50 with middle eastern ( I dont believe its cyrrlic) looking markings on the head stamp and box label. The head stamp seems to read YE (backwards3) rY There is also a blue diagonal stripe on the label that looks like a flag or something. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Posted: 11/16/2004 3:17:32 PM EDT

[#1]

I found out that this is egyptian ammo made in 1974, does anyone know if it is corrosive?

Posted: 11/16/2004 5:03:41 PM EDT

[#2]

Yes.

Posted: 11/17/2004 12:03:06 PM EDT

[#3]

Quite corrosive, high primer failure rate (about 5 in every 100), poor brass also-from my experiences with Egyptian,Syrian Iraqi and about all middle eastern ammo

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Help needed identifying ammo

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Help needed identifying ammo