05 September 2003, 08:15
floodgateGreek Brass
Guys: I have been waiting, and waiting, and ..., for the promised Graf brass in 7.62 x 54R, to start exercising my Romanian Mosin M44. Midway has just announced Greek "Olympus" brand loaded 180-gr hardshell stuff, Boxer-primed and non-corrosive, at a hair under $100 for 400 rounds in commercially-boxed 20's. This works out to about the same as Graf's price (if and when) for brass only, half the price for Lapua, and a quarter that for Norma. My question is, does anyone here have experience with this stuff, or with Greek ammo in general? I seem to recall some on the market awhile back in .308 or .30-'06. I can always disassemble the hardshell loads at our club's next "Ol' Warhorse" shoot, and put them back together with REAL bullets. floodgate
05 September 2003, 09:18
flinter6Howdy, if ya read the customer reviews,
it is infact berdan primed.
The flyer says boxer primed, not so!
laters
05 September 2003, 09:37
<Guest>I bet Greek brass have reamed-out primer pockets......:0
Regards......
05 September 2003, 18:09
floodgateFlinter6: I THOUGHT it was too good to be true! Thanks for the "heads-up" - and "fie" on Midway. floodgate
05 September 2003, 23:36
ohshooterI've bought and shot Greek .303 with no problems.It was boxer primed and I have reloaded it. I can't say if the 762 X 54R is the same or not.
I think bitsandwedge has been around carpetman too long!!
ohshooter
06 September 2003, 10:00
Whitworth92374.......Call Midway and ask them.
.......Buckshot
06 September 2003, 15:32
floodgateWhitworth: I e-mailed them. They said "Berdan". No apology. Figgers! floodgate