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Need Yugo 8mm Bullet weight/velocity

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01 March 2004, 09:16
Nitroman
Need Yugo 8mm Bullet weight/velocity
I am interested in knowing what the velocity of the surplus Yugo ammo is.

If anyone has chrono'ed this or know what the bullet weight is, I would appreciate the data.

Thanks.
01 March 2004, 10:41
Clark
The case I got two years ago is 200 gr.

It is not sure fire and it is corrosive.
I was using it to get on the paper.
Then I decided it was too much trouble cleaning the barrel.
So I pulled the bullets and loaded them for the get on the paper shots.
If 200 gr Match Kings will get a 1" group in a rifle, then the 200 gr Yugo bullets will get a 3" group.
They are not good bullets.
So:
1) primers corrosive no good, and 20% misfire; double no good
2) brass is Bedan, no good
3) bullets are inaccurate, no good.
20 March 2006, 08:11
DaMan
Damn, I'm glad 'Clark' is gone! When he wasn't trying to blow people up with his hot handload recommendations, he was spouting BS!

I chronographed some Yugo M49 heavy ball (vintage 11-53) today in my Yugo M48.

The M49 bullet is 198gr. and is of very good quality for a military FMJ-BT bullet (exposed lead base).

Temps were about 35 degrees F. Mean muzzle velocity was 2,399 fps (pretty close to the advertised 2,404 fps).

Standard deviation was a respectable 12 fps.

quote:
20% misfire


20% misfires? bewildered I've shot over 600 rds. of this stuff and haven't had a single problem.

I don't know what 'Clark' is talking about!

He doesn't either! Wink
20 March 2006, 20:19
bartsche
quote:
Originally posted by DaMan:
Damn, I'm glad 'Clark' is gone! I don't know what 'Clark' is talking about!

He doesn't either! Wink


Golly! If you have something to say why don't you just come out and say it? animalroger


Old age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone..
21 March 2006, 04:31
DaMan
quote:
Originally posted by bartsche:
Golly! If you have something to say why don't you just come out and say it? animalroger


Think I just did, Bartsche! Wink

I don't appreciate folks posting idiot "blow-up your gun" loads! That seemed to be Clark's specialty.