Was given what appears to be 8x57 military ammo They are stamped 7.92. 120 degrees from that they are stamped with upper case MM , 120 degrees from that they are stamped 42. Now the kicker**** They seem to have crimped boxer primers. I've never before seen any of this stuff. Any info out there??? roger roger
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About 20 years ago I bought 20 rounds of 8mm at a gun show. There were 17 marked 7.92 mm 44, and 3 marked 7.92 mm 42. The vendor was a regular at the show, and a pretty good guy. He told me that the ammo was canadian surplus, boxer and supposedly non corrosive. However he said to clean for corrosive anyway.I bought a case of turk shortly after and didn't need it to reload. Still have it.Guess I wasted my $5.
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Originally posted by Jimmy Lowboy: About 20 years ago I bought 20 rounds of 8mm at a gun show. There were 17 marked 7.92 mm 44, and 3 marked 7.92 mm 42. The vendor was a regular at the show, and a pretty good guy. He told me that the ammo was canadian surplus, boxer and supposedly non corrosive. However he said to clean for corrosive anyway.I bought a case of turk shortly after and didn't need it to reload. Still have it.Guess I wasted my $5.
Thank you! roger
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I've never before seen any of this stuff. Any info out there??? 
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