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Unread 06-25-2013, 11:29 AM   #1
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Default Caution w/Surplus Ammo

This is from the Gunboards Forum, and concerns surplus Argentine 7.65 x 53 ammunition, but could be any surplus that is old and ill-stored...

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthre...today-Yowzers!

Note - The bullet was pulled and the powder emptied before the case was hacksawed - the green is the actual corrosion, not powder...
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This is similar to the Turkish 8mm that came in by the boatload about 10 years ago.
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